Patents by Inventor John A. Donovan

John A. Donovan has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 4634149
    Abstract: A label comprises a plurality of separate first indicia printed on one side thereof with each camouflaged by an opaque layer. The indicia representing numbers are segregated in a grid pattern. The first indicia represent possible chip positions when betting on a game of roulette. The label also has second indicia comprising a perspective view of a roulette wheel and a predetermined number of first indicia representing the equivalent or bets. To play, the label is cut or torn for removal from the exterior of a container to expose the first and second indicia, enabling a player to remove desired portions of the camouflaged layer to reveal first indicia numbers corresponding to the second indicia numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 1985
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1987
    Assignee: Don Marketing Management Limited
    Inventor: John A. Donovan
  • Patent number: 4508513
    Abstract: The invention relates to a game card device 1 comprising a manually held card 2 which has first, second and third indicia 3, 4 and 5 all of which have spaces which are covered by a camouflaging layer of rubber/graphite mixture which can be removed readily by rubbing or scratching. The first indicia 3 indicates a first category or field of activity, the second 4 indicia identifies a number of different integers associated with the first indicia 3 and the third indicia 5 provides a plurality of separate options associated with a combination of the first and second indicia 3 and 4 whereby to match them using skill.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 1983
    Date of Patent: April 2, 1985
    Assignee: Don Marketing Ltd.
    Inventor: John Donovan