Patents by Inventor John A. Ferrante

John A. Ferrante 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: 6986513
    Abstract: A board game where the winner is the first to form a ten character word. To speed play, a round ends and points are awarded for formation of an eight or nine character word. If no player wins in a preselected number of rounds, the highest point total wins. Play begins with game pieces following a set-up walk until five characters are accumulated, at which time a player is awarded a spot on a final walk. Landing on a “V,” “C,” or “Ideation” square enables a player to acquire a vowel, a consonant, or to follow instructions on a card drawn from a stack of Ideation cards, respectively. If a player is required to move backwards on any move, and if that player's game piece lands on a vowel, consonant, or choice of vowel or consonant square, that player must discard a vowel or consonant or either one, respectively.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2006
    Inventor: John A. Ferrante
  • Patent number: 4407007
    Abstract: A process and a solid plane structure for minimizing delamination during sintering in the fabrication of multi-layer ceramic substrates, wherein the solid plane structure is designed to obtain maximum ceramic to ceramic interface contact.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 1981
    Date of Patent: September 27, 1983
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Kamalesh S. Desai, Carl L. Eggerding, John A. Ferrante, Raymond Ricci, Ernest N. Urfer