Patents by Inventor Laren F. Crawford

Laren F. Crawford 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: 7296797
    Abstract: A method of playing a card game is disclosed. The method includes providing a game board having multiple base areas, a destination and an advancement path having a plurality of advancement spaces between the base areas and the destination. A set of the playing cards is dealt from the deck to each of multiple players. At least one game piece is provided on each of the base areas for each of the players. Each of the players draws one of the playing cards from his or her dealt set of said playing cards and advances the game pieces from his or her base areas on the advancement path for a number of the advancement spaces corresponding to a numerical value displayed on the drawn playing card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: November 20, 2007
    Inventor: Laren F. Crawford
  • Patent number: 5158175
    Abstract: A sports card sorter box/tray combination unit and card sorting method. The card sorter box/tray unit includes two mating half-sections which each include five card sorting bins. The sorting bins in the first half-section are numbered in sequence from 0 to 4 and the sorting bins of the second half-section are numbered in sequence from 5 to 9. With the tray-box unit in open and card sorting position the half-sections of the unit are aligned in substantially end-to-end orientation with the bins aligned in numbered sequence from 0 to 9. The card sorting bins of each half-section of the tray-box unit are open on their upper and inner sides so that sports cards can be easily slipped into the numbered bins. The half-sections of the tray-box unit each bear an upper cover and handle portion which cooperate together, when the unit is closed for card carrying and storage purposes, to close the upper sides of the sorting bins and maintain the enclosed sports cards in stored position therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 1991
    Date of Patent: October 27, 1992
    Inventor: Laren F. Crawford
  • Patent number: D364429
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 8, 1994
    Date of Patent: November 21, 1995
    Inventor: Laren F. Crawford