Patents by Inventor Len Zappolo

Len Zappolo 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: 5887871
    Abstract: A portable board game simulating a street for competitive play by from two to six players. The playing surface includes a series of twelve sequentially numbered landing spaces which must be progressively negotiated by having a playing piece successfully land totally within each numbered space in sequential order to complete the game. The board includes a series of obstacles of the type found on a city street or highway which are positioned to interfere with a game piece as it is moved from one numbered space to a succeeding numbered space. The obstacles include, for example, a raised manhole cover plate, a speed bump, a pair of barrier cones and at least two pot holes which form depressions or recesses in the surface of the board similar to potholes formed in a roadway. The board also includes a centrally positioned "dead box" which serves as a penalty zone, penalizing a player whose game piece lands in the dead box. The game piece is moved by striking with a finger or with a striking object such as a stick.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1998
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1999
    Inventor: Len Zappolo
  • Patent number: D411130
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 22, 1999
    Inventor: Len Zappolo
  • Patent number: D413044
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 1997
    Date of Patent: August 24, 1999
    Inventor: Len Zappolo