Patents by Inventor Michael I. Kotler

Michael I. Kotler 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: 8430671
    Abstract: A game and method of play for motivating children to exhibit good behavior is disclosed. The game includes a game board, plural tickets, plural reward markers, and at least one bank. The board represents a store at which various real-world reward items may be acquired. Each token represents a predetermined value. The tokens are acquired in response to completing an assigned task or in response to taking an action exhibiting good behavior. The reward markers are arranged to be releasably secured to the board and represent a real-world reward that can be acquired by the child who accumulates a sufficient number of tickets equaling a redemption value of the reward marker. The bank is assigned to the child for receipt of acquired tokens and can be opened to remove the tokens for redemption so that the child may claim the real-world reward represented by the reward marker.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Inventors: Michael I. Kotler, Nicole Berger
  • Publication number: 20100285433
    Abstract: A game and method of play for motivating children to exhibit good behavior is disclosed. The game includes a game board, plural tickets, plural reward markers, and at least one bank. The board represents a store at which various real-world reward items may be acquired. Each token represents a predetermined value. The tokens are acquired in response to completing an assigned task or in response to taking an action exhibiting good behavior. The reward markers are arranged to be releasably secured to the board and represent a real-world reward that can be acquired by the child who accumulates a sufficient number of tickets equaling a redemption value of the reward marker. The bank is assigned to the child for receipt of acquired tokens and can be opened to remove the tokens for redemption so that the child may claim the real-world reward represented by the reward marker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventors: Michael I. Kotler, Nicole Berger