Patents by Inventor Michael Oister

Michael Oister 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).

  • Pinball game sport simulations
    Publication number: 20050073092
    Abstract: The present invention provides a pinball game that simulates a professional or collegiate sport, such as, for example, football and basketball. The games have playing surfaces containing indicia of the regulation game as well as targets that correspond to events that would take place during the game, such as, field goals and 3-points shots. Similarly, scoring would be along regulation sport scoring.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2003
    Publication date: April 7, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Oister, William Boettcher, Thomas Doherty
  • Convertible sport goal
    Publication number: 20050062231
    Abstract: The present invention provides a convertible sport goal comprised of a plurality of tubular members. The sport goal has a first arrangement forming a first type of sport goal and a second arrangement forming a second type of sport goal. Tubular extensions extend and retract to allow rearranging the sport goal between the first and second type.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2003
    Publication date: March 24, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Oister, Thomas Doherty, Eric Hansen
  • Tabletop Game with Clear Sideboards
    Publication number: 20050035541
    Abstract: The present invention provides a tabletop game with a non-distorted view of the playing field. In particular, the present invention provides clear sidewalls that our substantially flat and extended. The extended sidewalls inhibit a game piece from leaving the playing surface without distorting the view.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2004
    Publication date: February 17, 2005
    Inventors: Michael Oister, Thomas Doherty, William Boettcher