Patents by Inventor Michael William Nield

Michael William Nield 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: 6019372
    Abstract: A rhyming word game including a game board having a plurality of advancement zones which contain a plurality of advancement positions defining a movement path. At the base of each advancement zone is a start position. All advancement zones lead to a mutual finish position in the center of the game board. There are a number of game pieces which are positionable on each of the plurality of advancement positions for movement from the start position to the finish position. There are a number of playing cards which have a plurality of clues and a corresponding number of rhyming answers. The answers are definitions, interpretations, or associations of the clues. There also exists a timing apparatus used to limit the amount of time players have to respond with the correct rhyming answers to the given clues from the playing cards. The time varies according to the position of a player's game piece on the game board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2000
    Inventors: Richard Frank Polaski, Michael William Nield, Linda Tobias Polaski, Robin Maura Nield