Patents by Inventor Nancy H. Sutton

Nancy H. Sutton 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: 6257577
    Abstract: A game of cribbage and method of playing the same for adding an additional element of strategy to cribbage. The game of cribbage and method of playing the same includes a game board having a plurality of predetermined positions defining parallel scoring tracks. Each of the predetermined positions comprises a hole extending into the game board. Each of the tracks is generally circular. The tracks are divided into a plurality of sections each of the sections having a plurality of predetermined positions therein. Each of the sections has a first position. A plurality of action indicia radially extends from a central portion of the game board. Each of the action indicia extends toward and acts upon one of the first positions. A deck of cards and a plurality of pairs of pegs are used for playing conventional cribbage. Players play according to the rule of cribbage but follow the action indicia when a peg lands in one of the first positions. The player to first complete the scoring track wins the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2001
    Inventor: Nancy H. Sutton