Patents by Inventor Neil H. Roberts

Neil H. Roberts 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: 5102129
    Abstract: A plurality of flexible and deformable polymeric mat members are utilized and displaced in a plurality of configurations to define a game path. The mat members are consecutively numbered, and wherein the apparatus further includes a plurality of markers, with a variously configured marker for each player utilizing the apparatus. Individuals are directed to throw a marker on each mat in consecutive order, wherein the player is to proceed up and down the path of the numbered markers and pick up the marker on the player's return. The player is to jump over the mat occupied by the marker. A modification of the invention includes the marker with a magnet positioned therewithin, and each mat formed with plural parallel rows of magnets, wherein each adjacent magnet is of a reversed polarity to further require enhanced skill in positioning a marker onto a mat when thrown.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 14, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 7, 1992
    Inventor: Neil H. Roberts