Patents by Inventor Philip LeRoy Shoptaugh

Philip LeRoy Shoptaugh 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).

  • Container
    Patent number: 5782351
    Abstract: A container is disclosed as including a top part releasably engageable with a bottom part having an upper surface, wherein the top part is engageable with the bottom part in a first position to form a substantially enclosed container, and the top part is engageable with the bottom part in a second position whereby at least one exposed storage area is formed between both the top part and bottom part. A container for a game is also disclosed as including a cover, and a base having a playing surface on which a plurality of playing pieces are movable, and the cover is releasably engageable with the base in a first position to form a substantially enclosed container, and the cover is engageable with the base in a second position whereby at least one exposed storage area is formed between both the cover and the base.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Inventor: Philip LeRoy Shoptaugh
  • Board for game
    Patent number: D453537
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2002
    Inventor: Philip LeRoy Shoptaugh
  • Container
    Patent number: D395061
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 1997
    Date of Patent: June 9, 1998
    Inventor: Philip LeRoy Shoptaugh
  • Gameboard
    Patent number: D863449
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Inventor: Philip Leroy Shoptaugh