Patents by Inventor Robert A. Holstein

Robert A. Holstein 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).

  • Publication number: 20020135127
    Abstract: The invention is a new variation on the game of backgammon. The game consists of six color-coded game boards and six sets of colored playing stones (15 per set). This game allows 3-6 players to challenge each other to be the first player to successfully bear off all of his or her stones. To accomplish this, each player moves his or her stones around the board from point to point (space to space) as per the roll of the dice towards their own color-coded home base. During the process they must try to avoid leaving “blots” (a single stone on a point) that make their stones vulnerable for a “hit” (another player landing on their blot). A “hit” from an opponent will send their stone “to the bar” (back to the beginning). At the same time, each player will try to prevent their opponents from reaching their own color-coded home bases.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2001
    Publication date: September 26, 2002
    Inventors: Caroline L. E. Garley, Norma R. E. Garley, Robert A. Holstein