Patents by Inventor Robert L. Lawless

Robert L. Lawless 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: 7168704
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for amusement and gaming is described. The apparatus includes a board comprising horizontal and vertical disposed lines that enclose a plurality of playing areas, wherein the playing areas are arranged into an equal number (N) of rows and columns of at least 10, and each playing area in a row and column contains an indicia corresponding to a first through an N-th number to identify the playing area in each row and column wherein each row and column may not repeat an indicia, and a plurality of game pieces comprising a first side and a second side wherein the first side is distinguishable from the second side and comprising N sets of game pieces having on both the first side and the second side the same indicia corresponding to a first through N-th number. The apparatus may tangible or virtually generated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Inventor: Robert L. Lawless