Patents by Inventor Ronald L. Hopwood

Ronald L. Hopwood 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).

  • Sporting events game
    Patent number: 4252321
    Abstract: Play money is wagered on supposed sporting events in which there are competing teams rated by point spreads. The game has various chance elements which includes particularly supposed point spreads and scores and which may include teasers, parlays and/or other events. Chance apparatus is selected from suitable chance devices such as decks of cards, a playing board with a series of playing spaces arranged in a playing course, dice and/or other chance instrumentalities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 1978
    Date of Patent: February 24, 1981
    Assignee: Rollin Woodruff
    Inventor: Ronald L. Hopwood