Patents by Inventor Rudi Weyand

Rudi Weyand 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: 5662325
    Abstract: Discs bearing markings or other indicators that differentiate them from each other are used to randomly select one of a number of possible outcomes. The discs may thus be used to introduce an element of chance in games. Each disc has two sides, one of which is marked with a number. The discs may be grouped into sets. The number marked on each disc in a set is the same as that of all other discs in that set, but is different from that of all discs in other sets. To use the discs to randomly select an outcome, a person stacks all the discs on top of one another. The person then topples the stack by tossing a heavier or larger disc at the stack. The outcome may be used to play a board game. Each disc may have several distinct types of indicators. Each indicator type may correspond to a different game, and each indicator type may be used in a different way to determine the outcome of that game. Alternatively, an indicator type may be used to determine a number of spaces to move a playing piece on the game board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 2, 1997
    Inventor: Rudi Weyand
  • Patent number: 5480150
    Abstract: Discs bearing markings or other indicators that differentiate them from each other are used to randomly select one of a number of possible outcomes. The discs may thus be used to introduce an element of chance in games. Each disc has two sides, one of which is marked with a number. The discs are grouped into sets. The number marked on each disc in a set is the same as that of all other discs in that set, but is different from that of all discs in other sets. To use the discs to randomly select an outcome, a person stacks all the discs on top of one another. The person then upsets the stack by tossing a heavier or larger disc at the stack. After the stack topples, the person counts the number of discs in each set that have come to rest in an orientation either with the number-side facing upwardly or, alternatively, with the number-side facing downwardly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1994
    Date of Patent: January 2, 1996
    Inventor: Rudi Weyand