Patents by Inventor Sheng-Lee Hwang

Sheng-Lee Hwang 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: 4880236
    Abstract: A game device comprises a transparent housing having a plurality of partition plates which are spaced apart to divide the interior of the housing into a plurality of compartments, each partition plate having a through-hole therein to intercommunicate two adjacent compartments, first game pieces each of which is freely movable and confined in each compartment, each game piece being capable of blocking the through-holes of the partition plates by which the first game piece is confined, and a plurality of second game pieces freely movable under gravity from one of the compartments to the other through the through-holes, wherein, during playing, the housing is held by hand and moved, tilted or shock so as to move selectively a desired number of the second game pieces from at least one of the compartments to adjacent through-holes and then fall down into one of the lower compartments, the movement of the housing being controlled to prevent the first game piece from blocking the through-holes while causing the seco
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 11, 1988
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1989
    Inventor: Sheng-Lee Hwang