Patents by Inventor Steven J. Matherne

Steven J. Matherne 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: 4223892
    Abstract: A game divided into a plurality of separate substantially similar playing sections one for each player. Each playing section is divided into a plurality of sequentially arranged playing member resting areas. Each playing section is differently color coded and has a correspondingly coded playing member. The player of a particular playing section throws a die which includes written indicia directing the player to select a card from either a first stack of cards or a second stack of cards. The first stack of cards includes a series of numerical cards and also a series of coded cards with the coded cards to correspond by color to the color arrangement within each playing section. The second stack of cards includes a multitude of different instructions directing movement of a pariticular playing member within its particular playing section toward its finish line. A safety area is in each section, and each section has areas corresponding in color to different sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 1977
    Date of Patent: September 23, 1980
    Inventor: Steven J. Matherne