Patents by Inventor Thomas W. Liddell

Thomas W. Liddell 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: 5758877
    Abstract: The present invention provides in a first aspect, with reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5, apparatus for playing a game comprising a board (10) marked in a particular manner, a plurality of playing pieces (20) and a plurality of question cards (30), the playing pieces (20) being movable by throwing dice (40, 50) in accordance with specified rules. A playing path is defined on the board (10) along which the playing pieces (20) are moved during the game. The playing path comprises a plurality of segments (11) defining locations for the playing pieces (20) during the game, the segments (11) being of a plurality of different identifiable types. The question cards (30) are divided into a plurality of different categories, the number of categories of question cards (30) matching the number of types of segments (11).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 1996
    Date of Patent: June 2, 1998
    Inventor: Thomas W. Liddell