Patents by Inventor Vicki M. Morse

Vicki M. Morse 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: 4902018
    Abstract: A method of playing a game related to cribbage having a playing board with a number of tracks along each of its edges. The tracks surround a card storage area, a die storage area, a so-called "kitty" or bank area and an area for holding the game bits or pegs located in a central zone of the board. Each track is divided into a plurality of sections and each track section is divided into a number of groups of action locations, for example, in the form of holes for removably inserting a game bit. Different characteristics expreseed, for example by different colors, are allocated to each hole for randomly influencing the progress that a player can make along his or her track from start to finish as determined by the cards of his hand and by at least one die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 1989
    Date of Patent: February 20, 1990
    Inventor: Vicki M. Morse
  • Patent number: 4854586
    Abstract: A game relating to cribbage having a playing board with a number of tracks along each of its edges. The tracks surround a card storage area, a dice storage area, a so-called "kitty" or bank area and an area for holding the game bits or pegs located in a central zone of the board. Each track is divided into a plurality of sections and each track section is divided into a number of groups of action locations, for example, in the form of holes for removably inserting a game bit. Different characteristics expressed, for example by different colors, are allocated to each hole for randomly influencing the progress that a player can make along his or her track from start to finish as determined by the cards of his hand and by at least one die.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 1987
    Date of Patent: August 8, 1989
    Inventor: Vicki M. Morse