Patents by Inventor William C. Sturm

William C. Sturm 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: 5632488
    Abstract: A card game comprising a plurality of playing cards representing current U.S. political figures. Each playing card has a front surface and a back surface. The front surface displays a picture of a political figure accompanied by his/her name and job title. The back surface contains information about the political figure depicted on the front surface. Each playing card may also include information encoded thereon indicating the political ideology (Liberal, Moderate, Conservative, or the like) of the political figure depicted on the front surface. The encoded information is not immediately decipherable by the casual observer. The playing cards may be integrated into a game system via a looseleaf-type game binder divided into state sections representing the states of the United States. The game binder may include apparatus for revealing the encoded political ideology of each political figure when his/her playing card is placed therein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1995
    Date of Patent: May 27, 1997
    Inventors: William C. Sturm, Cynthia R. Sturm
  • Patent number: D245151
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 1976
    Date of Patent: July 26, 1977
    Inventor: William C. Sturm