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US3588112A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Board game involving the matching of a randomly arrayed group of pieces

Assignee: STELLEDAR Inc
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Filing: 1968-08-20
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Granted: 1971-06-28
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Expires: 1988-08-20
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Abstract

Abstract A PLAYING BOARD FOR HOLDING GAME PIECES IN AN ARRAY. THE PLAYING BOARD PROVIDES EASY AUTOMATIC RANDOMIZING OF THE ARRAY, CLEAR DISPLAY OF SIGNIFICANT ARRAY PATTERNS, EASY INSERTION AND REMOVAL OF PIECES WITHOUT DISTURBING ADJACENT PIECES, AND STABILITY OF POSITIONED PIECES. IT INCLUDES A PLURALITY OF SHALLOW CIRCULAR DEPRESSIONS, WITH CONTIGUOUS DEPRESSIONS HAVING SPECIFIC SEPARATING WALL HEIGHT LIMITATIONS. THE COMBINATION OF A GAME BOARD HAVING A RECTANGULAR ARRAY OF POSITIONS WITH THE CORNER POSITIONS DELETED, AND A PLURALITY OF PIECES SUFFICIENT TO JUST COVER ALL THE POSITIONS, WITH THE PIECES HAVING A PLURALITY OF DIFFERING MARKINGS, AND THE METHOD OF PLAY UTILIZING THE GAME BOARD AND PIECES INVOLVING REPRODUCING CERTAIN ELEMENTS OF ORDER OF THE PIECES IN THE ARRAY BY WITHDRAWING PIECES FROM THE ARRAY AND PLACING THEM ON A CONSTRUCTION SURFACE.

Inventors

  • 👤 Anatol W Holt

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-10-31 04:26
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00173; A63F3/00574; A63F3/00261; A63F2003/00406

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-06-27 1974-12-27 1975-06-28 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-06-27 1978-12-27 1979-06-28 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-06-27 1982-12-27 1983-06-28 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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