US3215435A
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Game apparatus with board, markers, and tokens bearing word fragements
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-10-31
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Granted: 1965-11-02
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Expires: 1980-10-31
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Margaret M Rheingruber
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 17:41
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F3/00; A63F3/00003; A63F3/00006; A63F3/04; A63F3/0423; A63F9/00; A63F9/0001; A63F2009/0003; A63F2009/0004; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S273/00; Y10S273/27
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim
199 words
A BOARD GAME APPARATUS FOR ANALYTICAL LANGUAGE COMSTRUCTION GAMES, COMRPSIING A BOARD PLAYING AREA HAVING A PLAYING PATH DIVIDED INTO A PLURALITY OF SEGMENTS, MARKER MEANS FOR RESPECTIVE PLAYERS TO INDICATE THE RESPECTIVE PLAYERS'' POSITIONS ON SAID PLAYING PATH AND A PLURALITYOF PLAYING TOKENS REPRESENTING A PLURALITY OF LANGUAGE FRAGMENTS, SAID LANGUAGE FRAGMENTS BEING DIVIDED INTO DISTINCT CLASSIFICATIONS, EACH OF SAID TOKENS BEARING A DISTINCTIVE SYMBOL OF A PARTICULAR LANGUAGE FRAGMENT ON A FIRST PORTION THEREOF, AND EACH OF SAID TOEKENS BEARING A DISTINCTIVE SYMBOL OF A PARTICULAR FRAGMENT CLASSIFICATION ON A SECOND PORTION THEREOF, SAID FIRST AND SECOND TOKEN PORTIONS BEING SO ARRANGED TO THAT WHEN SAID FIRST PORTION IS VISUALLY DETECTABLE SAID SECOND PORTION IS NOT, AND VICE VERSA, SAID TOKENS THEREBY MAKING TANGIBLE THE RELATION OF SAID RESPECTIVE CLASSIFICATIONS AND FRAGMENTS, SAID TOKENS BEING OBTAINABLE BY RESPECTIVE PLAYERS IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHANCE MEANS OR THROUGH CHANCE IN PROGRESSING ABOUT THE PLAYING PATH IN ACCORDANCE WITH CHANCE-DETERMINED MOVES, WHEREBY A LANGUAGE CONSTRUCTION BOARD GAME MAY BE PLAYES WHEREIN PLAYERS CONTEST FOR VICTORY BY FORMING SENTENCES OR PORTIONS THEREOF WITH LANGUAGE FRAGMENT TOKENS ACQUIRED WHILE MOVING THEIR MARKERS ALONG SAID PLAYING PATH IN ACCORDANCE WITH PRESCRIBED GAME RULES.
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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) | 1968-11-01 | 1969-05-03 | 1969-11-02 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1972-11-01 | 1973-05-03 | 1973-11-02 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1976-11-01 | 1977-05-03 | 1977-11-02 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |