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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8146921 | Beer pong arcade game method and apparatus A beer pong arcade game apparatus and methods of operation are described. Initially, a new round is started and out limit is set. For each shot, it is determined whether the player has successfully made the ball into one of the plurality of cups. If the user makes t... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8028995 | Electro-mechanical beer pong table and method of use One possible embodiment could be an electro-mechanical beer pong game table and a method of operating same. The game table could comprise a playing surface with a centerline axis; a plurality of movable platforms, the movable platforms being located over the playing... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8006980 | Beer pong table with cooling system A beer pong table is provided herein which, includes an elongated, planar member having a top surface. A hole extends through the top surface and at least partially through the planar member so as to define a first recess in the planar member, with a cooling arrange... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8002282 | Ball game with skipping implement and targets A ball game with skipping implement and targets comprised of a skipping implement (22) having a highly efficient rebounding and skipping surface (56) where by a player (16) can throw a ball (14) onto the skipping implement (22) red... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7566060 | Target game A game includes a base unit, a target area, a launch area, and an electronic controller. The target area is attached to the base unit and has multiple target sections. The launch area is attached to the base and is configured for bouncing a playing piece into one of... | 07/28/2009 |
| 7516960 | Inflatable table An inflatable table has a rectangular shape. Recesses are formed in the top surface of the table at each end of the table. These recesses form a target area that can have any number of geometric shapes, such as triangular or diamond. The recesses are sized and shape... | 04/14/2009 |
| 7325807 | Beer pong table A beer pong table is disclosed. The table includes an elongated, planar top having a first end, a second end, and a longitudinal axis extending between the first end and the second end. The table also includes a bottom surface juxtaposed away from the top and a plur... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7270332 | Activity sets A play activity set including a target at which objects may be directed, a plurality of objects for throwing at the target, the plurality of objects including at least a first object with a first opening therethrough and a second object with a second opening thereth... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7247077 | Aquatic toys An aquatic toy that is capable of maintaining a desired form and position in water, which includes a fabric portion, at least one hollow opening formed in the fabric portion, a frame pocket formed substantially around a perimeter of the hollow opening, and a frame m... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7207565 | Bouncing ball board game A game in which a ball is thrown or bounced onto a horizontal game board from an adjacent bouncing surface such as a table, most of a target portion of the game board surface being covered with raised ball-deflecting projections in a grid pattern, the remainder of t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7128655 | Putting practice golf cup A novel putting practice golf cup provides greater development of muscle memory the more aimpoint, clubhead squaring and pacing are practiced resulting in higher confidence and better putting performance during actual play. The putting practice golf cup of the prese... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7111846 | Target game Described is a game including a base unit, a target area, a launch area, and an electronic controller. The target area is attached to the base unit and has multiple target sections. The launch area is attached to the base and is configured for bouncing a playing pie... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7056239 | Throwing and catching training apparatus A throwing and catching training apparatus for sports is disclosed. The throwing and catching training apparatus provides an upright, rigid target panel having a plurality of elastomeric bumpers connected to the target panel wherein the bumpers are adaptable to defl... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7017912 | Aquatic amusing toy An aquatic amusing toy is adapted for an aquatic game combining dive and amusement and includes a holding element and at least a sinking object. The holding element has a holding portion and a hollow portion defining an opening therein. In an aquatic game, the sinki... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6938899 | Tile-based board game A board game including game pieces and rules for playing a game for a plurality of players, the goal of which is to defeat an opponent through battle of game pieces. The invention provides a board, multiple tile-like pieces, and at least one die. The tile-like piece... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6923706 | Aquatic toys An aquatic toy that is capable of maintaining a desired form and position in water, which includes a fabric portion, at least one hollow opening formed in the fabric portion, wherein buoyancy and or weight of or attached to the fabric portion provide at least partia... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6899336 | Outdoor game apparatus In the game, missiles are pitched by hand at a target. The target is in the form of an enlarged bottle-cap, which resides on top of a bottle. The bottle is secured in the center of a bowl. The missiles are identical to the enlarged cap. ... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6843478 | Tossing ball game A game is played using a target unit that has at least two target holes defined therein and a plurality of protrusions thereon. A game ball is thrown at the target unit and either enters a target hole, rebounds from the target unit, or misses the target unit. Player... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6474651 | Game A game for attempting to bounce a game piece into one of a plurality of cups. The game includes a game board having a top surface, a front edge, a back edge and a pair of side edges. A starting line extends between the side edges and is orientated general... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6267378 | Piece-bouncing game A piece-bouncing game wherein each player seeks to propel a play piece to make it bounce on a playing surface and then travel in a trajectory which causes the piece to land on a flat platform. The player scores a point in the game only if the piece lands ... | 07/31/2001 |
| 6010414 | Random bounce reaction training device The device is a one piece molded unity of resilient material consisting of a base (10) having upper and lower surfaces. The lower surface is generally flat. The upper surface is made non-planer by the presence of numerous irregularities, such as projectio... | 01/04/2000 |
| 5967911 | Basketball rebound device A basketball rebound device (14) comprising a wedge shaped ramp (16). A component (18) is on a top surface of the wedge shaped ramp (16) for deflecting a basketball (20), when the wedge shaped ramp (16) is positioned upon a basketball court (22) under a h... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5752703 | Projectile-target game of skill A table top game where attempts are made to propel a ball or other playing piece into a container or cup with the aid of a game board. A dual use game board has a generally square portion oppositely opposed to a generally rectangular portion. Present in t... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5713575 | Disc bouncing game A new Disc Bouncing Game for simulating a basketball game by awarding of points relative to the bouncing of a disc, such as a coin, through a hoop. The inventive device includes a game board having the simulation of one end of a basketball court, and a ba... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5622369 | Resilient toss game target The resilient game target includes a generally planar surface which has multiple cup shaped concave receptacles. Multiple resilient dome-shaped protrusions surround each cup shaped receptacle such that a game piece which strikes a resilient dome-shaped pr... | 04/22/1997 |
| 5566948 | Bouncing ball game A game apparatus and method are disclosed which utilize a game apparatus with a target area having an upper face with an aperture passing therethough. Bumps are disposed on the upper face of the target area, and a lip is disposed about an outer edge of th... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5562289 | Paddle and bat ball game A base running ball game has combined paddle and bat implements to hit a ball. Offensive players use the combined paddle bat to hit the ball into a fairfield occupied by defensive players. Some of the defensive players use the combined paddle and bat impl... | 10/08/1996 |
| 5529016 | Animal toy A dog toy for providing an unpredictable bounce to a ball and comprising a ball target base element with a generally cylindrical circumference. The top surface of the ball target base element is formed from a multiplicity of planar target areas wherein ea... | 06/25/1996 |
| 5470057 | Paddle game A paddle game and method of preparing same for play is provided, having an elongate deflector adapted for resting on a table top. The deflector has a generally triangular configuration when viewed in cross section and has two substantially solid opposing ... | 11/28/1995 |
| 5460382 | Game board for games such as pogs A board game assembly wherein the board is adapted to provide a highly resilient playing surface for the game.... | 10/24/1995 |
| 5452902 | Game method with velcro-receptive balls and velcro-bearings disks An action game whereby the players throw a ball at a plurality of disks so that one of the disks becomes attached to the ball. The ball and disks are covered with hook and loop material, wherein the disks will become attached to the ball when the ball com... | 09/26/1995 |
| 5423552 | Token bouncing game A basketball-like board game that is played by bouncing tokens off an obstacle impressed surface and into a receptacle having an angled backboard. Included is a token retrieval system to facilitate token collection and counting.... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5297798 | Ball game apparatus for batting a ball A bat in the form of a flat plate grasped at spaced positions by both hands of a player. A net is mounted centrally in the plate, a player endeavoring to bat a ball by maneuvering the plate with both hands without receiving the ball in the net.... | 03/29/1994 |
| 5288085 | Table racket ball game device This new invention is a table Racket Ball Game Device. This new invention is an enclosed table game device played with a table tennis type ball, off the sides, bottom and top, in three dimensions. This new table game device is a game of skill not chance. This is a ... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5282635 | Marker toss game A game involving the tossing or pitching of a marker(s) onto a board having numbers marked thereon and representing possible pin counts in the game of bowling, is scored using the scoring system developed for bowling. Areas of equal size are marked with t... | 02/01/1994 |
| 5207432 | Apparatus for playing rebounding ball games Apparatus for playing rebounding ball games on a hollow pyramid-shaped structure having three or four solid side surfaces constituting playing surfaces. The pyramid-shaped structure is positioned upright or laid on a side, centrally of a plurality of play... | 05/04/1993 |
| 5201526 | Outdoor lawn-type game An outdoor lawn-type game for two or more players in which discs are flipped from the ground onto a trampoline device comprised of a resiliently-tensioned net held in a horizontal position by a frame with legs. The discs are flipped using elongated flippi... | 04/13/1993 |
| 5154431 | Spinning ball game articles A ball, a racket and courts used in a new game or sport. The central idea behind this game is that a ball with a rotary shaft is whipped with a racket into a spinning motion. The ball comprises a spherical body having at least one shaft as a rotary shaft.... | 10/13/1992 |
| 5082289 | Rebound game garment The subject garment comprises a rectangular piece of sheet material. When the garment is worn by a user one end of the piece is held against or close to the user's chest in a line between the user's armpits and midway between them. The corners of the othe... | 01/21/1992 |
| 5044639 | Ball game with player controlled rebound surface A game of the type having a large number of balls, a set of targets responsive to contact with the balls, and a scoring mechanism for keeping a score associated with contact between the balls and the targets further includes a tiltable rebound surface. A ... | 09/03/1991 |
