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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7935010 | Ball game apparatus and method A method of playing a team sport in which two teams attempt to score goals at opposite ends of a court, the method includes providing a court and rules determining the layout of the court, the length of time for a game and various plays during the game, and penaltie... | 05/03/2011 |
| 7892117 | Field-sport game A field-sport game modifies various aspects of rugby so as to be more appealing to the American audience. The playing field is substantially reduced in size, altering the strategy and play of the game. Moreover, walls may be provided in place of sidelines so as to e... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7331882 | No tools basketball system and assembly A portable basketball system that may be assembled without the need for hand tools. The present invention may include a regulation portable basketball system that is entirely assembled by hand with the use of hand grippable devices. The pole and supporting struts ma... | 02/19/2008 |
| 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 |
| 7312812 | Summarization of football video content Summarization of video content including football. ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7160213 | Baseball batter training method A batter training and protection system and method are shown. A protector for protecting an infield area is provided with a plurality of indicia situated thereon or integrally formed therein to define a plurality of target areas, respectively. The indicia may compri... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7156762 | Method and apparatus for playing a combination football/basketball game A combined football/basketball game is provided. In the game, initially an offensive team attempts to score a touchdown against a defensive team pursuant to an American rules football style of game play. When the offensive team scores a touchdown, the mode of game p... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7093834 | Baseball-like game device and method of playing A baseball-like game device and a method of playing the device are disclosed. The device includes a bat; a cork having a truncated conical shape; a “single” marker strip; a “double” marker strip; a “triple” marker strip; and a “home run” marker strip... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7090595 | Dictionary dazzle This patent application describes equipment used to play a contact or semi-contact game that is played on a field. The object of the game's for athletics to battle against one another to gain access into the equipment that is a mound and the device atop the mound ca... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7014578 | Adjustable football goalpost assembly A football goalpost that can be used at various times by both high school and college teams by adjusting the spacing of the uprights. The goalpost has the ability to adjust the verticality of the uprights by rotation of the uprights about the crossbar axis. The goal... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7011310 | Interchangeable modular ball game apparatus The multidimensional interchangeable modular ball game apparatus is used for building game playing skills, such as hand-to-eye and foot-to-eye coordination. The apparatus can be used for throwing, kicking or hitting any type of sports ball and can help with practici... | 03/14/2006 |
| 6939241 | Quick chipping set A quick chipping net comprises a first flexible ring having a first buckle at one end thereof; a second flexible ring pivotally connected to another end of the first flexible ring so that the first flexible ring is turnable on the second flexible ring; and a third f... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6907840 | Football first down indicator system A football first down indicator system for providing a method of quickly and accurately determining a first down in football. The football first down indicator system includes a pair of first down marker members each having an elongate housing member, and also havin... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902500 | Sport game A game and method of playing a game are disclosed. A playing field having a scoring objective region and a neutral zone extending from the scoring objective region are provided. The neutral zone divides the playing field. At least two playing objects are activated t... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6887171 | Basketball-type game and apparatus for playing the same Apparatus for a game to be played with a ball including a basket assembly adapted to be mounted to a ceiling or other elevated horizontal surface and defining at least two openings at a bottom thereof receivable of the ball. The basket assembly defines an interior s... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6849010 | Hanet ball game and method A hanet ball game and method comprises an elongated rectangular playing field having two opposite ends. A ground standing tubular goal net at both ends of the playing field. The goal net is approximately 12 feet in diameter and 3½ feet tall and has a goalkeeper pla... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6398672 | Football kicking trainer This device is a portable training apparatus for the evaluation of the flight trajectory and the horizontal and vertical vectors comprising the flight path of a kicked football at any distance, the device having a portable wheeled base, rigid uprights and... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6394918 | Playing-field enclosure In a playing-field enclosure, particularly for ball games, having a peripheral, vertical band-including a plurality of sheet-type band elements that can be connected to one another with a form-fit in order to assure simple assembly and storage connecting ... | 05/28/2002 |
| 6354969 | Instructional method and system for team sports A sports instructional method is disclosed. For man-to-man defense, players on opposing squads are "matched" as a function of their playing assignments. In some embodiments, such a match is made between a player from a first squad that has a defensive pla... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6234919 | Table tennis handle-less racquet and multipurpose combination table A table tennis handle-less paddle or racquet, and a multipurpose sport & entertainment game-study convertible table are disclosed. A racquet is characterized by combination of two separate impact surfaces, between which a players hand is inserted. The acc... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6149529 | Combination football and skating game with enclosed ramp field and different scoring zones A modified football game requires that players wear in-line skates and the field has a flat surface area having a substantially rectangular shape with two straight long sides and two second convexly curved short sides, a partial circular concavely curved ... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6053823 | Method for conducting championship playoff A method for conducting a championship playoff includes the steps of ranking participating teams after a regular season by adding the ranks of each team based upon at least two different polls, and assigning a final rank for each team based upon the summa... | 04/25/2000 |
| 6045466 | Football game for reduced size playing areas, especially indoor playing areas Football game for reduced size playing areas, especially indoor playing areas. The invention comprises providing a playing field measuring approximately 198 feet long by 84 feet wide, having markings thereon indicating boundaries, end zones and yardage ma... | 04/04/2000 |
| 5863265 | Field game A field game goal structure which includes a plurality of inner elongate members, at least two of which are connected at an upper end and have spaced apart bottom ends. A plurality of outer elongate members have one end of each outer member attached to on... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5827138 | Ball game and bat for use therewith A game played on either an indoor/outdoor court. The game includes a bat, a game ball and two sets of balls which are of different colors. The bat has a substantially round drive head with which to bat balls. A game ball is hit up the court. Then one play... | 10/27/1998 |
| 5692979 | Multi-purpose game device A multipurpose game device comprises a stand having a plurality of detachable standards, each standard containg a webbed hoop with a central aperture and a plurality of plastic spider balls with colored streamers. The balls can be tossed into one of the r... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5588647 | Method of playing a football game There is disclosed a football having an end appendage comprising at least one long, narrow strip of a flexible sheet material, e.g., cloth or flexible plastic, which functions as a tail when the ball is thrown or kicked and which provides directional stab... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5566938 | Artificial curling rink An artificial curling surface comprised of a rectangular-shaped sheet of plastic is disclosed. The sheet of plastic has a target zone and a hack at each end thereof. The sheet of plastic has a pebbled surface adapted to emulate ice pebbles on a sheet of i... | 10/22/1996 |
| 5533735 | Dueling disc game A game kit and method of playing a game using a spinning disc. The game kit includes boundary elements which are selectively arranged to form a throwing area, a target area, and a distance between the throwing area and the target area in variably selected... | 07/09/1996 |
| 5493697 | Communications system for the game of football including player-carried transmitter and side lines speakers for overcoming spectator noise A novel communications system for the game of football allows the quarterback to be heard by his teammates over crowd noise. The communications system comprises a plurality of loudspeakers positioned on opposite sidelines of the playing field in the appro... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5451046 | Flag football equipment Flag football equipment wherein a soft foam rubber football includes helical finger receiving gripping grooves containing loop fabric fasteners, a waist encircling belt including a plurality of detachable flags containing loop fabric fasteners, and a glov... | 09/19/1995 |
| 5328191 | Game projectile and method of playing a game The present invention describes a game projectile having an energy dissipative core having an irregular shape, a pliant moisture-resistant cover enclosing said core to form an irregularly-shaped inner body and a pliant, substantially puncture-resistant, e... | 07/12/1994 |
| 5280921 | Sporting field layout system A cable used to mark lines on athletic fields having sections of tubing that locate the particular yard line to run chalk lines from one side of the field to the other.... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5207433 | Football game, apparatus and method of play The present invention relates to a variation of the traditional American football game concentrating on the passing aspects which demands virtually all of the athletic skills of traditional football, but capable of being played by a minimal number of play... | 05/04/1993 |
| 4911443 | Football game system and method of play A new game is disclosed, involving substantially the same rules as American football (e.g., NFL or NCAA) except that kicks or passes into the end zone may be deflected back onto the playing field as a playable ball by a rebounding assembly that surrounds ... | 03/27/1990 |
| 4869503 | Field game The game utilizes free-standing game pieces to enhance a player's options when there are a less than a desirable number of participants for a traditional field game. Each of the game pieces is composed of a lightweight material for easy positioning. The g... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4842275 | Method for conducting a competition A method for conducting an interesting, competitive and equitable competition is described. The method may be programmed using known computer languages. The method provides an opportunity for second place finishers in early competition rounds to compete i... | 06/27/1989 |
| 4744567 | Duck on the rock A duck on a rock game is provided and consists of a plurality of playing pieces and a base member whereby one of the playing pieces is positioned on the base member and during play of the game another of the playing pieces can be placed upon the first pla... | 05/17/1988 |
| 4715598 | Basketball game and court A games playing area or court which has a floor surface for playing the game on, surrounded substantially continuously by a flexible wall portion and optionally a flexible roof portion, from all of which the game playing piece may be rebounded in play so ... | 12/29/1987 |
