| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 116222000 | Game type | 12 |
| 20090145348 | THEME-BASED SCOREBOARD FOR EVENTS - A scoreboard for events and a method of constructing a scoreboard. Embodiments of the scoreboard may include a rigid support structure; a display surface coupled to the support structure, the display surface having a perimeter shape embodying a theme; a graphic design on the display surface, the graphic design embodying the theme embodied by the perimeter shape of the display surface; and a plurality of numerical representations. In some embodiments, the support structure of the scoreboard has a substantially rectangular shape, and the scoreboard includes at least one appendage portion coupled to the support structure at an outboard location of the support structure, the at least one appendage portion abutting a side of the support structure to provide the perimeter shape of the display surface with a shape other than the substantially rectangular shape of the support structure. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090199761 | PORTABLE DUGOUT SCOREBOARD - A portable scoreboard includes self winding scrolls exposed through windows in a front face for keeping score, and open areas for applying team logos. The front face includes spaced apart pairs of slots for each scoring scroll, and additional pairs of spaced apart slots for scrolls representing a phase of a game, for example, an inning. The scrolls are self winding on bobbins behind the slots and pass through the slots to generally expose a single digit for viewing. Digits are changed by simply manually sliding the exposed portion of a scroll to expose the next digit. The scrolls generally include digits spaced apart to display single digits and a pair of scrolls are used to express numbers greater than nine, but may optionally also include spaced apart double digits. Areas are provided below the individual scores and on a back surface to place team logos and/or advertising. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20100006020 | Device And Method For Tracking Possession In Basketball - A method and device for tracking the team or side entitled to the next possession of a “jump ball” in a basketball game employing a rule of alternating possession. An official, such as a referee, wears an elastic cloth wrist band of the type commonly worn by tennis players. Half of the exposed surface (180 degrees of the 360 degree exposed surface of the wrist band) is colored a first predetermined color or pattern, and the other half (the other 180 degrees of the exposed surface of the wrist band) is colored a second predetermined color or pattern. In a first preferred embodiment, the first and second predetermined colors are white and black. In a second preferred embodiment, the first predetermined color is white, and the second predetermined color consists of alternating black and white stripes coordinated to match the black and white shirt customarily worn by a basketball referee. | 01-14-2010 |
| 20100050926 | Horseshoe scoreboard - A horseshoe scoreboard for keeping score in a horseshoes game is provided. The horseshoe scoreboard comprises a planar board having a top surface, a bottom surface, a top edge, a bottom edge substantially opposite the top edge, a first side edge between the top edge and the bottom edge, and a second side edge opposite the first side edge. A separation line extends along the top surface of the board creating a first scoring section and a second scoring section with the separation line positioned substantially halfway between the first side edge and the second side edge and the separation line being substantially parallel to the first side edge and the second side edge. A first series of first apertures are formed in the top surface of the board in the first scoring section with a first peg releasably receivable within one of the first apertures. A second series of second apertures are formed in the top surface of the board in the second scoring section with a second peg releasably receivable within one of the second apertures. A first player indication mark is formed in the first scoring section adjacent the top edge of the board and a second player indication mark is formed in the second scoring section adjacent the top edge of the board. | 03-04-2010 |
| 20110220007 | MODULAR SCOREBOARD AND METHOD OF ASSEMBLING SAME - A modular scoreboard and a method of assembling a modular scoreboard. A modular scoreboard includes a plurality of panels coupled to one another and attachable to a substrate, and at least one panel of the plurality of panels includes an attachment portion configured to attach the at least one panel to the substrate; an offset portion coupled to the attachment portion and configured to be spaced apart from the substrate to provide a conduit between the offset portion and the substrate when the at least one panel is attached to the substrate; and a coupling portion coupled to the offset portion and coupling the at least one panel to another panel of the plurality of panels. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110247545 | Portable Manual Scoreboard - A main board of a manual scoreboard includes recessed areas along the top edge for receiving scoring card hangers, and a holder for a writing instrument. At least one recessed area on the bottom edge of the board is provided for receiving a clamp such as a spring clip to removably attach the manual scoreboard to a support member or, in another embodiment, for receiving support members which hold the scoreboard upright on a flat surface such as a table. A multi-function clip which is removably attached to the main board keeps scoring cards for two teams stable against the wind on both the front and back sides of the main board and is also used to rotatably attach the main board to the spring clip. | 10-13-2011 |
| 20110265707 | Tennis Score Device - A tennis score device includes a body and multiple ball blocks. One end of the long axis of the body is pivotally connected with a supporting rod, so that the body can rotate with respect to the supporting rod. Both sides of the body are formed with an accommodating recess, respectively. Each of the ball blocks has a connecting base and a ball base connected to the corresponding connecting base. Each of the ball blocks are mounted in sequence in the accommodating recesses on both sides of the body via the connecting base. For each of the ball blocks, the side of the ball base opposite to the connecting base has at least one concave ball area for holding a ball. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20130192514 | GAME SCORE KEEPER - A wrist-worn game score keeper is disclosed herein. The wrist-worn game score keeper includes a band portion operable to be worn on a wrist by a user. The wrist-worn game score keeper also includes a body portion connected to opposite ends of the band portion. The wrist-worn game score keeper also includes a display module mountably supported by the body portion. The display module has a display screen and a plurality of buttons. The display screen is operable to generate a display of a score of a game. The buttons are operable to be engaged to change the display generated by the display screen. The display module is operable to display scores in a plurality of different formats. | 08-01-2013 |
| 116223000 | Rotary | 4 |
| 20090025625 | GOLF COUNTER - A golf counter includes a bottom wheel member marked with a series of numerals, a middle wheel member pivoted to the first wheel member and marked with a series of numerals and having a through viewing hole for showing one of the numerals of the bottom wheel member so that the bottom wheel member and the middle wheel member are rotatable relative to each other to count strokes, and a top wheel member pivoted to the bottom wheel member and the middle wheel member and having a through viewing hole for showing one of the numerals of the middle wheel member so that the top wheel member is rotatable relative to the middle wheel member to count putts. | 01-29-2009 |
| 20120255482 | Baseball - Softball Score Keeping Device - A baseball-softball score keeping device comprising of a housing component consisting of a front face and a rear face. The housing component fits comfortably in a person's hand. The display area has six windows having corresponding function labels. The function labels relate to the game of baseball and softball. Six wheels that extend out from the sides of the housing unit correspond to the six windows. The wheels comprise of a front face, rear face and a side wall. The side wall is knurled. The front face of the wheels have a series of escalating numbers related to the corresponding label windows, each wheel can be rotated within the six openings by the surrounding side wall of the housing. Each number can be individually viewed through the windows. The six indicator wheels are manually rotated. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20130152849 | DETACHABLE STAND AND SCOREBOARD ASSEMBLY HAVING THE SAME - A scoreboard assembly has a scoreboard, a storage box and a detachable stand. The scoreboard includes a folding board. The storage box is detachably connected to the scoreboard. The stand is detachably connected to the scoreboard and is detachable into a top board, a telescopic column, a joint and at least three legs. The telescopic column is detachably connected to the top board. The joint is detachably connected to the telescopic column. The legs are detachably connected to the joint. When the scoreboard assembly is in use, the stand is assembled and the scoreboard is elevated by the stand, which allows players and spectators to watch the score displayed on the scoreboard easily. When the scoreboard assembly is not in use, the stand is disassembled for storage in the storage box and the folding board of the scoreboard is folded to cover the storage box for portability. | 06-20-2013 |
| 20130192515 | Tennis scoring apparatus - An improved tennis scoring system using dual purpose flipping cards showing either game counts or alternatively tie break scores, which include a mounting bracket placeholder to maintain accurate positioning as the cards are flipped, an indicator showing when the dual purpose cards reflect tie breaker scoring, and coding indicating the players or doubles teams associated with the scores displayed by the flipping cards. | 08-01-2013 |
