Patent
Deck of cards and method of use thereof
| العنوان: | Deck of cards and method of use thereof |
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| Patent Number: | 11325,024 |
| تاريخ النشر: | May 10, 2022 |
| Appl. No: | 16/871571 |
| Application Filed: | May 11, 2020 |
| مستخلص: | A game that promotes abstract reasoning, problem solving, spatial reasoning, and time management may include use of particular game components, wherein the game components include a deck of cards; a random number generator; a random theme generator; a timer; and a card holder. The deck of cards may include a plurality of alphabet cards; a plurality of numerical cards; a plurality of bonus point cards; at least one universal symbol card; and at least one wild card. A separate deck may include at least one symbol card. The random theme generator may be a six sided dice, wherein each side of the dice has a theme marked thereon, the themes being: alpha, alpha number, alpha symbol, alpha number symbol, player choice, and dealer's choice. Playing the game may include manipulating a set of dealt cards to create words and phrases that correspond with a generated theme. |
| Inventors: | Brown, Janice Marie (Los Angeles, CA, US) |
| Claim: | 1. A game assembly configured to promote abstract reasoning, problem solving, spatial reasoning, and time management by game players, the game assembly comprising: a deck of cards comprising: a plurality of alphabet cards; a plurality of numerical cards; a plurality of bonus point cards; at least one universal symbol card; at least one wild card; and at least one symbol card; a random number generator, arranged proximate the deck of cards a random theme generator, arranged proximate the deck of cards and the random number generator, the random theme generator comprising a size sided dice, wherein each side of the dice has a theme marked thereon, the themes comprising: alpha, alpha number, alpha symbol, alpha number symbol, player choice, and dealer's choice; a timer, communicatively engaged with the deck of cards, the random number generator, and the random theme generator; and a card holder, housing at least some of the deck of cards. |
| Claim: | 2. The game assembly of claim 1 , wherein: the plurality of alphabet cards comprise letter cards including the letters A through Z marked thereon; the plurality of numerical cards comprise number cards including the numbers 0 through 9 marked thereon; and the symbol cards comprise a variety of different symbols marked thereon, the variety of different symbols comprising a dove, a heart, a star, eyes, a hand, bees, sports, money/$, a rock, and lights. |
| Claim: | 3. The game assembly of claim 1 , wherein: the plurality of alphabet cards consists of 83 letter cards, including three sets of each consonant letter in the English alphabet and four sets of each vowel letter in the English alphabet; the plurality of numerical cards consists of 20 number cards, including two sets of each number 0 through 9; the symbol cards comprise ten different symbols printed thereon, the ten different symbols comprising a dove, a heart, a star, eyes, a hand, bees, sports, money/$, a rock, and lights, wherein the deck comprises 6 of each symbol card for a total of 60 symbol cards; the plurality of bonus cards consists of 5 bonus point cards, each including a bonus symbol marked thereon; the at least one wild card consists of 5 wild cards; and the at least one universal symbol card consists of two universal symbol cards. |
| Claim: | 4. A method of playing a game, the method comprising: providing a set of game components, the game components comprising: a deck of cards comprising: a plurality of alphabet cards; a plurality of numerical cards; a plurality of bonus point cards; at least one universal symbol card; at least one wild card; and at least one symbol card; a random number generator; a random theme generator; a timer; and a card holder; generating a theme by rolling the random theme generator and identifying the theme by viewing a side of the random theme generator that is parallel to a playing surface, wherein the random theme generator comprises a size sided dice, wherein each side of the dice has a theme marked thereon, the themes comprising: alpha, alpha number, alpha symbol, alpha number symbol, player choice, and dealer's choice; dealing a plurality of cards to a player; manipulating the plurality of cards to create words and phrases that correspond with the generated theme; and calculating a score based on the created words and phrases. |
| Claim: | 5. The method of claim 4 , wherein: the plurality of alphabet cards comprise letter cards including the letters A through Z marked thereon; the plurality of numerical cards comprise number cards including the numbers 0 through 9 marked thereon; and the symbol cards comprise a variety of different symbols marked thereon, the variety of different symbols comprising a dove, a heart, a star, eyes, a hand, bees, sports, money/$, a rock, and lights. |
| Claim: | 6. The method of claim 5 , wherein the deck of cards consists of: 83 alphabet cards; 20 number cards; 5 bonus point cards; 2 universal symbol cards; 5 wild cards; and 60 symbol cards. |
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| Primary Examiner: | Shah, Milap |
| Attorney, Agent or Firm: | Plager Schack LLP Plager, Mark H. Verryt, Kara |
| رقم الانضمام: | edspgr.11325024 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | USPTO Patent Grants |
| الوصف غير متاح. |