Stephen W Butcher

US Patent:

D490117, May 18, 2004

Filed:

Jul 25, 2003

Appl. No.:

29/187010

Inventors:

Stephen W. Butcher - Monson MA

Assignee:

Hasbro, Inc. - Pawtucket RI

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21300, D21329

US Patent:

D514629, Feb 7, 2006

Filed:

Feb 1, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/222589

Inventors:

Stephen William Butcher - Monson MA, US

Assignee:

Pokonobe Associates - Ross CA

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21386, D21471

US Patent:

D551302, Sep 18, 2007

Filed:

Aug 12, 2005

Appl. No.:

29/236166

Inventors:

Jeffrey D. Breslow - Chicago IL, US
Donald A. Rosenwinkel - Oak Park IL, US
Todd J. Kurtzer - Evanston IL, US
Stephen W. Butcher - Monson MA, US

Assignee:

Hasbro, Inc. - Pawtucket RI

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21324

US Patent:

8070162, Dec 6, 2011

Filed:

Sep 23, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/947736

Inventors:

Stephen W. Butcher - Monson MA, US

Assignee:

Hasbro, Inc. - Pawtucket RI

International Classification:

A63F 1/00

US Classification:

273272, 273292

Abstract:

The present invention is directed to a game having an instruction unit and a deck of game cards, with each card having game indicia. Game cards may be distributed to each participant, and each player in turn comparing the game indicia of the game cards to the game indicia of a top card of a discard pile. The game may further include discarding at least one of the game cards onto the discard pile if the game indicia of the player's game cards corresponds to the game indicia of the top card of the discard pile, and actuating the instruction unit to output a game instruction if the player determines that none of their game cards may be played on the top card. Still further, the game may include the player selecting additional game cards from the deck in response to the game instruction output by the instruction unit.

US Patent:

60765275, Jun 20, 2000

Filed:

Jan 8, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/004245

Inventors:

Herman James Rottinghaus - Stow OH
Eli Saul Asher - Perrysburg OH
Stephen William Butcher - Stow OH
Anthony Mark Demore - Cockeysville MD
Soo Hyun Ham - Greenwich CT

International Classification:

A61B 1900

US Classification:

128869

Abstract:

An adaptive patient support and restraint system provides (i) selective delivery of physical support, physical restraint, or physical support and physical restraint to control movement of the patient's upper body and lower body, (ii) adjustable delivery of physical support, physical restraint, or physical support and physical restraint to accommodate a range of patient sizes, various chair, gerichair, wheelchair, and bed sizes and types, (iii) variable delivery of physical support, physical restraint, or physical support and physical restraint to accommodate a range of patient medical and safety needs, and (iv) distributive delivery of physical support, physical restraint, or physical support and physical restraint to distribute stresses associated with support and restraint over a broad area of a patient's body. The adaptive patient support and restraint system includes a belt system, a garment system, and seating cushion system. The belt system can be used as a stand-alone system, in combination with the garment system, in combination with the seating cushion system, or in combination with the garment system and the seating cushion system, to provide the degree of physical control necessary to accommodate the medical and safety requirements of a range of patients.