ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,742,617, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to PD Games LLC (Mount Pleasant, S.C.).
"Suction dart target game system and method" was invented by Joshua M. Carman (Coatesville, Pa.), Ryan W. Hoffman (Coatesville, Pa.) and Jason R. Carman (Charleston, S.C.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A suction dart target game system includes a throwing member with a central protrusion, and first and second throwing suction cups; and a target piece with a first target suction cup; such that the target piece is attached to a mounting structure, such that a user can throw the throwing member at the target piece from a distance, optionally such that the thr...