ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,766,400, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AS REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF THE ARMY (Alexandria, Va.).
"Military acquisition game" was invented by Joshua Q. Church (Vicksburg, Miss.), Megan E. Gill (Vicksburg, Miss.), James E. Richards (Vicksburg, Miss.), Richard C. Salter (Vicksburg, Miss.), Maria A. Seale (Clinton, Miss.) and Alicia I. Ruvinsky (Madison, Miss.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention relates to a game simulating research and development of a product. The game may comprise a central board, function cards, form cards, a player board and HR Meeple. The central board may comprise an endless...