ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,496,503, issued on Dec. 16.
"Projectile party game" was invented by Sven Johnson (Denver).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A collapsible game piece and methods of using the same are disclosed. The collapsible game piece can have one or more collapsible zones, each of which can move between a collapsed state and an expanded state, optionally including partially collapsed states in-between. The collapsible game piece can have a projectile end with a projectile opening sized to receive a projectile (e.g., a ping pong ball). The collapsible game piece can have a nose end and optionally a nose piece. The collapsible game piece can optionally inc...