ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,303,796, issued on May 20.
"Portable game board" was invented by Lewis Kerwin (Seattle).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Provided herein are various types of foldable game boards and foldable objects which include a plurality of elongated base panels each of which has an inner surface, an outer surface, and a side panel oriented perpendicularly on each end. The inner surface is capable securely holding game pieces when in an open configuration. The game boards and objects described herein can be folded to a closed configuration to form a hollow polygonal prism. This configuration gives rise to a space for the storage of pieces on the inner ...