US Patent Issued to Pizzy Product on Dec. 2 for "Projectile ramp-launching game and method of play" (Missouri Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 2 -- United States Patent no. 12,485,332, issued on Dec. 2, was assigned to Pizzy Product LLC (Grover, Mo.).

"Projectile ramp-launching game and method of play" was invented by Andrew J. Pizzullo (Brentwood, Mo.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A first game apparatus for inside or outdoor use comprising an elongated runway having a front end and a rear end with a ramp positioned at the front end, a target supported above the runway at the back of the ramp, said ramp having a curvature such that a projectile propelled along the runway from the rear end, passing under the target, and sliding up the ramp is given an upward trajectory curving towards a target of a second game ...