ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,829, issued on Nov. 11, was assigned to Well Played LLC (Madison, Wis.).
"Portable ball game system and method of use" was invented by Nicole M. Hageman (Madison, Wis.), Zach E. Huber (Sun Prairie, Wis.), Claude P. Drehfal (Madison, Wis.) and Ben J. Fisher (Madison, Wis.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A portable game where balls are rolled over a ramp at targets. The game incorporates aspects of bocce ball with the additional challenge of a ramp and different types of targets. The game can roll up into an easily transportable package with all game pieces stored inside the roll. The roll can then be deployed to act as a portion of the...