| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| RE38982 |
Gambling game system and methods |
February 14, 2006 |
| A blackjack or other card game system having a plurality of player counters which count the blackjack hands or other player jackpot tally events dealt to players. The system also includes at least one dealer counter which counts the number of bust hands of the dealer or other dealer |
| D366503 |
Blackjack card deck |
January 23, 1996 |
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| 7328850 |
Financial and similar identification cards and methods relating thereto |
February 12, 2008 |
| Apparatuses forming portable identification cards and associated methods are described. A preferred apparatus includes an input device adapted for a consumer to enter authentication data, a memory for storing reference data, a processor configured to compare the authentication data enter |
| 7255642 |
Automated system for playing live casino table games having tabletop changeable playing card dis |
August 14, 2007 |
| Systems and methods for playing live casino-type card games, in particular blackjack. The systems include a presentation unit which has video displays which portray virtual playing cards and other information at gaming tables attended by live participants. Shuffling, cutting, dealing |
| 7185806 |
Financial and similar identification cards read by magnetic swipe card readers and methods relat |
March 6, 2007 |
| Apparatus forming a portable charge, debit or similar identification card which can be read using a magnetic card reader and methods for securing information are described. The preferred apparatus includes a magnetic stripe for storing information, a jamming assembly configured to emit a |
| 7080048 |
Purchasing on the internet using verified order information and bank payment assurance |
July 18, 2006 |
| Methods for purchasing of goods or services over the internet. A customer has a customer account set up at a bank with associated account information. The account information includes verification information for verification parameters, such as authorized computer identification, au |
| 7048629 |
Automated system for playing casino games having changeable displays and play monitoring securit |
May 23, 2006 |
| Systems and methods for playing live casino games. The systems have changeable displays which portray virtual playing cards or symbols to live participants. Shuffling, cutting, dealing and return of playing cards are accomplished using data processing functions within an electronic g |
| 7006986 |
Order file processes for purchasing on the internet using verified order information |
February 28, 2006 |
| Methods for purchasing of goods or services over the internet. A customer has a customer account set up at a bank with associated account information. The account information includes verification information for verification parameters, such as authorized computer identification, au |
| 6896259 |
Slot-type gaming machine with variable drop zone symbols |
May 24, 2005 |
| A game machine (2, 200) which includes a playing field (6, 301) traversed by objects, such as balls (320). The playing field can have plural drop zones (381-383) which can be selected by the player using deflectors (108-110) that control where the balls are launched. Detectors (22, 392) |
| 6722974 |
Automated system for playing live casino table games having tabletop changeable playing card dis |
April 20, 2004 |
| Systems and methods for playing live casino-type card games, in particular blackjack. The systems include a presentation unit which has video displays which portray virtual playing cards and other information at gaming tables attended by live participants. Shuffling, cutting, dealing |
| 6651985 |
Automated system for playing live casino table games having tabletop changeable playing card dis |
November 25, 2003 |
| Systems and methods for playing live casino-type card games, in particular blackjack. The systems include a presentation unit which has video displays which portray virtual playing cards and other information at gaming tables attended by live participants. Shuffling, cutting, dealing |
| 6641137 |
Slot-type gaming machine with variable drop zone symbols |
November 4, 2003 |
| A game machine (2, 200) which includes a playing field (6, 301) traversed by objects, such as balls (320). The playing field can have plural drop zones (381-383) which can be selected by the player using deflectors (108-110) that control where the balls are launched. Detectors (22, 392) |
| 6619659 |
Drop slot game machine |
September 16, 2003 |
| The present invention is a game machine comprising a playing field having an upper interior edge and a lower interior edge with at least one drop zone deflector located adjacent to the upper interior edge of the playing field. The present invention also has a number of exit positions loc |
| 6419226 |
Drop slot game machine |
July 16, 2002 |
| The present invention is a game machine comprising a playing field having an upper interior edge and a lower interior edge with at least one drop zone deflector located adjacent to the upper interior edge of the playing field. The present invention also has a number of exit positions loc |
| 6419225 |
Slot-type gaming machine with variable drop zone symbols |
July 16, 2002 |
| A game machine (2, 200) which includes a playing field (6, 301) traversed by objects, such as balls (320). The playing field can have plural drop zones (381-383) which can be selected by the player using deflectors (108-110) that control where the balls are launched. Detectors (22, 392) |
| 6299167 |
Playing card shuffling machine |
October 9, 2001 |
| A playing card shuffler for shuffling a stack of playing cards with random distribution. The playing card shuffler includes an infeed playing card stack holder supporting an unshuffled playing card stack and discharges playing cards from incremental positions of the unshuffled playing ca |
| 6270404 |
Automated system for playing live casino table games having tabletop changeable playing card dis |
August 7, 2001 |
| Systems and methods for playing live casino-type card games, in particular blackjack. The systems include a presentation unit which has video displays which portray virtual playing cards and other information at gaming tables attended by live participants. Shuffling, cutting, dealing |
| 6203009 |
Slot-type gaming machine with variable drop zone symbols |
March 20, 2001 |
| A game machine (2, 200) which includes a playing field (6, 301) traversed by objects, such as balls (320). The playing field can have plural drop zones (381-383) which can be selected by the player using deflectors (108-110) that control where the balls are launched. Detectors (22, 392) |
| 6203008 |
Drop slot game machine |
March 20, 2001 |
| The present invention is a game machine comprising a playing field having an upper interior edge and a lower interior edge with at least one drop zone deflector located adjacent to the upper interior edge of the playing field. The present invention also has a number of exit positions loc |
| 6165069 |
Automated system for playing live casino table games having tabletop changeable playing card dis |
December 26, 2000 |
| Systems and methods for playing live casino-type card games, in particular blackjack. The systems include a presentation unit which has video displays which portray virtual playing cards and other information at gaming tables attended by live participants. Shuffling, cutting, dealing |
| 6019368 |
Playing card shuffler apparatus and method |
February 1, 2000 |
| A playing card shuffler having an unshuffled stack holder which holds an infeed array of playing cards. One or more ejectors are mounted adjacent the unshuffled stack holder to eject cards from the infeed array at various random positions. Multiple ejectors are preferably mounted on a |
| 5934998 |
Blackjack game system and methods |
August 10, 1999 |
| A blackjack or other card game system having a plurality of player counters which count the blackjack hands or other player jackpot tally events dealt to players. The system also includes at least one dealer counter which counts the number of bust hands of the dealer or other dealer jack |
| 5934672 |
Slot machine and methods of operation |
August 10, 1999 |
| A slot machine is modified to identify subsets of related symbols in a randomly selected set of symbols. The symbols within the subset can then be directed to wheels or other movable visual displays in an order such that related symbols will appear first to a player. A deciding symbol wi |
| 5860434 |
Dental flossing devices |
January 19, 1999 |
| Dental flossing devices and methods which are of particular use with corrective dental braces. The flossing devices utilize a strand of floss supported by an arm attached to a grip. The arm includes one or more extensions which support the floss and can be inserted under a brace wire. |
| 5788230 |
Drop slot game machine |
August 4, 1998 |
| The present invention is a game machine comprising a playing field having an upper interior edge and a lower interior edge with at least one drop zone deflector located adjacent to the upper interior edge of the playing field. The present invention also has a number of exit positions loc |
| 5676372 |
Playing card shuffler |
October 14, 1997 |
| A playing card shuffler having an unshuffled stack holder which holds an infeed array of playing cards. One or more ejectors are mounted adjacent the unshuffled stack holder to eject cards from the infeed array at various random positions. Multiple ejectors are preferably mounted on a |
| 5586766 |
Blackjack game system and methods |
December 24, 1996 |
| A blackjack or other card game system having a plurality of player counters which count the blackjack hands or other player jackpot tally events dealt to players. The system also includes at least one dealer counter which counts the number of bust hands of the dealer or other dealer jack |
| 5584483 |
Playing card shuffling machines and methods |
December 17, 1996 |
| Playing card shufflers having unshuffled stack holders which hold infeed arrays of playing cards. Ejectors are mounted adjacent an unshuffled stack holder, which can be stationary or movable. Cards are ejected and discharged from the infeed array at various random positions. The ejectors |
| 5518249 |
Cards and methods for playing blackjack |
May 21, 1996 |
| A playing card deck for playing blackjack or casino twenty-one. The cards preferably have diagonally opposing primary and secondary corners. All cards in the deck have indicia or markings at the primary corners which indicate the nature of the card (suit and card type). The deck has two |
| 5403015 |
Cards and methods for playing casino 21 or blackjack |
April 4, 1995 |
| A playing card deck for playing blackjack or casino twenty-one. The cards preferably have diagonally opposing primary and secondary corners. All cards in the deck have indicia or markings at the primary corners which indicate the nature of the card (suit and card type). The deck has two |
| 5257781 |
Retained rocker string sports racket |
November 2, 1993 |
| A sports racket includes a handle and a racket head frame. String holes are formed through the head frame into a string opening defined within the head frame. Rocker assemblies are mounted upon the head frame and a racket string trained over them. Each rocker assembly includes a rocker m |
| 4930782 |
String tension transmitting apparatus |
June 5, 1990 |
| A string tension transmitting device positionable against an outwardly facing head frame surface of a stringed sports racket. The tension transmitting devices receive and support the racket string thereover. The devices are adapted to the head frame surface to form a rocking relation |
| 4591165 |
Racket having strings which pass over rockable tension transmitting means |
May 27, 1986 |
| The present invention makes use of tension transmitting device between an outward head frame surface and string chords such that tension along one string chord can be transmitted through the tension transmitting device to the next adjacent string chord. Transmission of tension allows str |
| 4116435 |
Automatic cue ball separating device for billiard tables |
September 26, 1978 |
| An automatic cue ball separating device is described for billiard tables to separate a metallic containing cue ball from nonmetallic object balls. The cue ball separator includes an induction sensing coil that circumscribes the path of the balls along a return run with the balls passing |
| 4015845 |
Automatic cue ball separating and return assembly for billiard tables |
April 5, 1977 |
| An assembly for identifying and separating a cue ball, on a single file ball return run of a billiard table, from a group of object balls with the cue ball being substantially identical in weight and size to the object balls. The assembly includes a cue ball having a metallic core en |
