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Number of patents: 34
Last date: April 10, 2012

NumberTitleIssue Date
8152896Separation of fine particle precious metals from clays and other gangue materials through application of diluted solution of a silicon chemical
The present invention generally relates to a formulation created by reacting sodium hydroxide, water, and silicon metal which has unique properties and many uses. The present invention further relates to the separation of fine particle gold and other precious metals...
04/10/2012
8147309System and method for providing a table poker wagering game
A system and method for facilitating play of a game of chance by multiple players at multiple locations using a virtual card deck are provided. The system may include a plurality of terminals at the multiple locations, the terminals receiving wagers from the plurali...
04/03/2012
8128473Method of playing a game of chance combining number and symbol matching and system for facilitating the play thereof
A method for playing a game of chance and system for facilitating the play of the game are disclosed. The method of playing the game of chance includes choosing a selected symbol. The method of playing the game of chance further includes choosing a set of selected n...
03/06/2012
8115634System and method for detecting access to an article or opening of a package
A system for detecting access to an article, including an RFID tag, a reader detecting the RFID tag via wireless communication, and a container including conductive material. The container encloses the article, the conductive material surrounding the RFID tag and su...
02/14/2012
8109827Multivendor progressive gaming system
A method of facilitating the play of a progressive game and a system for facilitating the play of a progressive game are disclosed. The method may include accruing a portion of wagers to a multi-vendor progressive prize fund, tracking the total amount accrued to the...
02/07/2012
8109442Optical reader quality factor
A method and apparatus for generating and applying quality factors (QFs) to an optical reader. After an optical reader is calibrated, a mid-range gray scale level is selected and scanned. The reader outputs digital numbers (DNs) that are generated for all the pixels...
02/07/2012
8109440System and method for calibrating an optical reader system
A method and system for calibrating optical reader systems employs a target with areas comprising linear gray scale levels. The gray scale levels include the darkest and the lightest scenes. The gray scale levels are illuminated by an array of LEDs and the light ref...
02/07/2012
8104152Tray for collecting and/or treating decomposition fluids from a corpse
A tray comprising a hollow body for placement within or beneath a coffin for collecting and/or treating decomposition fluids from a corpse within said hollow body, wherein said tray comprises an upper wall and a lower wall defining at least one closed chamber thereb...
01/31/2012
8100763Gaming method and system with average bet bonus enhancement
A method and system for facilitating the play of a wagering game with a bonus game. Examples include keeping track of a number, which is increased based on wagers and optionally decreased based on other criteria providing a measure dependent on a player's average wa...
01/24/2012
8096868Gaming method and machine with bonus game
A method and system is provided for conducting a wagering game. A spin result is determined, the spin result including a set of symbols positioned within a set of symbol positions. The symbol positions may be arranged in rows and columns or another arrangement. The ...
01/17/2012
8087992Secondary pay line indicator in a wagering game
A system and method are provided for facilitating play of a wagering game by a player. The system may include a primary display configured to display an arrangement of a set of symbols indicating an outcome and a winning pay line in the wagering game to the player. ...
01/03/2012
8037313Method and arrangement for real-time betting with an off-line terminal
The invention relates generally to a method and arrangement for real-time betting with an off-line terminal, and especially to the technological field of keeping reliable time in the off-line terminal when handling, within a communications system comprising a distri...
10/11/2011
8033910Gaming method and machine with bonus round
The present invention provides a gaming method and machine with bonus round that allow a player select the risk level of the bonus play. Thus the player has control over risk during their bonus round. As the player becomes more familiar with the game, they can selec...
10/11/2011
D646723Lottery ticket dispenser
10/11/2011
8028904Radio frequency identifiers in game tickets
Systems and methods of distributing, dispensing and validating game tickets provide for the use of radio frequency identifiers (RFIDS). Game ticket consumables may also be tracked with RFIDS. Ticket data such as game numbers, void if removed numbers, theme descripti...
10/04/2011
D646331Lottery ticket dispenser
10/04/2011
8028196Predictive diagnostics and fault management
The present application discloses a preventative, diagnostic maintenance system designed for gaming systems. Sensor and software monitor, accumulate, store and share information for efficient maintenance of the gaming systems. Diagnostic and prognostic tests are run...
09/27/2011
D645681Arm rest
09/27/2011
7979713Methods and arrangments for realising betting with off-line terminals
Methods and arrangements are provided for handling, within a communications system comprising a distributed domain and a central domain, electronic records that contain predictions of the outcome of a certain incident. Within the distributed domain there is generate...
07/12/2011
D641419Vending machine button
07/12/2011
7941747Automated generation of OLTP message source code
Systems, architectures and methods of processing messages provide for automatic generation of source code in a program language. The source code is compiled and used to transform messages between the program language and an online transaction processing (OLTP) langu...
05/10/2011
7938322Radio frequency identifiers in game tickets
Game ticketing systems and methods provide for the use of radio frequency identifiers (RFIDs). Game tickets such as instant lottery tickets include a substrate having game data and a removable mask covering the game data. A transponder is coupled to the substrate wh...
05/10/2011
7931527Video poker draw game
A method and apparatus for conducting a wagering game is provided. The method may comprise predetermining a predetermined payout award. The method may also comprise displaying a first hand, where the first hand includes a first plurality of cards. The method may als...
04/26/2011
7901279Method of playing a game of chance and system for facilitating the play thereof
A method for playing a game of chance and system for facilitating the play of the game are disclosed. The method of playing the game of chance includes receiving a ticket containing a set of playing cards. The method of playing the game of chance further includes vi...
03/08/2011
7841932Method of playing a game of chance and point of sale system for facilitating the play thereof
A method for playing a game of chance and system for facilitating the play of the game are disclosed. The method of playing the game of chance includes making a purchase transaction having an associated transaction price. The method of playing the game of chance fur...
11/30/2010
7828650Electronic delivery of gaming tickets
Systems and methods of generating electronic gaming tickets provide for receiving an asynchronous reply from an access device over a network. An electronic gaming ticket is sent toward the access device over the network based on the asynchronous reply. By providing ...
11/09/2010
7776519Use of the slug gene, or of the transcription or expression products thereof in the detection and/or treatment of cancerous cells
Method for the detection of cancerous cells, in particular, mesenchymal tumoral cells, in a biological sample suspected of containing said malignant cells. The methods are based on the aberrant expression of the Slug gene or transcription or expression products ther...
08/17/2010
D620051Vending machine button
07/20/2010
D620050Lottery ticket dispenser
07/20/2010
D620049Lottery ticket dispenser
07/20/2010
7749080Method and system for authentication
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method and system for authentication. In one embodiment, a first identifier associated with an item to be authenticated may be received. A first decryption key associated with the item may also be received. The first id...
07/06/2010
7665394Ticket dispensing modules and method
The dispenser dispenses tickets such as instant-winner lottery tickets from a strip in which the individual tickets are delineated by perforation lines. The dispenser includes a separator to tear the tickets apart before issuing them from the machine. The separator ...
02/23/2010
7651030Method and device for data input
A method and system for data input is provided. The method includes inputting data, reading a subset of a set of predefined machine-readable codes from a printed media, the printed media including thereon the set of predefined machine-readable codes and a set of hum...
01/26/2010
7626074Method of screening candidate drugs for the treatment of leukemia
Transgenic non-human mammals that reproduce human pathologies of stem cell origins, such as chromosomal anomalies associated with chronic myeloid leukemia, B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia, T-cell acute or lymphoblastic leukemia, or with the migration of hematopo...
12/01/2009
 
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