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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8152896 | Separation 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 |
| 8147309 | System 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 |
| 8128473 | Method 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 |
| 8115634 | System 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 |
| 8109827 | Multivendor 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 |
| 8109442 | Optical 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 |
| 8109440 | System 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 |
| 8104152 | Tray 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 |
| 8100763 | Gaming 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 |
| 8096868 | Gaming 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 |
| 8087992 | Secondary 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 |
| 8037313 | Method 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 |
| 8033910 | Gaming 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 |
| D646723 | Lottery ticket dispenser | 10/11/2011 |
| 8028904 | Radio 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 |
| D646331 | Lottery ticket dispenser | 10/04/2011 |
| 8028196 | Predictive 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 |
| D645681 | Arm rest | 09/27/2011 |
| 7979713 | Methods 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 |
| D641419 | Vending machine button | 07/12/2011 |
| 7941747 | Automated 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 |
| 7940010 | Emergency lighting An emergency lighting system comprising light units and sensors, such as heat detectors, smoke detectors and motion detectors, operable to activate the light units. In the preferred embodiment, the light units are operable to adopt a selected one of at least two ill... | 05/10/2011 |
| 7938322 | Radio 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 |
| 7931527 | Video 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 |
| 7922178 | Player key for an instant-win lottery ticket and method for validating same A game ticket is disclosed. The game ticket includes a first and second indicia concealed by a removable opaque covering and indicating visually whether the game ticket is a winning ticket. The first indicia is located with a game play area. The second indicia inclu... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7901279 | Method 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 |
| 7841932 | Method 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 |
| 7828650 | Electronic 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 |
| 7776519 | Use 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 |
| 7759334 | Soluble forms of amoxicillin and treatment of animals A solid mixture or aqueous solution of amoxicillin antibacterial agent with a material that aids in its dissolution in water to render it ingestive and palatable. ... | 07/20/2010 |
| D620051 | Vending machine button | 07/20/2010 |
| D620050 | Lottery ticket dispenser | 07/20/2010 |
| D620049 | Lottery ticket dispenser | 07/20/2010 |
| 7754696 | Application of water and organic solvent soluble Ivermectin for topical and oral use A stable, palatable solution of Ivermectin in water is provided for the mass medication of animals. The present formulation does not require the use of benzyl alcohol and is stable indefinitely in the concentrated form and for up to 30 days when mixed with water. | 07/13/2010 |
| 7749080 | Method 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 |
| 7712813 | Expandable trailer An expandable trailer comprising a chassis, at least one pair of extendable supports, at least one pair of horizontal floor sections and at least one pair of floor elements. Each support is extendable laterally outwardly to a respective side of a central longitudina... | 05/11/2010 |
| 7704140 | Method of playing a game of chance including purchase of additional game play information 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, in which an initial ticket containing initial game play information is received, a second ticket containing additional game play information is received, and the co... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7665394 | Ticket 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 |
| 7651030 | Method 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 |
| 7626074 | Method 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 |
