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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7780165 | Gaming system The present invention provides a gaming apparatus adapted for substantially continuous play, comprising a first set of elements divisible into two or more distinguishable subsets; a second set of destinations divisible into two or more distinguishable subsets; selec... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7775521 | Smart ball blower Disclosed is a ball blower apparatus for facilitating games of chance. The ball blower apparatus has a motor-driven ball carriage mechanism that captures air-ejected balls from a ball mixing chamber and carries the captured ball to an inlet of a ball return tube tha... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7770892 | Gaming device with action unit and prize object displays and method of use A gaming device having a container configured to hold a plurality of display objects, an agitator for moving the plurality of display objects, a prize object holder configured to hold a plurality of prize objects in an individually controlled manner, a prize object ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7699316 | Gaming system with multiple game apparatus and method of use A gaming system having a container configured to hold a plurality of display objects, an agitator for moving the plurality of display objects, at least one prize object holder configured to hold a plurality of prize objects in an individually controlled manner, a pl... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7425002 | Apparatus and method for generating a graphical transformation of a lottery input number One embodiment of the invention provides apparatus comprising an input for receiving a lottery number, K, from a lottery draw or other source of unpredictable numbers, and an output for presenting a graphical selector comprising N options. The graphical selector ste... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7413511 | Gaming machine with action unit container A gaming device having a container with at least one moveable object located within, one or more game elements capable of receiving and isolating the moveable objects, an actuator configured to attract the moveable objects to receptacle game elements, a game apparat... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7367283 | Leak-proof pet ball A pet exercise device having outer and inner shells having first and second apertures defined therein, respectively, is provided. The outer shell has a first raised edge extending from an internal surface of the outer shell, wherein the first raised edge extends aro... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7335103 | Gaming device and method A gaming device having at least one tubular display container, a display object holder disposed to hold a plurality of movable display objects in an individually controlled manner, a display object actuator and a controller, is disclosed. Game-related indicia on the... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7316610 | Gaming device with transport device and method of use In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to a gaming device including a game apparatus adapted to allow a player to play a game. The gaming device may include a prize holder adapted to releasably hold a prize object in a controllable manner. The gaming ... | 01/08/2008 |
| 7311304 | Game apparatus with multiple moving elements An apparatus for providing an arcade game with multiple moving elements, where a player must engage all moving elements with a playing piece to engage a target and earn a reward. The game apparatus has a guiding member having a first motion, a target surface having ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7258610 | Gaming device with transport device and method of use A gaming device having a container, at least one movable object situated within the container and a transport device configured to transport the movable object, is disclosed. The transport device further may include a transport component for receiving the movable ob... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7207565 | Bouncing ball board game A game in which a ball is thrown or bounced onto a horizontal game board from an adjacent bouncing surface such as a table, most of a target portion of the game board surface being covered with raised ball-deflecting projections in a grid pattern, the remainder of t... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7204693 | Egyptian pyramids board game The game includes a playing board having a predetermined continuous path with spaces for movement of pieces therealong in accordance with rules. The playing board includes: (i) marked historical location spaces designating a specified historical location based on a ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7195242 | Roulette alternative card game Card play is further enhanced by a method for playing a cards comprising; wagering whether a random card drawn will have particular, prechosen card features; indicating to the dealer which card down in the deck the card to be examined is; dealing down to that card; ... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7186180 | Lottery game with method for playing a lottery game using multiple independent lottery results In one aspect, the invention is directed to a method for providing a lottery game for a plurality of players. The method may include accepting an entry from each of the plurality of players for an occurrence of the lottery game, and each entry may include a predeter... | 03/06/2007 |
| 7175178 | Casino game A new casino game is disclosed. The casino game has a new layout, card draw, payouts, and dealing procedures. The casino game uses a standard deck of fifty-two cards. The layout of the casino game has a high return area, optional bets area, card value area, color ch... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7083168 | Gaming device with transport device and method of use In certain embodiments, the present invention relates to a gaming apparatus comprising a gaming device adapted to allow a player to place a wager and play a game of chance having a randomly determined outcome. The gaming apparatus includes a plurality of moveable ob... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7059603 | Wagering game In a table game, ideally a game of blackjack, a player has an option of making 2nd chance wagers prior to any cards being dealt. A first type of 2nd chance wager is that the player's first two dealt cards have a total point value of “21.” A second type of 2nd ch... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7037194 | Method and device for playing a game The present invention includes a gaming device comprising a game apparatus being adapted to allow a player to play a game and a jumbled ball display device. The jumbled ball display device includes a plurality of display balls, at least one container adapted to hold... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7029395 | Gaming device having odds of winning which increase as a player's wager increases The present invention provides a gaming device, wherein the game requires the same average investment from a player to win an award, including a jackpot award, regardless of the amount that the player bets at any one time. The award can be unchanging, e.g., $10,000,... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6939303 | Method and system of determining cardiac contractility A method and system is provided for determining the cardiac contractility of a cardiovascular system. The method includes utilizing values representing stroke volume, preload, and afterload to calculate the cardiac contractility. The calculation may include a mathem... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6902479 | Electronic gaming machine A gaming machine comprising a container for holding a plurality of numbered balls which are agitated by an air source. A plurality of compartments incorporated on a rotatable wheel in communication with the container capture one or more of the numbered balls. Each o... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6860809 | Gaming machine with action unit container A display device comprising a plurality of prize balls, a ball holder adapted to hold the balls in an individually controlled manner, a controller adapted to select a prize ball, a display mechanism adapted to display the selected prize ball to the player; and a pos... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6764396 | Gaming display device A display device comprising a plurality of prize balls, a ball holder adapted to hold the balls in an individually controlled manner, a controller adapted to select a prize ball, a display mechanism adapted to display the selected prize ball to the player; and a pos... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6755416 | Die-rolling device and game A die-rolling device for directing game play. The die-rolling device may include an integral timing mechanism that distinctly signals an endpoint of a measured time interval. Furthermore, the die-rolling device may include a die bearing two distinct visual indicator... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6659868 | Apparatus for and method of playing a dice game A method and apparatus for playing a dice game for one or more players. Dice are presented in a variety of colors. Players can bet on obtaining predetermined combination of dice with respect to color and number. A predetermined number of dice are provided... | 12/09/2003 |
| 6656043 | Gaming display device A display device comprising a plurality of prize balls, a ball holder adapted to hold the balls in an individually controlled manner, a controller adapted to select a prize ball, a display mechanism adapted to display the selected prize ball to the player... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6655687 | Arrangement for table game boards A game board has a pair of vertically extending panels with channels separated by partitions therebetween. The game board also has internal channels with curved protrusions and occasional open spaces between them such that a game disk may be deviated from... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6568677 | Poker game using tossed balls A poker game using a playing surface for placing wagers that correspond to player selected poker hands. A plurality of balls are tossed into a hopper that directs the tossed balls to a surface that has a plurality of card positions. Each of the card posit... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6533660 | Ball selector and display device for use with gaming devices A ball selector and display device comprising a plurality of prize balls, a ball holder adapted to hold the balls in an individually controlled manner, a controller adapted to select a prize ball, a display mechanism adapted to display the selected prize ... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6450884 | Gaming display device A display device comprising a plurality of prize balls, a ball holder adapted to hold the balls in an individually controlled manner, a controller adapted to select a prize ball, a display mechanism adapted to display the selected prize ball to the player... | 09/17/2002 |
| 6435501 | Random number generator A water kettle randomly selects lottery numbers as it boils water. The water kettle enables one to randomly select six numbers for a lottery game, such as the "Pick 6 Lotto" game. As heat is applied to the water kettle to boil water for tea, for example, ... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6402141 | Automatic dice game machine The invention is for an automatic dice game machine where according to the invention dice are thrown down a slope until they come to a standstill on a horizontal surface, the dice which are provided with symbols and code marks are then compared by a readi... | 06/11/2002 |
| 6375186 | Mini-lottery abacus The present invention concerns a device that can be used to easily and randomly draw a plurality of numbers one after the other from a large quantity of differently marked balls contained in a first chamber by a repeated manual activation of a horizontal ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6338678 | Ball selector and display device for use with gaming devices A ball selector and display device comprising a plurality of prize balls, a ball holder adapted to hold the balls in an individually controlled manner, a controller adapted to select a prize ball, a display mechanism adapted to display the selected prize ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6152448 | Game Apparatus suitable for use as a game of chance comprising a first set of elements (2) divisible into two or more visually distinguishable subsets (for example a set of balls divided into a plurality of colours), a second set of destinations divisible into... | 11/28/2000 |
| 6145836 | Lottery ball shuffling device and drawing machine equipped with said device A device for shuffling objects such as lottery balls is provided, disposed at the base of a generally spherical enclosure of a lottery machine carrying separately identifiable objects, the shuffling device including first and second concentric rotating pa... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6120024 | Automated ball drawing apparatus and method A ball drawing apparatus for drawing a series of balls at random includes a transport arrangement (10) for receiving the series of balls (15) and positioning each ball in a reading position. Each ball (15) includes a transponder (46) which is adapted to t... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6120023 | Random access game toy A random access game toy, which includes a rod member, which has a plurality of longitudinal grooves and longitudinal number bars alternatively arranged around the periphery of a top end thereof, transparent container covered on the top end of the rod mem... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6113099 | Random number dispenser A random number generator is disclosed for selecting a limited number quantity from a predetermined number quantity, having a casing with a space for receiving the number bodies and a display or indication area adjacent thereto and connected to the space,... | 09/05/2000 |
