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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7481435 | Playing cards with dual number feature The construction of a set of playing cards comprising a group of single-valued cards and a group of double-valued cards is disclosed. In one embodiment, the power of a select group of conventionally high value cards is shifted to a select group of conventionally low... | 01/27/2009 |
| 7398973 | Hold'em poker game and deck of cards for playing same A variation of a poker game is shown, with a unique deck of cards. The deck inserts two additional values (11 and 12), and un-suits two values (10s and 11s). The play is substantially equivalent to that of Texas Hold 'Em except that the unsuited cards cannot be used... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7281928 | Method and apparatus for conducting a competition using a divided literary work The invention provides a method of advertising by conducting a competition using a literary work that is divided into a plurality of distinct parts and formed into playing pieces, each piece optionally having an associated advertisement, logo, or brand. A literary w... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7273213 | Customer information card game A customer information card game is disclosed. A set of game cards is provided, each game card having a face and a reverse side, each game card having printed thereon a plurality of types of customer information indicators and a customer loyalty indicator. Methods a... | 09/25/2007 |
| 6948938 | Playing card system for foreign language learning The invention provides a deck of playing cards containing a plurality of suits with at least one language suit, wherein each card includes thereon one or more characters, words, phrases, and/or sentences in that particular language as its primary content. At least o... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6695313 | Playing card deck particularly suited for blackjack A playing card deck particularly suited for the play of the card game of blackjack where indicia that is irrelevant to play of the game has been eliminated to facilitate play and increase the pace of play of the game. The invention comprises a deck of fif... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6695311 | Guess location game A game including game pieces and rules for playing a game for a plurality of players, the goal of which is to score the most points by correctly guessing the location of hidden items. The invention provides multiple coverable items, multiple sets of marke... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6435508 | Collectible cards and a game played therewith Collectible cards and a multi-participant competitive turn-based game played therewith. The game characters are drawn from a story and certain properties of the game cards are activated by the participant in accordance with an algebraic equation, providin... | 08/20/2002 |
| 6336857 | Method for playing two casino games and a method and an apparatus for related progressive jackpot The invention relates to an electronic side bet progressive jackpot gaming table apparatus including a color-coded player's banking center which includes a coin slot an electronic button means, a digital display means. The apparatus also includes a dealer... | 01/08/2002 |
| 6257581 | Method of playing a card game A method of playing a card game is provided that includes providing a deck of playing cards and dealing a hand of cards to each player on each team. Each player is allowed to draw a card from a face-up discard pile or from a face-down set of cards, lay do... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6142475 | Collectable card game A collectible card game that represents the unwritten rules of political, economic and popular culture is disclosed. The game is designed for play by three to six players. Larger groups are accommodated by additional decks of cards. To play the game, each... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6139326 | Method and testing instrument for assessing skills of an individual A method for assessing the readiness skills of a child between the ages of two and six years is disclosed. To assess the child's skills, a set of specially designed cards is provided. Each card displays one or more predetermined symbols. The cards are dis... | 10/31/2000 |
| 5895048 | Combination cards for learning and practicing blackjack and blackjack strategy systems Specially made combination cards for learning and practicing the optimal decisions which arise in the game of blackjack as played in casinos. The face of each card is an overlapping combination of cards found in a standard deck of playing cards. They are ... | 04/20/1999 |
| 5518249 | Cards and methods for playing blackjack 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 ... | 05/21/1996 |
| 5403015 | Cards and methods for playing casino 21 or blackjack 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 ... | 04/04/1995 |
| 5280916 | Double denomination cards A deck of 52 playing cards each of which displays two randomly paired denominations at least one of which is no lower than 8 and of contrasting suits (4) (6). A player selects either denomination for use in composing a hand of cards for any game. One of e... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5257788 | Signal-resistant card deck and device Disclosed is a deck of rectangular playing cards usually having two substantially parallel long edges and two substantially parallel short edges, substantially all cards in the deck having a front symmetrically designed with respect to both short edges, t... | 11/02/1993 |
| 5205563 | Card game A card game which includes a plurality of cards. Each of the plurality of cards has a front side and a back side. The front side has a first identification information section printed thereon. A first name information section is printed below the identifi... | 04/27/1993 |
