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| 20080224394 | Card Reader - A platform | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080224395 | Shape Changing Playing Pieces - A playing piece ( | 09-18-2008 |
| 20080258385 | TEXTURED CHIP AND CHIP RESURFACING MACHINE - A chip, token or gaming piece having a textured pattern on either or both of its upper and lower planar surfaces and a machine for applying the textured pattern so as to reduce or prevent chips, tokens or gaming pieces from sticking together, are provided. The textured pattern can extend through to the peripheral edges of the chip, token or gaming piece to introduce air and break the surface tension on the planar surfaces. The machine can include an input collection hopper that delivers chips, tokens or gaming pieces individually to a receiver. At the receiver, a slide carriage can move each chip to a working position where dies can be pressed against the planar surfaces to imprint a pattern of indentations or grooves. After the textured pattern is applied, the chip, token or gaming piece can be removed from the working area and sent to an output hopper. A method of making the chip, token or gaming piece is also provided. | 10-23-2008 |
| 20080315516 | Card Viewing Device - This invention is directed toward devices which all a person to view playing cards without having to actually pick up the cards themselves. There are two basic versions of the invention: a portable version which can be carried by the user, and an installed version which sits in a cavity cut out from a card playing table. Both versions have sides to prevent others from seeing the cards, a mirror to reflect the cards up onto the eyes of the user while the cards remain face down on the table, and a ramp, or means by which a user can pull cards from a table over the mirror. A number of accessory items can be added to the installed version, such as advertising gaskets between the rim of the device and the table, various LCD screens and control buttons displayed around the edges of the devices, and other such add-ons. | 12-25-2008 |
| 20090014953 | Sudoku buddy - A device capable of keeping track of numbers that occur in the same row, same column and the 3×3 grid involved in a particular square of a specific sudoku puzzle, thus identifying all of the numbers excluded for that square and revealing the unique remaining number from the list of 1 through 9 as the solution for the square, repetition of which process for each of the remaining empty squares ultimately yielding a complete solution for the sudoku puzzle. | 01-15-2009 |
| 20090127781 | Gavel action - At least 2 gavels (FIG. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090127782 | Gavel action - At least 2 gavels (FIG. | 05-21-2009 |
| 20090146373 | Token With Electronic Device, Method of Making Thereof, and Apparatus for Making Thereof - Token including a token body obtained by at least one injection of material around an insert including a contactless identification device attached to a rigid plate sandwiched between two layers of injected material, the rigid plate including at least one through-hole. The invention also concerns the method of manufacturing such a token, including placing the insert in a mold, injecting a plastic material around the insert to form at least a portion of the core of the token, and at least one injection of plastic material around the assembly formed by the insert and the portion of the core obtained after the first injection of plastic material. | 06-11-2009 |
| 20090218764 | BLACKJACK STRATEGY - Disclosed is a chart containing a strategy to play the game of blackjack cards where the chart can clip to your shirt sleeve or watch band or can be worn like a wristband for easy viewing of the card player. | 09-03-2009 |
| 20090261527 | Gaming Chip - The present invention relates to a gaming chip ( | 10-22-2009 |
| 20090295085 | Darts scoreboard - The game of darts may be played in a number of different ways with each game having its own rules and scoring processes. The present invention discloses a multi-purpose scoreboard utilizing a series of cylinders to record scoring results. The unit can be wall mounted. A darts scoreboard. mechanism containing horizontal cylinders on both sides of the scoreboard utilized as scoring markers to record the corresponding players results for thrown darts during the game. The horizontal cylinders are turned manually to record the results of the player and allows the opposing player to view the results and game status. The frame of the darts scoreboard has openings for each horizontal cylinders which reveals one of four possible indicators. The darts scoreboard contains vertical cylinders which record the individual players score and the team scores. The frame has openings for each vertical cylinder which reveals one of ten possible indicators. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090322025 | PLAYING CARD VIEWING DEVICE - A card viewing device has a housing having opposed first and second side walls, opposed front and rear walls, a card-accepting entranceway in a lower portion of the front wall, a viewing aperture in an upper portion of the rear wall, and an optical system within the housing for projecting an image of a portion of at least one card received within the device through the entranceway through the viewing window for observation by a user. The device is particularly adapted to allow private viewing of playing cards lying face-down on a playing surface, allowing the user of the device to view the card faces without lifting the cards off the playing surface or otherwise making them viewable by others. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100019448 | EUCHRE SCORE AND TRUMP IDENTIFIER - A combination euchre score and trump indicating device. The system includes a pair of scoring dials that are mounted to the interior face of a pair of end caps. The end caps removably mate with a body. The body is generally cube-shaped having four flat outer surfaces. Each outer surface prominently bears one of the four trump suits. When the end caps are coupled to the body, the interior faces and scoring dials are hidden by the body, protecting the scoring dials from damage and fully enclosing an internal storage compartment. | 01-28-2010 |
| 20100148438 | Apparatus and method to solve sudoku - An apparatus and method to solve sudoku. A gameboard contains a sudoku grid, with its rows, columns, and boxes identified, and means of mutually distinguishing its boxes. A group of tokens corresponding to each box is provided, along with means to associate each group of tokens within a unique box. Setup tokens are emplaced on the gameboard to mirror the setup identifiers of a sudoku puzzle to be solved. Then tokens are emplaced in home cells, straddling cells they could possibly wind up in, at or straddling heads or feet of rows or columns they may end up in, or off-board in queue waiting movement to a more defined position. A breakthrough board is disclosed wherein possible token positions may be erasably inscribed. A method to return the gameboard to pre-trial-and-error configuration using the breakthrough board is disclosed. | 06-17-2010 |
| 20100187757 | WEIGHTED GAMING CHIP AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A CHIP OF THIS TYPE - The invention relates in particular to a gaming chip comprising a weighting disc ( | 07-29-2010 |
| 20100207324 | SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND DEVICES FOR MONITORING CARD GAMES, SUCH AS BACCARAT - Gaming systems, methods, and devices for determining or verifying the outcome of a card game, for example the card game of Baccarat. The systems, methods, and devices can be used in conjunction with the card game to enhance security by optically imaging the hands of playing cards dealt or by optically reading a set of cards to determine the outcome of each game that can be played from that set of cards. The playing cards each have at least one encoded symbol comprised of machine-readable indicia. The gaming system can include a card shoe-reader alone, a card shoe-reader in combination with at least one card hand-reader, or various other embodiments to include other devices such as a discard reader or a bet recognition device. The optically imaged playing cards can be processed within a computing system to allow the authentication of the playing cards. | 08-19-2010 |
| 20110148038 | APPARATUS FOR DETECTING PLAYING CARD RANKS AND METHOD OF USE - A card reader apparatus including at least an ultraviolet emitter and ultraviolet detector for use with specialized playing cards marked at least partially with ultraviolet ink. In general, the ultraviolet detector is configured to determine an amount of light being reflected off of the specialized cards when subjected to ultraviolet light (or radiation) from the ultraviolet emitter. The corners of playing cards with ranks of 10 (i.e., tens and face cards) and aces are coated with an invisible ultraviolet ink such that the detector is able to distinguish playing cards with ranks between 2-9 from playing cards with ranks of 10 and ace. Responsive to the determination of the rank of the hole card, an indicator device illuminates to designate a blackjack or no blackjack. Alternatively, a pair of lights may be used to alert the dealer of the result. | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110148039 | INTERACTIVE SPORTING APPARATUS - There is disclosed interactive sporting apparatus comprising a control unit ( | 06-23-2011 |
| 20110163498 | WALL-MOUNTABLE GAME DEVICE - A game device having a top panel, a bottom panel, a left panel, a right panel, and a back panel. The top panel is disposed laterally between the left panel and the right panel, with the top panel oriented substantially perpendicular to the left and right panels. The back panel is disposed. transversely between the left and right panels. The bottom panel is disposed laterally between the left and right panels. The front edge of the bottom panel terminates at the front edge of the top panel, and the back edge of the bottom panel terminates at the bottom edge of the back panel. The top panel has one or more apertures adapted to removably retain one or more cups. A cup support panel may be located below and oriented parallel with the top panel. The game device is adapted to be secured to a rigid structure, such as a wall, by hooks, hangers, or the like. | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110169218 | PLASTIC CAPSULE FOR CRANE GAME - A capsule for use in a vacuum crane game is disclosed that is adapted to releasably enclose a prize, the capsule formed by first and second hollow hemispherical elements cooperating to form a plastic sphere when configured in a mating arrangement, at least one of said first and second hollow hemispherical elements including a radially outwardly projecting member substantially circumscribing a first circular edge of said at least one of said first and second hollow hemispherical elements to prevent a vacuum member from engaging the capsule at the radially outwardly projecting member. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110221128 | GAME PIECE STORING AND SCORING PRODUCT - A score-keeping product for an anagram game that has a pouch for storing a plurality of anagram game cubes therein; a pair of slide members that each can be linearly moved between open and closed positions with each slide member, in an at least partially open position, enabling access to the interior of pouch so that the anagram game cubes can be stored or removed therefrom for the purpose of playing the game cubes with each of the slide members including a scoring pointer; and a pair of scoring indicia on the pouch and each disposed along a linear locus that extends respectively along side of a corresponding slide member with each scoring indicia provided with a series of score markers. The slide members are selectively movable so that the corresponding scoring pointer can be progressively moved to align with one of the series of score markers in scoring the game. | 09-15-2011 |
| 20110309577 | METHODS AND APPARATUS FORPLAYER TRACKING AND GAMING TABLE SETUP USING A GAMING TABLE DEVICE - A gaming table device for player tracking and gaming table setup. The gaming table device connects a gaming table to host systems such as a Player Tracking System and Gaming Table System. A user interface provides visual representation of the gaming table and seat locations to configure a table layout and assign a player to a seat. A card reader/writer scans a player's card for tracking. Player and seating data allows for player tracking for issuance and redemption of incentives based on game play activity. | 12-22-2011 |
| 20120007309 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STRATEGY GAMES - A flight stand apparatus for use in playing a airplane combat game including a deck having a first attachment device and a deck top surface, a base having a first opening, and an altitude pole having a first end and an opposing second end. The altitude pole and the base may be configured so that the first end of the altitude pole is adapted to be inserted into the first opening of the base, and the altitude pole is thereby temporarily fixed to the base so that the altitude pole is substantially at a right angle with respect to the base. The first attachment device of the deck is configured to temporarily fix the deck on the altitude pole between the first end and the second end of the altitude pole, so that the deck top surface is substantially at a right angle with respect to the altitude pole and substantially parallel to the base. | 01-12-2012 |
| 20120056372 | Lottery Tool - A lottery tool for use with lottery cards. The lottery tool has a flat body that defines at least one aperture the size of the pre-existing boxes of a lottery card. The upper side of the flat body will define numbers printer in a radial manner from an axis. Attached is a spinner section mechanism with a hub that is mounted to the axis of the upper side and a top spinner that is mounted to the hub. The lottery tool is used to help the user select numbers on a lottery card without having to spend time thinking about the numbers that are selected, while also allowing the user to easily mark the numbers. | 03-08-2012 |
| 20120080841 | WEIGHTED GAMING CHIP AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A CHIP OF THIS TYPE - The invention relates in particular to a gaming chip comprising a weighting disc ( | 04-05-2012 |
| 20120256373 | Portable electronic scoreboard for officiating a sporting game - A portable scoreboard system comprising of a microcontroller running a software algorithm that keeps score of a sports game and officiates the game to ensure fair play according to the rules of the sport. The official rules of all the sports are stored in the device memory. The updating of the score is carried out with wireless remote control modules worn by the players and/or users. The score is only updated when the algorithm has confirmed no game rule violations. The real time score information is then displayed on the scoreboard panel plus appropriate audio sounds are played. Game related scores and user settings are stored into memory on a real time basis and can be retrieved externally for post-game analysis. | 10-11-2012 |
| 20120326388 | LIFT MECHANISM OF TILE-BASED GAME MACHINE - A lift mechanism of a tile-based game machine is installed on a table. The lift mechanism includes a lift plate. One end of the lift plate is coupled to the table, and another end of the lift plate is a movable end. The movable end of the lift plate is provided with a door, and the door is provided with a restoring spring. A lift bracket is provided under the lift plate. A crank is provided under the lift bracket to cooperate with the lift bracket. An electric motor is connected with the crank. The present invention has a simple configuration and the tiles can be ascended quickly and the failure rate is low. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130099445 | GAMING TOKEN - A chip member and method of constructing a chip member including an outer portion surrounding an inner portion. The outer portion has a first outer side. The inner portion forms a first cavity opening to the first outer side. The first outer side has a first lip overlying the first cavity. A first flexible tab is secured within the first cavity by the first lip. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130134673 | SHUFFLED PLAYING CARDS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides shuffled playing cards which eliminate the need for a game host to shuffle cards before games by taking a lot of time as well as eliminate the possibility of cheating. A shuffled playing cards ( | 05-30-2013 |
| 20130147112 | TRAP DOOR AMUSEMENT GAME - An amusement game is disclosed that includes a skilled based feature that allows players to try to time the activation of a pressure sensitive switch at the same time a light is illuminated at a target position, and if the player accurately times the activation of the switch, a central proceeding unit sends a signal to a stepper motor to energized and completely open a door that is mounted in a horizontal plane by pivoting downwardly. The door is designed to supports a prize that will be distributed to a player. If the timing is not precise, a signal is sent to a central proceeding unit to incrementally open the door. As the door continues to be opened, any prize that is supported by the door will eventually distributed as the door is allowed to be directed to the prize to a receiving area. Sensors provided on the door detect the absence of a prize on the door and send a signal to a central processing unit to activate a claw mechanism that transfers prizes from a retaining area to a position on said door. | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130147113 | SHUFFLED PLAYING CARDS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides shuffled playing cards which eliminate the need for a game host to shuffle cards before games by taking a lot of time as well as eliminate the possibility of cheating. A shuffled playing cards ( | 06-13-2013 |
| 20130270768 | DEVICE WITH MULTI-DIRECTIONAL MOVING MEMBERS - A game piece, comprising members that are associated with one another with pivot axes, where a member provides a pivot support that allows independent rotation and or translation motions of a next member in different directions. | 10-17-2013 |
| 20130285323 | GAME APPARATUS AND GAME - A set of playing tokens ( | 10-31-2013 |
| 20130292901 | DIVIDING SYSTEM FOR GAMING CHIP RACKS - A chip rack comprises: (a) a tray including first and second parallel side walls; bottom member including a plurality of cylindrical troughs that hold chips and are parallel to first and second side walls; and first and second parallel longitudinal walls; and (b) a plurality of dividers that perpendicularly intersect the plurality of cylindrical troughs wherein the dividers are spaced to separate a predetermined quantity of chips such as 20, which is the casino industry standard used in the accounting of chip inventories. The dividers separate chips into stacks of 20, allowing quicker accounting of chips by dealers and supervisors. The plurality of dividers may comprise multiple series of protuberances and may further include a divider or spacer that runs along the first longitudinal wall to provide distance between the first longitudinal wall and a chip stack to allow a dealer to easily lift up the chip stack. | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130292902 | SHUFFLED PLAYING CARDS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF - The present invention provides shuffled playing cards which eliminate the need for a game host to shuffle cards before games by taking a lot of time as well as eliminate the possibility of cheating. A shuffled playing cards ( | 11-07-2013 |
| 20130307214 | MODULAR GAME CASE - A new game piece chamber has a front surface, a rear surface, and an interior. Spaced apart railings extend in parallel from the front surface to the rear surface and have smooth surfaces facing the interior. A securing mechanism is attached to the railings opposite the smooth surfaces. One or more dividers are configured to be removably secured to the securing mechanism and to organize game pieces stored in the interior. A new game board chamber has a first side and a second, opposing side and a securing mechanism on at least one of the two sides. One or more game piece holders are configured for removable attachment to, and repositioning on, the securing mechanism. A game board organizer is attached to the first side or the second side. A new modular gaming case is configured to house game piece chambers and game board chambers. | 11-21-2013 |
| 20130328264 | COUNTER HOLDER DEVICE THAT CAN BE FOLDED FOR OPENING AND CLOSING - A foldable counter-holder element is described which, when unfolded, helps to facilitate the arrangement and handling of counters during play, since there are no divisions for accommodating each of the counters in the various cavities formed, providing an aid for the player, leaving the latter's hands free and the counters in a vertical position and with a slight tilt in order to make the counters easier to see, said device having a space for displaying advertising on the upper cover, which is on view at all times, irrespective of whether the device is folded or unfolded, said device providing an attractive element for advertising during play, and furthermore the counter-holder device is easy to carry since, when folded, it keeps the counters in a small space and prevents them emerging from the device. | 12-12-2013 |
| 20140049004 | HAND PERSPIRATION REMOVAL DEVICE - A hand perspiration removal device comprises a base which includes top and bottom surfaces, a perspiration absorbing pad which is removably attached to the top surface, and an arrangement for securing the base to a part of a user's body. The bottom surface of the base comprises a concave configuration which extends from a first side of the base to a second, opposite side of the base such that the bottom surface is configured to conform to the part of the user's body to which the device is secured. | 02-20-2014 |
| 20140070487 | Stabilizer for Stacked Gaming Chips - An article is provided for stabilizing a stack of gaming chips which includes:
| 03-13-2014 |
| 20140117618 | TICKET DISPENSER - A ticket dispenser includes a first engaging member advancing a ticket at a first rate of speed, a second engaging member advancing the ticket at a second, greater, rate of speed and a third engaging member advancing the ticket at a third, even greater, rate of speed. The ticket has length greater than a) the spacing between the first and second engaging members and b) the spacing between the second and third engaging members. As the ticket advances through the ticket dispensing mechanism, the second engaging member engages the ticket before the first engaging member disengages the ticket and the third engaging member engages the ticket before the second engaging member disengages the ticket. A force of the second ticket engaging member is greater than that of the first and third engaging members. | 05-01-2014 |
| 20140159308 | DETECTION DEVICE CAPABLE OF ACCURATELY READING DOTS ON DICE - A detection device is used in a gaming machine that detects numbers of dots on a plurality of dice having wireless tags. The detection device reads the wireless tags which are embedded on each face of the dice by a reader having an antenna. The antenna of the reader includes a first antenna portion disposed substantially in a central portion of a field that supports the dice, and formed in a substantially circular shape, and a plurality of second antenna portions disposed so as to superimpose a detection area of the first antenna portion, and having a detection area larger than the first antenna portion. The first antenna portion and the plurality of the second antenna portions are disposed so as to have a portion of detection areas mutually superimposed on a playing board. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140175741 | INTEGRATED BLACKJACK HOLE CARD READERS AND CHIP RACKS, AND IMPROVED COVERS FOR CHIP RACKS - Integrated blackjack hole card readers and chip racks, and novel locking cover assemblies, are disclosed. In one embodiment, a chip rack of standard configuration is provided, and defines a cutout into which the reader can be placed. In another embodiment, the chip rack and reader are molded as a single unit. A removable locking cover is also disclosed which can be used to cover chip racks any time they are not in use. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140232063 | MOVABLE OBJECT DRIVING DEVICE AND GAME MACHINE - A movable body drive device that controls a drive unit configured to drive a movable body arranged on a game machine has a communication unit that receives a control command for regulating a destination position of the movable body, a storage unit that stores a current position of the movable body, and a control unit that determines, based on a difference between the destination position and the current position or a moving direction in an immediately previous action of the movable body, a moving direction in the next action of the movable body and to control the drive unit such that the movable body is moved along the moving direction in the next action until the movable body reaches the destination position. | 08-21-2014 |
| 20140239587 | HORSESHOE GAME CADDY - A horseshoe game caddy for removably retaining horseshoes and stakes for playing a horseshoe game. The caddy includes a plurality of horseshoe racks supported by posts in vertically spaced relation. Each of the horseshoe racks are adapted to removably support at least one of the plurality of horseshoes. | 08-28-2014 |
| 20150014924 | PAY OR PLAY TOURNAMENT FORMAT - A multi-entry tournament is provided. The tournament format allows participants to enter as many times as they choose until the specified sized bracket is full. The tournament format also allows participants to enter in a round further into the tournament bracket. Thus, participants are able to more quickly advance through the tournament without having to play the standard number of matches. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150014925 | Intelligent Table Game System - A card dealing system incorporating playing cards with rank and suit information encoded thereon via micro-dots, and a shoe capable of reading such micro dots as a playing card is drawn from the shoe. A game controller unit determines the positioning of the micro-dots on the playing card, and determines the rank and suit information therefrom. The game controller thereby monitors the progress and status of a card game. The shoe includes a mechanism for increasing the force needed to pull a card from the shoe in certain circumstances. The engagement of this mechanism may be tied to the rules of the game, or may relate to circumstances apart from the rules of the game, such as the detection of a cut card or a virtual cut card. | 01-15-2015 |
| 20150035229 | Bingo Game Card Stencil - Disclosed is a stencil for bingo game boards. The stencil includes a front and rear side and a plurality of cutouts therethrough. The cutouts on the stencil form various bingo formations that are commonly played. The rear side of the stencil includes a pocket that is adapted to hold a bingo game board therein. The pocket is constructed to hold the bingo game board securely, thereby eliminating the need for additional fasteners. In use, a bingo game board is placed behind the stencil and inserted into the pocket so that the numbers disposed on the board are shown through the cutouts. The stencil allows users to see the numbers that are shown through the cutouts while blocking the rest of the numbers from view. In this way, the present invention assists users in identifying numbers on a bingo game board that form a winning bingo formation. | 02-05-2015 |
| 20150042042 | METHOD FOR ADMINISTRATING A PACKAGE OF SHUFFLED PLAYING CARDS - Administrating a package of shuffled playing cards to prevent fraudulent card exchanges. The administrating system is configured to calculate places and a number of packages of shuffled playing cards at places of the backyard, the places of playing tables, places of carriers and the disposition place using information obtained by the loading step and unloading step and the administrating system calculates by every ID codes bases 1) places of packages registered by the registering step for registering to a data base of administrating system and a number of packages place by place from information obtained from the loading step and the unloading step. The administrating system is configured to recognize whether there is a lost package by comparing the information of all ID codes registered in registering steps with the ID codes at places of packages obtained at the calculating step from the loading step and the unloading step. | 02-12-2015 |
| 20150084279 | TABLE GAME SYSTEM - A table game system comprises a predetermined number of decks of game cards ( | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150097335 | CARD-READING DEVICE AND TABLE-GAME SYSTEM - A card shooter apparatus of a table game system is provided with a card shooter unit having a card housing unit that stores a plurality of cards in a horizontally stacking manner, and a control device configured with a program storage unit, a computer device, etc. is arranged at a lower part of the card shooter apparatus. A lid is provided at an upper part of the card housing unit, and an optical sensor that receives reflected light of light irradiated to end surfaces of the plurality of cards stored in the card housing unit is arranged under the lid. The card shooter apparatus and the table game system make it possible to inspect that the plurality of cards complete a predetermined number (for example, 416 cards in the case of eight decks) in a state of being present in the card shooter apparatus. | 04-09-2015 |
| 20150130131 | LOTTERY MARKING APPARATUS - The present invention relates generally to apparatuses to facilitate the playing of lottery games. More specifically, the present invention relates to apparatuses for marking or puncturing lottery play slips. | 05-14-2015 |
| 20150297982 | GAME MODIFICATION - Familiar games are enhanced by modification equipment and/or rule changes which add strategic possibilities, player interactions, and twists not found in original game rules. Games suitable for pairing with modification equipment include board games, card games, dice games, tile games, and parlor games, for example. Game modification instructions function to alter one or more of: hand size, discards, draws, seating, turn count, turn order, rounds, scores, winning conditions, item ownership, item visibility, item possession, team membership, equipment in play, action targets, and other categories. Multiple games may be yoked together. Instructions modifying play may be followed at specified times, even after an original game ends, to determine an ultimate winner. Instructions may be embodied in cards, spinners, and/or software. Modification instructions may apply to all turn-based games, or to games in a particular category, or to a particular branded familiar game, for example. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150297983 | GAME EXPANSION - Familiar games are enhanced by expansion equipment which adds strategic possibilities, player interactions, and twists not found in original game rules. Games suitable for expansion include board games, card games, dice games, tile games, and parlor games, for example. Game-agnostic mechanism instructions function to alter one or more of: hand size, discards, draws, seating, turn count, turn order, rounds, scores, winning conditions, item ownership, item visibility, item possession, team membership, equipment in play, action targets, and other categories. Multiple games may be yoked together. Instructions injecting game mechanisms may be followed at specified times, even after an original game ends, to determine an ultimate winner. Game-agnostic mechanism instructions may be embodied in cards, spinners, and/or software, and may apply to all turn-based games, or to games in a particular category, or to a particular branded familiar game, for example. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20150297984 | GAME MODIFICATION - Familiar games are enhanced by modification equipment and/or rule changes which add strategic possibilities, player interactions, and twists not found in original game rules. Games suitable for pairing with modification equipment include board games, card games, dice games, tile games, and parlor games, for example. Game modification instructions function to alter one or more of: hand size, discards, draws, seating, turn count, turn order, rounds, scores, winning conditions, item ownership, item visibility, item possession, team membership, equipment in play, action targets, and other categories. Multiple games may be yoked together. Instructions modifying play may be followed at specified times, even after an original game ends, to determine an ultimate winner. Instructions may be embodied in cards, spinners, and/or software. Modification instructions may apply to all turn-based games, or to games in a particular category, or to a particular branded familiar game, for example. | 10-22-2015 |
| 20160158623 | Wearable device and method for indicating scoring and scoring athority - A wearable device and method includes a receiver, a transceiver, a processor, an authority indicator, and a scoring indicator for providing indication of authority and scoring from sporting equipment or user information. The sport of fencing benefits in particular from this device and method. | 06-09-2016 |
| 20080230987 | Gaming control holder - A holster for a game controller is provided. The holster includes a support surface adapted to be mountable to a surface. A pair of opposing ends is connected to the support surface. The opposing ends are connected by bridge, with the opposing ends and the bridge defining a game controller rest area. The game controller rest area removably secures the game controller between the opposing ends. In one embodiment, an inwardly protruding section can be provided on at least one of the opposite ends such that the game controller rest area removably secures the game controller between the opposing ends. In another embodiment, the distance between the opposite ends can narrow as the opposite ends extend away from the bridge, such that the game controller rest area removably secures the game controller between the opposing ends. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20080303209 | Gaming Console Storage Apparatus - A portable, light-weight storage apparatus for storing a video game console that also allows a user to sit comfortably in a couch or chair and play video games in front of a living room television or the like. The apparatus provides an “all-in-one” control center with multiple accessories, including an “arcade style” player pad, storage for the video game console unit, storage for a hand-held controller and video game media, instruction and code booklet storage, a player privacy shield and a drink holder. When not in use the storage unit can be easily transported away from the television area to an out of the way location. | 12-11-2008 |
| 20100156044 | Rapid fixing lock structure of balance board - The present utility model provides a rapid fixing lock structure of a balance board, relating to a connecting part of balance board and its fittings for game players. The rapid fixing lock structure of the balance board can fix different balance board fittings to a balance board according to various games so as to increase the sense of reality and fun from balance board game. The rapid fixing lock structure of the balance board comprises: a base, a rapid snap close and a rotating shaft; the base consists of a rotating shaft fixing structure, on which the rotating shaft is mounted; the rapid snap close is L shape formed by two vertical sides perpendicular to each other, wherein the end of the first vertical side is provided with a sprocket for buckling the balance board slot on the balance board, the end of the second vertical side is equipped with a rotating shaft hole of the rapid snap close; the rapid snap close connects the base through the rotation of the rotating shaft. Compared with existing technology, the present utility model enables the player to have a more vivid experience from game, thus to increase the sense of reality and fun from the balance board game. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20110272880 | INFLATABLE VEHICLES FOR SIMULATING DRIVING FOR USE WITH VIDEO GAMES - An inflatable vehicle for simulating a driving experience while playing realistic computer-video driving games such as the WII games, The vehicle is life-like in construction and allows a player to sit therein while playing driving game. A steering wheel or handle bar is configured to receive a game controller—which controls the video game when the steering wheel or handle bar is manipulated like a real life equivalent thereof. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20140125009 | METHOD OF FACILITATING USER PREFERENCE IN CREATIVE DESIGN OF A MANUAL CONTROLLER - A configurable manual controller for manipulating images or symbols on a display is adapted for construction with matable building elements arranged by a user. The user forms the manual controller to exhibit a customized ornamental appearance reflecting the user's creative design preferences. | 05-08-2014 |
| 20220134240 | HAND CONTROLLER ASSEMBLY - A hand controller assembly including a hand controller, a slide rail and a strap. The hand controller has a top and a bottom opposite to each other. The slide rail is disposed at the top and has an entrance and a limiting portion adjacent to the entrance. The strap is detachably assembled to the slide rail and the bottom. The strap includes a body and a metal member. The metal member is assembled to one end of the body. The metal member has a sliding block. The sliding block is adapted to be detachably assembled to the slide rail via the entrance along a direction. The sliding block is adapted to move along the limiting portion. The limiting portion restricts the movement of the sliding block along the direction. | 05-05-2022 |
| 20090096159 | CARD GAME PLAYING DEVICE AND METHOD OF PLAYING A GAME - A game playing device having a housing with a card holding member, the card holding member being configured to receive a plurality of cards; a plurality of switches located on a surface of the housing each of the plurality of switches being capable of being illuminated; and a controller for selectively illuminating each of the plurality of switches, the illumination of at least one of the plurality of switches indicating a turn for playing the game playing device. | 04-16-2009 |
| 20090121428 | Apparatus and method for viewing face-down playing cards - Disclosed are apparatus and method that allow a card player to identify the face of cards that are dealt face-down to the player and while the cards are maintained face-down. The dealt cards maintained face-down are slid into position onto a transparent window portion in the top planar surface of the apparatus where at least an identifying portion of face-down cards is exposed downward onto a reflecting mechanism which then reflects the image of the identifying portion of the card upward and in normal orientation for viewing by the player. | 05-14-2009 |
| 20110095476 | Playing card holder for windy conditions - A device for holding one or more stacks of playing cards in windy conditions is disclosed. The device comprises a frame portion and a card-holding portion. The frame comprises a base for contacting a ground surface and a support portion for movably retaining the card-holding portion. In a desired embodiment, the device comprises two card-holding portions for retaining two stacks of playing cards, for instance, a drawing stack and a discard stack. The device can operate via force of gravity or through a spring-loaded mechanism. | 04-28-2011 |
| 20130099444 | INTEGRATED BLACKJACK HOLE CARD READERS AND CHIP RACKS, AND IMPROVED COVERS FOR CHIP RACKS - Integrated blackjack hole card readers and chip racks, and novel locking cover assemblies, are disclosed. In one embodiment of the hole card reader and chip rack, a chip rack of standard configuration is provided, and defines a cutout into which the reader can be placed. In another embodiment, the chip rack and reader are molded as a single unit. A removable locking cover is also disclosed which can be used to cover chip racks any time they are not in use. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20150102560 | Combination Card Holder and Card Deck for Playing Cards - Disclosed is a combination card holder and card deck for playing cards. The card holder includes a housing with a lid hingedly attached thereto. In a preferred embodiment, the interior of the housing is configured to hold double deck pinochle cards, which include four of each of the face cards of each suit, as well as four of each of the aces and tens of each suit, totaling eighty cards. The lid is dimensioned to cover the open top portion of the housing. The underside of the lid includes a pocket for holding playing cards that are in a player's hand, or for holding discarded cards during game play. The pocket includes an open upper end for receiving cards therethrough, and a closed lower end for preventing the cards from falling out therefrom. The pocket may be tapered from the upper end to the lower end thereof. | 04-16-2015 |
| 20160023092 | CARD DISPOSAL SYSTEM FOR TABLE GAME - A card disposal system for a table game is provided that is capable of assuring the disposal of all of cards corresponding to a predetermined number of decks that are used at a game table without any deficiency and without any fraudulent diversion being made over such cards. | 01-28-2016 |
