Amusement devices: games inventions 04/08

20080093796 - Banked air hockey table: An air hockey game apparatus includes a playing surface having at least one banked portion thereon. The air hockey game apparatus further includes a table frame assembly and a hollow interior region formed by the table frame assembly and the playing surface. An air blower is included and is configured... Agent: Ziolkowski Patent Solutions Group, Sc (zps)

20080093797 - Game of chance: A House Game of chance using both tangible and electronic Gaming Media having a plurality of Gaming Pieces displaying one of at least two recognizable Characteristics and a single Ranking Element such that at least two Game Pieces can be ranked one in respect to the other. In accordance with... Agent: Lee G. Meyer, Esq. Meyer & Associates, LLC

20080093798 - Method of controlling a dice game and gaming machine: A gaming machine includes a dice releasing unit, a game section, a player terminal, and a controller. The dice releasing unit sequentially releases a plurality of dice. The game section has a stopping plate that causes the dice released from the dice releasing unit to rest. The player terminal has... Agent: Oblon, Spivak, Mcclelland Maier & Neustadt, P.C.

20080093799 - Enclosed poker card cover: An enclosed container that is used as a card cover while playing any game of poker. The container is preferable in cylindrical form. The card cover is enclosed and has a see-through cover. Objects are permanently enclosed in the card cover. Objects inside the card cover can be shaken. The... Agent: Joseph Fedison

20080093800 - Handheld card dealer: A card dealing structure that is preferably handheld and allows a user to manually advance a top card from a supply of cards provided in a recess of the structure. The user advances the top card to a card dispensing slot. A rotatable drive member in the card dispensing slot... Agent: Dennison Associates

20080093801 - Modifiable game: A modifiable game according to the present invention includes a magnetic base, at least one game token, a plurality of user tokens, and a plurality of overlays. Each overlay may include starting and ending indicia, segmented path spaces, and indicia, such as artwork, representing different themes. Each overlay is preferably... Agent: Harshaw Research, Inc.

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20080093803 - Ball tossing game: A ball tossing game consists of a tossing device that is thrown at a target device. The tossing device may consist of a string or other flexible connector, having a ball on each end thereof. The target has at least one and preferably multiple horizontally-oriented rungs, onto which the tossing... Agent: Weiss & Moy PC

20080093804 - Portable self-erecting sports goal: A portable, self-erecting sports goal has a frame sufficiently flexible to be re-positioned between a goal configuration and a storage configuration without requiring disassembly of the frame. The frame includes first and second goal posts interconnected at upper ends thereof by a crossbar, a first base bar extending rearward from... Agent: Howson And Howson

20080088085 - Method for manufacturing a foam game panel and structure using the same: The present invention discloses a method for manufacturing a foam game panel and structure using the same. The method includes the steps of selecting a fabric while designing a pattern on a moldboard, constructing a foam material on a groove hole of the moldboard, such that the foam material is... Agent: Pro-techtor International Services

20080088087 - Wager insurance for a no-limit texas hold'em poker game: Wager insurance for a game of No-Limit Texas Hold'Em poker is provided to allow players to “hedge their bets” to limit the downside of losing a large bet through the provision of the ability to purchase, from the house, an insurance policy. The “premium” paid for the insurance policy is... Agent: H. Jay Spiegel - H. Jay Spiegel & Associates

20080088086 - Wild viking roulette: Disclosed is modified roulette game wherein a plurality of values are selected and analyzed during each round of play. A set of predetermined playing cards is used to determine values that determine the outcome of bets. The gaming method includes: dealing a plurality of community cards from a predetermined set... Agent: Jennifer J. Riel

20080088088 - Role-playing game: There is provided a game having a number of game pieces, each of which has a game piece level value. The game has a game level value, and players select game pieces such that a total of the game piece level values is less than or equal to the game... Agent: Ohlandt, Greeley, Ruggiero & Perle, LLP

20080088089 - Electronically controlled target positioning system for training in marksmanship and target identification: e

20080088090 - Out-shot calculator for darts: A computer-readable medium, device and system for calculating an out-shot sequence in a game of darts The device may include an input component, a processing component, and an output component. The input component may receive a player's turn score or overall score. The processing component may be in communication with... Agent: Woodcock Washburn LLP

20080088091 - Ballistic target: A target suitable for target practice or receiving warning shots which includes a bullet stopping plate with a bullet trapping panel. The plate includes a side wall designed to confine bullets fired at an angle. The bullet trapping panel includes a cut-out region with bevelled edges for receiving a replaceable... Agent: Ronald G. Bitner

20080088092 - Home-use crane game machine: The invention provides a home-use crane game machine that gives a player a strained sensation of operation similar to playing a game apparatus disposed in the amusement arcade or the like and that young children can play easily. The home-use crane game machine comprises a base part having a first... Agent: Hansen Huang Technology Law Group, LLP

20080084024 - Game apparatus: Described is a player activated game system, particularly adapted for playing instant lottery type games, that includes a game device having a computer containing at least one game, an electronic display and a card interface adapted to receive a game card having data that represents a particular game outcome such... Agent: Michael B. Mcmurry

20080084025 - Promotional methods using sudoku puzzles having embedded logos and other graphical elements: Modifications of Sudoku puzzles are described that are adapted for promoting companies and products, as well as for conventional game use. The present puzzles include graphical elements on the puzzle face, depicting images such as logos, trademarks, and other characters and shapes.... Agent: Wesley B. Ames

20080084026 - Manufacturable game: In accordance with a preferred embodiment of the invention, there is disclosed an article of manufacture for surrogate gift giving.... Agent: Patent Crafters

20080084027 - Project board game process: An example method for modeling a process as a game includes establishing a set of game rules, establishing a game board and analyzing a process by playing the game board in accordance with the established game rules. In one example, a known process chart is designated as the game board.... Agent: Carlson, Gaskey & Olds/pratt & Whitney

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20080084029 - Front cover of target frame of dartboard: The present invention relates to a front cover of target frames of dartboards with a tidy appearance and a long service life, which comprises a cylindrical housing frame provided with a flange at the bottom edge used for connection. A metal gauze is integrated with the cylindrical housing frame at... Agent: Troutman Sanders LLP

20080079219 - Card games utilizing a novel shuffle and dealing methodology: A monitor screen is provided on which card symbols may be provided for use in a video poker game. In the video poker game, the player makes a wager. A predetermined number of initial cards are dealt from a set of cards to form an initial array of cards. The... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. York Business Center

20080079218 - Wagering game using cards and dice: A wagering game is disclosed utilizing both cards and dice. The instant invention is a fast-paced game wherein a player rolls dice with colors corresponding to the colors of suits in a deck of cards. After the initial roll, the dealer draws a card which, combined with the die of... Agent: Aaron R. Clements/hurley, Reyes & Guinn