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Amusement devices: games January recently filed with US Patent Office 01/09

20090026700 - Card shooter apparatus: A card shooter apparatus comprises a card shooter unit including a card housing for containing a plurality of cards and a card reading unit. The card reading unit has a card guide unit which guides cards pulled out one by one from the card shooter unit and reads at least... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20090026701 - Usa geographical puzzle game: This game is made of a game board and 50 colorful 3D-plastic blocks. On the game board, page 1, is borderline of USA (10). Inside of borderline is blank (11), while outside the border line (12) is colorful. Outside the borderline including the Canada, Mexico, both in gray color, while... Agent: Koresh Khatai

20090026702 - Die retrieval game: The present invention relates to a game wherein the objective is to retrieve a special die from a specific location and return with it to the starting point on the playing surface. The game is designed to maximize feelings of competition and suspense among those playing by providing both the... Agent: Timothy W. Mcnellis

20090026703 - Gaming system for bingo-type game: A set of game cards, such as bingo cards (10) which each display an arrangement of game indicia, such as bingo numbers (27) are configured for use in combination with jackpot tickets (12) in a game of chance, such as bingo or keno, in which numbers are drawn at random... Agent: Fay Sharpe LLP

20090026704 - 123 poker: A method of playing a poker game comprises: each player making a first bet (and optional side bet in some embodiments of the invention); dealing a first card to each player; dealing two dealer cards face down to the dealer; dealing a community card face up; requiring each player to... Agent: Werner Alecsander Kling

20090026705 - Method and apparatus for playing a game: A method and apparatus is disclosed for playing a variation of Texas hold'em having preset opening hands and odds for winning by betting on the opening hands.... Agent: The Law Office Of Edward L Bishop

20090026706 - Sports wagering based on player verses player matchups: A sports wagering contest having where contestants make player selections from one or more player match-ups set up by a contest operator, such as a gaming establishment, is disclosed. Player selections are deemed winning selections based on the points players within a match-up earn based on their performance in a... Agent: Weide & Miller, Ltd.

20090026707 - Card game: The present invention is offered under the name of “Pair Magic”. It is a five-card-stud game, played with at least one conventional poker deck of 52 cards. Two or more players may participate in the game. One of the players is the Banker whom other players play against. A Player... Agent: Henry Tien Lo

20090026708 - Paper archery tuner: A frame structure holds a paper roll in the top part and releasable spring loaded pressure bars hold the roll and the leading edge of the paper stretched taut across the frame for shooting arrows through the paper and release to allow feeding a hole-free portion of paper from the... Agent: Donald W. Meeker Patent Agent

20090020947 - Eight piece dissection puzzle: An eight-piece geometric puzzle includes five modified rectangular tiles each having a 45° interior angle, and three triangular tiles. The tiles are of rigid flat construction so as to be arrangeable on a flat surface edge to edge to form a variety of recognizable two-dimensional figures including, but not limited... Agent: Patent Law & Venture Group

20090020948 - Democracy based political board game: A board game for at least two players that permits players to garner political support from the voting public, create political parties and vie for control of a democratic government, wherein play of the board game includes generating a random number using the random number generator, moving a token a... Agent: Deeth Williams Wall LLP

20090020949 - Dual game with chess: A combination of a chess game and a card game provides a more challenging game not achievable by playing only the chess game or only the card game. The cards in the card game are laid on the chessboard face down and both games are played simultaneously with some changes... Agent: Maria Erlinda C. Sarno, Esq.

20090020951 - One bet poker: A method of playing a poker game comprises: each player making one bet (“Showdown bet”) and an optional side bet; dealing two face up cards to each player and to the dealer; dealing five community cards face up; each player and the dealer forming their best five-card poker hand comprised... Agent: Jennifer J. Riel

20090020950 - Poker wagering game with forced discard: A wagering card game related to poker which can be used in a casino to accept and resolve real money wagers on a casino game table. Initial cards can be dealt to a player and a dealer. The player can be required to select one card out of his or... Agent: Muskin & Cusick Llc

20090020952 - Thirty-one/forty card game: Each bettor wagers on a first hand (the RED hand) or a second hand (the BLACK hand). The first hand is dealt until the count value is at least 31 and not more than 40. The second hand is dealt until the count value is at least 31 and not... Agent: John Edward Roethel

20090020953 - Fencing floor: An aluminum floor for fencing has an improved friction surface with traction-enhancing grooves and is configured to reduce noise. Aluminum extrusions forming the floor define a flat surface but with series of parallel grooves separated by non-grooved spaces. In a preferred embodiment the grooves are essentially square cut. The grooves... Agent: Thomas M. Freiburger

20090020954 - Portable horseshoe playing court: A portable horseshoe court demarcation device formed of a plurality of engaged pairs of flexible members such as webbing. The ends of the flexible members once engaged to the ground mark a Horseshoe court. Center sections of one pair of flexible members provide a reference point from which to determine... Agent: Donn K. Harms Patent & Trademark Law Center

20090020955 - Adjustable target mount: An adjustable target mount allows the height of the mount to be adjusted. Additionally, the mount is adjustable to accommodate a variety of different targets and target actuators, and may be quickly moved out of the line of fire without requiring disassembly or removal of the target mount.... Agent: Bateman Ip Law Group

20090020956 - Crucible: multi participant boxing match:

20090014951 - Method of administering a greeting card and lottery game combination: A method and a system for administering a greeting card and lottery game combination are provided. The method includes the step of providing the greeting card with an identifier associated therewith, which greeting card is provided at a location accessible to a consumer. A lottery game is maintained at a... Agent: Howard & Howard Attorneys, P.C.

20090014952 - Interactive role playing game: The present invention is an adult role playing game that involves relationships and interaction. The game relies on communication, negotiation, and agreement between individuals with varied and similar interests. Once the decision to play is established the game pieces and apparatus and choices determine the game(s) played by the participants.... Agent: White-welker & Welker, LLC

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... Agent: Mohiuddin Ahmed Chowdhury

20090014954 - Three dimensional geometric puzzle: Disclosed is a geometric puzzle comprising a plurality of three-dimensional components of at least one type, each component of the same type being derived by notionally dividing a fundamental shape into a plurality of equal parts, said fundamental shape being selected from the group consisting of a regular tetrahedron having... Agent: Marks & Clerk

20090014955 - Method of directing personal actualization using a plurality of random words: A game based method and system is provided for personal actualization in the context of fortune telling or as a means of centering oneself. The game employs a method of personal actualization whereby a user selects a plurality of random words, phrases or numbers and then evaluates the randomly selected... Agent: Barlow, Josephs & Holmes, Ltd.

20090014956 - Multi-function apparatus for covering a surface and gaming: Disclosed is a multi-function apparatus for covering a surface and gaming. More specifically, the present invention relates to a multi-function apparatus including a covering such as a towel, blanket, activity mat, or the like having integral gaming features and storage. In one aspect of the invention, a depiction of a... Agent: Flaster/greenberg P.C. 8 Penn Center

20090014957 - Game piece: A game piece for transferring an object across the surface of a board game or the like. The game piece generally comprises a carrier body having an upper end, a lower end, an entry opening proximate the lower end, and a socket in communication with the entry opening. The entry... Agent: Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP

20090014958 - Online gaming system: Aspects of the present invention provide systems and methods relating to online gaming utilizing virtual playing instruments generated from physical playing instruments. According to one aspect of the invention, physical playing instruments are utilized in a gaming environment that may be scrambled, shuffled, and/or played remotely over a network. In... Agent: Banner & Witcoff, Ltd.

20090014959 - Playing cards: A deck of playing cards having front sides with face depiction spots arranged on two halves. The appearance of the rear sides of the cards is preferably coordinated with the face depiction spots.... Agent: Lynn E Barber

20090014960 - Lighted roping dummy: A lighted roping assembly is presented, with a roping target in the form of an animal head which may be lighted from the inside or outside, but preferably from the inside. Replaceable and interchangeable horns are provided, as well as adjustable and retractable legs for roping practice.... Agent: Dykas, Shaver & Nipper, LLP

20090014961 - Folding target stand: A folding target stand allows a shooter to easily mount a target at a number of different heights without requiring the use of tools and without requiring disassembly of the target stand. The target stand provides increased stability when struck by bullets and may be easily transported and stored without... Agent: BatemanIPLaw Group

20090008874 - Roulette gaming machine changing payout ratio set for each bet type and playing method of roulette game: In a unit game executed in a ratio of once per several times, a win is made in a DOUBLE ODDS lottery. When a win is made in a DOUBLE ODDS lottery, a payout ratio (ODDS) set for each bet type is switched from a base ratio to a specific... Agent: Ndq&m Watchstone LLP

20090008875 - Game system and method of playing game: A game system and a method of playing game are disclosed. The game system comprises puzzle blocks being provided with at least one identifier each, reader units for separately reading the identifiers of the puzzle blocks, a storage unit for storing at least one game mode which is corresponding to... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20090008876 - Table keno: The present invention provides a table version of a keno game. A table defines a community side bet area including a plurality of betting positions. A set of player symbols is selected by a player from among a set of playable symbols. A set of winning symbols is preferably randomly... Agent: Kenneth Brunelle #1005

20090008877 - Mini-hold 'em games: A playing card wagering game has a player hand compete against another player hand according to three-card poker rank or a player hand compete against a dealer hand. At least one or two players place a first wager on the card wagering game and an optional second side bet wager.... Agent: Mark A. Litman & Associates, P.A. York Business Center

20090008878 - Archery game: A game having a supporting frame over which is draped a cover and a netting with the cover and netting catching and retaining arrows shot into the target or cover. The target may be designed to replicate a dart board.... Agent: Brooks Kushman P.C.

20090001663 - Drawing mechanism with a variable regulation device for regulating the probabilities of winning: The invention relates to a drawing mechanism with a variable regulation device for regulating the probabilities of winning. The mechanism, intended to be associated to two or more entertainment machines, all of them forming a type of game table or counter, is formed from a drum, in which a predetermined... Agent: Moore & Van Allen PLLC

20090001664 - Strategy game: A game having page pieces and a game surface including game piece receiving members. Each of the first set of game pieces also includes a solution position and non-solution positions in which the game surface-engaging member is mated with one of the plurality of game piece receiving members. When a... Agent: Design Ip, P.C.

20090001667 - Game apparatus: A game apparatus, for example for use in sexual foreplay, comprises a flexible non-transparent sheet (4) having a plurality of apertures (6-10) therethrough, the apertures being spaced apart from each other and dimensioned to permit a person to extend an arm therethrough, and suspension means (1, 2) for holding the... Agent: Kenneth Watov, Esq. Watov & Kipnes, P.C.

20090001666 - Method of playing a combination of three card poker and draw poker: A method for playing a combination of Three Card Poker® and Draw Poker. One to seven people can play against the dealer. Each player places a wager on ante and pairplus (optional) and is dealt three cards face down and the dealer four cards face down. Each player has the... Agent: Lanier Ford Shaver & Payne P.C.

20090001665 - Method of playing three card poker: A method of playing a poker wagering game with one or more players and a dealer. Each player makes one or more wagers prior to the cards being dealt. The wagers include a pair plus dealer wager as well as other types of optional wagers. The player may win the... Agent: Bereskin And Parr