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Amusement devices: games February patent applications/inventions, industry category 02/09

20090051110 - Modified blackjack game with a side bet on \"any-ten\": A modified game of blackjack includes a side wager made available if the dealer's two-card hand equals ten or eleven. The side wager is betting on the third dealer's card being an “any ten” card: ten, jack, queen or king. The side wager is resolved independently of the main game.... Agent: Trojan Law Offices

20090051111 - Magnetic game simulating a team sport: Game pieces with non-magnetic ferrous metal and/or magnetic portions are used to simulate a group activity, such as combat or a team sport. The pieces are adapted to releasably adhere or repel by magnetic forces during play.... Agent: Mr. Jacob R.s. Andersen Dracco Company Limited

20090051112 - Method and device for a game of money, mental gymnastics, questions and answers: A game for one player or more that can be played on a board, on a computer program game or even on realty TV quiz show over real money. The game involves thinking, calculation, planning and knowledge. The aim of the game is to accumulate as much money as possible... Agent: Uzi Ezra Havosha & Partners

20090051113 - Hold 'em poker with multiple opponents hands: The player is dealt two hole cards. Each opponent is dealt two hole cards. The player has the option to raise or check. If the player raises, all opponents must raise. If the player checks, all opponents must check. Then three community cards are dealt. If the player raises or... Agent: John Edward Roethel

20090051114 - Systems and methods for multi-platform trading card game: A series of trading cards for playing a game comprising a first trading card for a first character comprising a first unique identifier and a first variable rule of play. The series of trading cards also comprises a second trading card for a second character comprising a second unique identifier... Agent: Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker LLP

20090051115 - Interactive sporting event game: A game that involves cards or other point indicating items where players observe a sporting event such as football and if certain actions occur in the sporting event that correlate to a prearranged list, players are awarded cards.... Agent: Hughes Law Firm, PLLC

20090051116 - Ball games apparatus: This invention provides a ball games apparatus comprising a support, a target mounted on the support, and a tether connected to the support, the tether comprising a ball at a free end thereof, wherein the target comprises a border frame member comprising an aperture therethrough, the ball being arranged to... Agent: Trego, Hines & Ladenheim, PLLC

20090045571 - Set of dice as a random symbol generator: Set of dice with one key die and one working die could be used for playing American roulette. In this case each die is empty (FIGS. 5A, 5B, 9A and 9A). Inside of each die is one more die but smaller, so it can move frequently (FIGS. 7A, 7B and... Agent: Khamit Abdoullaev

20090045572 - Educational board game and method of use: A board game and method of use simulates an experience of school in the structure, layout, and the educational materials. The game includes a map imprinted on a board that simulates an interactive school environment having associated spaces representing classrooms and actions to be taken by students or players represented... Agent: T.l. Garrett, PLC

20090045573 - Horse racing game: A horse racing game includes a game board that has a plurality of concentric lanes having at least one starting point, a finish point and an equal number of movement increments. Markers are identifiable with each player and used to identify the position of the player on the game board... Agent: Belasco, Jacobs & Townsley LLP Howard Hughes Center

20090045574 - Board game for building words with single-letter and multiple-letter tiles on a plurality of multi-directional pathways: The invention is a word-building board game played on a double-sided board whose grid on both sides comprises horizontal and vertical rows of circles overlaid with smaller circles. Using single-letter and multiple-letter tiles, words are built on a plurality of multi-directional pathways, a number of which are imbedded on one... Agent: Marilyn Fay Quinlan

20090045575 - Poker game method and device: The invention relates to a poker game method and device. According to two different game rules, the poker game method can come to two diverse results for every game between each player and the dealer. And, a variety of odds is established in accordance with conditions that may happen to... Agent: Sinorica, LLC

20090045576 - Twenty-one game with card redraw bet: An improved method of playing a twenty-one or blackjack type of game, comprising allowing a player to place an additional bet, the additional bet entitling the player to discard one of the cards initially dealt. The additional bet may be a percentage of the main bet played, and may be... Agent: Barber Legal

20090045577 - Baseball card game: A baseball card game for play by two players or two player groups is described. It is comprised of two card sets of a predetermined identical number of pitch cards and one card set of offensive action cards and one card set of defensive action cards. The pitch cards have... Agent: Ogilvy Renault LLP

20090045578 - Multimedia basketball machine composite structure: The present invention provides a multimedia basketball machine composite structure, consisting of a multimedia device and a digital camera device installed in a basketball machine. The multimedia device includes a processing device, a screen and loudspeaker devices. A player is able to interact with the basketball machine according to prompts... Agent: Troxell Law Office PLLC

20090045579 - Method of competitive marksmanship and game therefore: The method of competitive marksmanship includes the steps of providing a first shooter with a first designated target system having a first target composition, the composition including various graphic elements. Respective selectable rule-based values are, in accordance with rules, assigned for respective graphic elements of the first target composition. A... Agent: Melvin K. Silverman And Assocs PC

20090045580 - Game apparatus: The game apparatus has a plurality of elongate coloured building blocks. During the course of a game a number of the blocks are built up block by block in a desired orientation on an associated plinth forming an upright structure until this structure collapses. Each building block is of square... Agent: Holland & Knight LLP

20090045581 - Fantasy sports draft system and method: A fantasy sports draft system for a fantasy league with plurality of teams, the fantasy sports draft system comprising: a plurality of bidding indicators; a nominator indicator; a large roster form configured such that information contained on the large roster form is legible from at least about five feet away;... Agent: Law Office Of Michael A. Blake, LLC

20090039597 - Set of parts with movement mechanism for table football game: In order to outshine what is known up to date on this field and also to improve the game, the main objective of this request of patent of Invention is to provide a field player independent of the game board, able to be positioned strategically to make the pass or... Agent: Defillo & Associates, Inc.

20090039598 - Card reading device: A card reader includes a platform, a card shooter mounted on the platform, and a card guide unit. The card guide unit guides cards which are pulled out one by one from the card shooter. One or more black light sensors are provided in the card guide unit to read... Agent: Amster, Rothstein & Ebenstein LLP

20090039599 - Reciprocally linked nesting structure: An assembly comprising three or more elements; each element comprises a shape with an opening completely through the element; and each element comprises a plurality of edges, the edges being joined together at angular junctions. Each element links all of the other elements, and each element links the other elements... Agent: Hughes Hubbard & Reed LLP

20090039600 - 3-d puzzle including a block and interlocking sliding keys: A puzzle and a method of solving thereof are disclosed. The puzzle includes a block defining an interior and an exterior, the block including at least three panels arranged perpendicularly to each other, wherein each panel defines a wall and wherein each panel defines at least one slot through each... Agent: Merchant & Gould PC

20090039602 - Baseball game: A new baseball player card is disclosed. A new baseball game is also disclosed. The baseball player cards have game playing indicia on the face of the card.... Agent: Diehl Servilla LLC

20090039601 - Fantasy football card game: A fantasy football deck of cards comprises a plurality of sets of cards each of which has indicia corresponding to a position of a player on a football team. Each of the cards is also assigned a number value which corresponds to that position. The number values differ for each... Agent: Connolly Bove Lodge & Hutz LLP

20090039603 - Archery target and method of using same: An archery target includes a cylindrical body having a substantially circular top surface, a substantially circular base surface, and an intermediate section extending between the top surface and base surface. The target can be made by winding at least one layer of a flexible material, such as polyurethane foam, to... Agent: Ashley Law Firm P.C.

20090033031 - Disc game apparatus and method of playing the same: A game apparatus of the type where a projectile, such as a disc is hand propelled across an elongated playing surface from a launch area to a target area and a new method of playing such a game. The method of playing including awarding points to a player for each... Agent: Maxey Law Offices, PLLC

20090033032 - Token game machine: A spiral rod that is rotated by a motor is disposed in a fall passage connected to a token chute 4. A second special game medium AM2 is captured at an opening W2 between the spiral rod and a rear wall positioned diagonally rearward from the spiral rod. A first... Agent: Oliff & Berridge, PLC

20090033033 - Card game: The present invention provides a method of playing a card game for two or more players. In some embodiments, the method comprises setting up the game and propagating the game. Setting up the game comprises dealing to each player a set of cards from the deck of cards to create... Agent: Nw-ip-law

20090033034 - Game system and method for hitting a ball through a playing field: The present invention is directed to a game, and more specifically to an outdoor game designed for two or more players that requires navigating a large playing field containing a variety of objects and obstacles. The players navigate the course by hitting a ball with a bat over, through or... Agent: Steven H Greenfield