Patents Represented by Attorney Muskin & Cusick LLC

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  • Card game allowing redeals
    Patent number: 7735830
    Abstract: A wagering game that allows the player and/or the dealer a redeal. If the player doesn't like his or her hand, the player can discard the player's hand and receive a new set of cards. If the dealer doesn't like his or her hand, according to predetermined dealer criteria, then the dealer can discard the dealer's hand and receive a new set of cards. The highest hand wins. The player can also have the opportunity to make a bonus bet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2006
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2010
    Assignee: Wizard of Odds Consulting, Inc
    Inventor: Michael Shackleford
  • Wagering games allowing player to wager on iterative simultaneous independent wagers with different variances
    Patent number: 7727067
    Abstract: A method to implement a wagering game which allows a player to make multiple bets on independent outcomes. The outcome distributions/variances of each of the bets can vary. The player can, for example, place a bet on whether cards drawn from independent decks will have the same suit, the outcomes of which are entirely independent of each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Assignee: Olympian Gaming LLC
    Inventor: Stacy Friedman
  • Low embodied energy concrete mixture
    Patent number: 7727327
    Abstract: A method for making a low embodied energy cementitious mixture by blending a variety of post-consumer wastes, post-industrial wastes, as well as renewable, organic and recyclable materials with Portland cement or a material having similar cementitious properties. The primary materials are recycled concrete, coal-fired fly ash waste, silica fume, post-industrial waste, organic or inorganic waste fibers. Glass, brick, ceramics, ground tires and other waste products can also be included.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: June 1, 2010
    Inventors: James Glessner, Richard McCabe, Meredith Ware
  • Slot machine bonus game
    Patent number: 7713123
    Abstract: A bonus round for a slot game. A player can select random elements in order to win prizes, different elements may have different award amounts. A player is offered an opportunity to receive a hint, and if the player accepts a hint then the player is provided a clue of which random element(s) to select or avoid to obtain a greater award.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: ID Interactive LLC
    Inventors: Ignacio Gerson, Jorge Heymann, Mike Park
  • Poker game with variable payouts based on probabilities of winning
    Patent number: 7708280
    Abstract: A poker game wherein conditions for a player's hand(s) and a dealer's hand(s) are different such that the player may have different probabilities of winning than the dealer. Payouts are adjusted such that the player's hands are disadvantaged compared to the dealer (e.g., the dealer can have more cards in the dealer's hand) so that the player's payouts may be more than even money to compensate for long odds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Olympian Gaming LLC
    Inventor: Stacy Friedman
  • Pressurized air shooting device
    Patent number: 7708002
    Abstract: An air pressure gun to shoot a projectile, such as a golf ball, long distances using pressurized air. A flapper makes an airtight seal with an air duct to prevent air from leaking out of an air chamber. When a triggering mechanism releases the flapper, pressurized air from the air chamber can then swing the flapper open, thereby shooting the golf ball out of a barrel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Inventor: Martin Gerardo
  • Actuator apparatus for operating and locking a control valve and a method for its use
    Patent number: 7708254
    Abstract: A valve actuator apparatus is provided, which further comprises a linkage mechanism, which can convert rotational force into translational force. This linkage mechanism also imparts a much greater degree of mechanical advantage than typical rack-and-pinion linkages allowing either for greater closing force on the valve or for the use of smaller drive motors to actuate the valve. Furthermore, this linkage mechanism can lock the valve closed, with full seating force, even when no torque is provided by a drive motor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2010
    Assignee: Warren Controls, Inc.
    Inventor: Glenn Hertzog
  • Double draw video poker games
    Patent number: 7704136
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for implementing improvements in video poker games. A second draw can be offered to the player, allowing the player an additional chance to improve the player's hand. The second draw can be always offered or triggered upon predefined conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 27, 2010
    Inventors: Michael Shackleford, Jon Muskin
  • Remote controlled extension cord with embedded housing for a remote control
    Patent number: 7701086
    Abstract: A remote controlled extension cord. The extension cord has a wire attached to a plug with an integrated base. The base serves to cradle a remote control, which is used to turn power on/off to the extensions on the cord. The remote control can snap inside the base and can be easily pushed out. The base thereby serves as a convenient storage for the remote control in order to discourage the remote from getting misplaced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2010
    Inventor: Mike McClurkan
  • Slot machine with sliding symbols
    Patent number: 7690985
    Abstract: A slot machine that has a bonus feature related to the “15 puzzle.” An empty space symbol can appear, thereby allowing other symbols to slide around the matrix, creating different payout combinations. The symbols can slide around to create an optimal arrangement of the symbols, and then the player can be paid on paylines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 6, 2010
    Assignee: Olympian Gaming LLC
    Inventors: Jon H Muskin, Stacy Friedman
  • Method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to determine and/or update slot machine configurations using historical, and/or current, and/or predicted future data
    Patent number: 7686688
    Abstract: An apparatus, method, and computer readable storage for automatically deciding slot machine configuration changes. Slot machine usage is electronically monitored and ideal settings are determined from the usage. Slot machines can then be updated electronically according to the ideal settings, either automatically or upon operator approval.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Olympian Gaming LLC
    Inventors: Stacy Friedman, Jon H. Muskin
  • Video games adapted for wagering
    Patent number: 7682239
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to allow players to wager on video games. The method disclosed herein can allow players to win or lose money while partaking in any video game previously played for entertainment purposes. A player can purchase play time on a game, play the game and earn monetary prizes during the game, and then redeem the monetary prizes for real cash.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 23, 2010
    Assignee: Olympian Gaming LLC
    Inventors: Stacy Friedman, Jon Muskin
  • Multi-hand poker with card transformations
    Patent number: 7669855
    Abstract: A method of implementing a wagering game. A first hand of cards is dealt on a first row. Cards can be held or discarded by a player. Cards that are held are transformed into a card with a same face value but a different suit and copied into an additional row. Cards not held are replaced in the first row and the additional row.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventor: Fernando DiCarlo
  • Wagering game involving card ranges
    Patent number: 7669856
    Abstract: A wagering game wherein a player is dealt a card and the dealer is dealt a card, and a player wins if a player's card and the dealer's card are of equal rank, or if a player is dealt a second card that falls in rank between a player's card and a dealer's card. The player is given an option to exchange his or her initial card. The player is also given an option to double his or her wager before his second card is dealt. A bonus round can also be offered wherein a bonus card is dealt and the player wins a bonus if the bonus card falls between the dealer's card and the player's second card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2010
    Assignee: Avant-Garde Games, LLC
    Inventors: Joseph E. Lemberg, Steven J. Lemberg
  • Wagering game with concealed elements continuously revealed
    Patent number: 7666080
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage medium for implementing a bonus round of a slot machine game. A plurality of concealed elements are displayed, and a player can reveal each element one by one, until a terminating symbol is revealed. Combinations are formed and a player is awarded a highest combination upon revealing a terminating symbol.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2004
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: Olympian Gaming LLC
    Inventor: Jon H Muskin
  • Hard pass craps wager
    Patent number: 7661677
    Abstract: A wager for casino craps which allows a player to win when a come out shooter makes a hard point (e.g. rolls 2/2 or 3/3 or 4/4 or 5/5), and then the shooter makes the point (before the shooter rolls a seven) with the same hard point (e.g. 2/2 or 3/3 or 4/4 or 5/5). If the shooter does not roll a hard point (1/1 and 6/6 are considered ‘craps’ and are not points) or the shooter rolls a hard point on the come out roll but does not make the same hard point before rolling a seven (or makes the point without rolling the hard point), then the player loses the wager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Olympian Gaming LLC
    Inventor: Stacy Friedman
  • Device to facilitate stationary placement of a paintbrush
    Patent number: 7658352
    Abstract: An attaching mechanism to attach to a paintbrush. The attaching mechanism comprises a hook so that when the attaching mechanism is attached to a paintbrush, the paintbrush can be hung by the hook on a rim of a paint can.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2010
    Inventor: Robert G. Gronbach
  • Bad beat blackjack
    Patent number: 7651096
    Abstract: A side wager for blackjack that allows the player to win when the player loses a hand that the player would have expected to win. If the player is initially dealt a good hand, e.g., 20, and the player still loses, then the player can be rewarded by collecting a “bad beat” award.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2006
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2010
    Assignee: Olympian Gaming LLC
    Inventor: Stacy Friedman
  • Poker games using cards and/or dice
    Patent number: 7614625
    Abstract: Card and/or dice games which can be played among several players. Each player tries to obtain a better poker hand than the other players. A player with the best poker hand can win the pot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2009
    Inventor: Stan Dargue
  • Air gun
    Patent number: D603477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Inventor: Martin Gerardo