Patents by Inventor Fernando Mauro Marcilio

Fernando Mauro Marcilio has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20030178774
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a card game to be played in casinos and wagering rooms. In accordance with the present invention, a method of playing the card game with a dealer and at least one player comprising the steps of providing the dealer with only one deck of cards having four suits containing cards numbered 2 through 10 and an ace, each player placing an initial bet, sequentially dealing four cards to each player and to the dealer from the only deck, each player reviewing his/her cards and choosing to continue to play placing a final bet, determining whether the dealer is eligible to play, revealing the dealer's cards if the dealer is eligible to play, and for each player continuing to play, determining whether the player has a higher hand than the dealer and paying money to the player if the player has a higher hand than the dealer, paying no money if the dealer and the player tie, and forfeiting the player's initial and final bets if the dealer has a higher hand than the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2002
    Publication date: September 25, 2003
    Inventor: Fernando Mauro Marcilio