Patents by Inventor Justin L. Thouin

Justin L. Thouin 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).

  • Patent number: 8408983
    Abstract: A method and gaming device for playing an electronic multi-hand blackjack game is disclosed. The game includes: a) dealing a player hand of two face-up cards; b) dealing two or more dealer hands such that each dealer hand is dealt from a corresponding shoe made up on at least one deck of cards, where each dealer hand includes one identical face-up card and one face-down card; c) completing the player hand according to input received from the player; d) completing each of the dealer hands according to conventional rules of blackjack, such that the cards in each dealer hand are drawn from the corresponding shoe and no two dealer hands are drawn from the same shoe; and e) determining a number of game results by comparing the player hand against each of the dealer hands using conventional rules of blackjack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: Cryptologic Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Dunaevsky, Justin L. Thouin, Serge Bourenkov
  • Publication number: 20130017882
    Abstract: Systems and methods of conducting a video game of chance are disclosed. The method includes: (a) receiving a first wager from a first player and a second wager from a second player; (b) populating a first group of cells with symbols, where the first group of cells is associated with the first player; (c) populating a second group of cells with symbols, where the second group of cells is associated with the second player; (d) determining whether the first group of symbols includes a winning combination; (e) if so, determining a first award for the winning combination; (f) determining whether the second group of symbols includes a winning combination; (g) if so, determining a second award for the winning combination; and (h) selecting a round winner based on a comparison of the first and second award.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2012
    Publication date: January 17, 2013
    Inventors: Vladimir Dunaevsky, Justin L. Thouin
  • Publication number: 20100298039
    Abstract: A method and gaming device for playing an electronic multi-hand blackjack game is disclosed. The game includes: a) dealing a player hand of two face-up cards; b) dealing two or more dealer hands such that each dealer hand is dealt from a corresponding shoe made up on at least one deck of cards, where each dealer hand includes one identical face-up card and one face-down card; c) completing the player hand according to input received from the player; d) completing each of the dealer hands according to conventional rules of blackjack, such that the cards in each dealer hand are drawn from the corresponding shoe and no two dealer hands are drawn from the same shoe; and e) determining a number of game results by comparing the player hand against each of the dealer hands using conventional rules of blackjack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Vladimir Dunaevsky, Justin L. Thouin, Serge Bourenkov
  • Patent number: 7824254
    Abstract: A method and gaming device for playing an electronic multi-hand blackjack game is disclosed. The game includes: a) dealing a player hand of two face-up cards; b) dealing two or more dealer hands such that each dealer hand is dealt from a corresponding shoe made up on at least one deck of cards, where each dealer hand includes one identical face-up card and one face-down card; c) completing the player hand according to input received from the player; d) completing each of the dealer hands according to conventional rules of blackjack, such that the cards in each dealer hand are drawn from the corresponding shoe and no two dealer hands are drawn from the same shoe; and e) determining a number of game results by comparing the player hand against each of the dealer hands using conventional rules of blackjack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Cryptologic Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Dunaevsky, Justin L. Thouin, Serge Bourenkov
  • Publication number: 20090221355
    Abstract: Systems and methods of conducting a video game of chance are disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2009
    Publication date: September 3, 2009
    Inventors: Vladimir Dunaevsky, Justin L. Thouin
  • Publication number: 20080113743
    Abstract: Systems and methods of conducting a video game of chance are disclosed. The method includes: a) receiving a wager; b) populating a number of cell images with a game symbol; c) determining whether any portion of the cells define a winning combination; and d) in the event the winning combination occurs: i) providing a predetermined award for the winning combination; ii) deleting the symbol located in each winning cell image; iii) repopulating each winning cell with a replacement symbol; and e) repeating steps (c) and (d) until no winning combinations are defined by the symbols appearing in the cell images.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Applicant: CryptoLogic Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Dunaevsky, Justin L. Thouin
  • Publication number: 20070213113
    Abstract: A method and gaming device for playing an electronic multi-hand blackjack game is disclosed. The game includes: a) dealing a player hand of two face-up cards; b) dealing two or more dealer hands such that each dealer hand is dealt from a corresponding shoe made up on at least one deck of cards, where each dealer hand includes one identical face-up card and one face-down card; c) completing the player hand according to input received from the player; d) completing each of the dealer hands according to conventional rules of blackjack, such that the cards in each dealer hand are drawn from the corresponding shoe and no two dealer hands are drawn from the same shoe; and e) determining a number of game results by comparing the player hand against each of the dealer hands using conventional rules of blackjack.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2007
    Publication date: September 13, 2007
    Applicant: CryptoLogic Inc.
    Inventors: Vladimir Dunaevsky, Justin L. Thouin, Serge Bourenkov