Patents by Inventor Marc D. Foodman

Marc D. Foodman 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).

  • Preset amount electronic funds transfer system for gaming machines
    Patent number: 6547131
    Abstract: A gaming machine is disclosed which includes apparatus necessary to send requests to and receive authorizations from an EFT system. All such requests for credit are limited to a preset amount, so that when a player uses an EFT transfer to obtain playing credit, that credit will be limited to no more than a specified amount. In practice, the player inserts his or her ATM card (debit card), keys in a PIN number, requests playing credit, and receives the preset amount of credit which can be converted to plays on the gaming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1999
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2003
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Marc D. Foodman, Dwight E. Crevelt, Robert A. Luciano