Patents by Inventor Mark Dufty

Mark Dufty 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: 11972663
    Abstract: A processor circuit receives a sports wager entry including a predetermined number of base wagers and a predetermined number of available points. Separately, for each base wager of the predetermined number of base wagers, the processor circuit receives a base wager selection, the base wager selection associated with a predetermined point value. The processor circuit receives a point value adjustment selection and adjusts the predetermined point value by the selected point value adjustment to generate an adjusted point value, wherein a sum of the selected point value adjustments for the predetermined number of base wagers does not exceed the predetermined number of available points. The processor circuit displays, at the display device, an indication of the adjusted point value. The processor circuit stores a sports wager entry record comprising the base wager selections and the adjusted point values for the sport wager entry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Mark Dufty, Michael Bailey