Patents by Inventor Michael Timpano

Michael Timpano 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: 7377514
    Abstract: A method is disclosed for conducting a supplemental proposition wager on base games utilizing a plurality of community, or shared, cards. Optionally, supplemental proposition wagers may be placed by non-participants of the base game. Supplemental proposition wagers are placed before a set or subset of community cards are revealed. Supplemental proposition wagers are resolved by issuing rewards if the community cards form a winning composition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2008
    Inventors: Bruno Michael Timpano, Arthur Manfredi
  • Patent number: 6237917
    Abstract: A method for playing a Baccarat game in which players play against a dealer using a deck of conventional playing cards or electronic representations thereof. Each player wagers and is dealt two cards to form an initial hand. Any player receiving a pre-determined winning hand is rewarded and play is terminated for that player. Otherwise, the players may opt to take a single additional card to form a final hand. The value of each final hand is determined by summing the value of each card in the final hand modulo ten, wherein face cards and tens have a value of zero, Aces have a value of one, and all other cards have a value equal to their numeric face value. The wager is collected from each player receiving a pre-determined losing hand and play is terminated as to that player. A dealer's initial hand of two cards is dealt and evaluated. If the value of the dealer's initial hand is within a pre-determined range, the dealer must take an additional card.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1999
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2001
    Inventor: Michael Timpano