Patents by Inventor Remi Lacoste

Remi Lacoste 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: 6152823
    Abstract: A gain determination method and a gaming apparatus therefor are described herein. The gain determination method is intended to create an interaction between the players of games of chance and money. To achieve this, the gain determination method of the present invention is based on the principle that the number of players that win the game determines the gain of each player. An embodiment of the apparatus includes four gaming stations that are linked to a controller. If the number of players is sufficient and if the controller detects that more than one player wins the game, the gain of each winning player is multiplied by a variable that increases with the number of winning players.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 16, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Assignee: Loto-Quebec
    Inventors: Remi Lacoste, Harold Thibault, Serge Roy