Patents by Inventor Richard L. Merrick, Jr.

Richard L. Merrick, Jr. 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).

  • Electronic bridge game system
    Patent number: 4373719
    Abstract: An electronic game is provided for replacing and substituting for from one to four human players in the car game of bridge. The game receives the value and suit of cards for each hand or position it plays for receives bids from human players and calculates and responds with a responding bid for each hand that it plays on behalf of. It also receives values and suits of cards played by other players in each trick and responds with a responding card value and suit for each hand it plays on behalf of.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 4, 1980
    Date of Patent: February 15, 1983
    Assignee: Fidelity Electronics, Ltd.
    Inventors: Ronald C. Nelson, Richard L. Merrick, Jr.