Patents by Inventor Robert R. Blair

Robert R. Blair 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: 7837545
    Abstract: An interactive poker game which provides a predetermined outcome to a player. In one embodiment, the player and at least one gaming device generated competitor or dealer are provided a plurality of cards. The gaming device generated competitors then place one or more bets into a community pot, wherein if the predetermined outcome is a win associated with a value, the amount placed into the community pot equals the value associated with the win outcome. The player is enabled to replace one or more of their provided cards with new cards and based on the player's cards and the predetermined game outcome, the gaming device determines for each generated competitor which playing cards to replace and the new cards provided. The player's hand is compared to each of the dynamic gaming device generated competitors as opposed to a static paytable and the predetermined outcome is provided to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Robert R. Blair, Jr., Lee E. Cannon
  • Patent number: 4733542
    Abstract: A cabinet unit for housing component parts of an air conditioning system and in particular, to a cabinet formed by three molded sections that include a base section, a cover section and a back section that are interlocked in assembly to establish a high strength self-standing, rust proof enclosure. The back section contains a pair of internal vertical walls that coact with the cover section to form an air passage for connecting an inlet vent and an outlet vent and a separate equipment compartment adjacent to the air passage. A molded volute shaped wall closes the top of the air passage and forms a casing for housing a cylindrical fan. A guide means is removably supported in the front cover within the air passage adjacent the fan which serves to establish a stable laminar flow of air moving through the fan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Assignee: Enviromaster International Corporation
    Inventor: Robert R. Blair
  • Patent number: 4733543
    Abstract: A package terminal air conditioning unit that is split into two sections, an indoor section and an outdoor section. The components of the indoor section are housed in an indoor cabinet of all molded construction having a recirculating air duct that is contoured to conduct air quietly and efficiently through the cabinet. Interchangeable guide vanes are also mounted in the air duct to act in conjunction with a crossflow fan rotor which permits the cabinet to be adapted to accommodate fans of different sizes and shapes without having to alter the configuration of the molded cabinet. The outdoor section simply contains a heat exchanger and a small blower which are housed in a lightweight cabinet. The outdoor cabinet used in one preferred embodiment of the invention is hung on the outside wall of a building and the outdoor heat exchanger is connected to the remaining air conditioning components housed in the indoor cabinet by two refrigerant lines.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 1986
    Date of Patent: March 29, 1988
    Assignee: Enviromaster International Corporation
    Inventor: Robert R. Blair