Patents by Inventor Stephen M. Merkel

Stephen M. Merkel 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).

  • GAMING STATISTICS
    Publication number: 20200090448
    Abstract: Various embodiments include determining a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck, and modifying the rules of a game based on the statistic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2019
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Howard W. Lutnick, Lee Amaitis, Stephen M. Merkel, Kevin Burman, Manu Gambhir
  • Gaming statistics
    Patent number: 10515506
    Abstract: Various embodiments include determining a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck, and modifying the rules of a game based on the statistic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: CFPH, LLC
    Inventors: Howard W. Lutnick, Lee Amaitis, Stephen M. Merkel, Kevin Burman, Manu Gambhir
  • GAMING STATISTICS
    Publication number: 20180211471
    Abstract: Various embodiments include determining a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck, and modifying the rules of a game based on the statistic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: July 26, 2018
    Inventors: Howard W. Lutnick, Lee Amaitis, Stephen M. Merkel, Kevin Burman, Manu Gambhir
  • Gaming statistics
    Patent number: 9928680
    Abstract: Various embodiments include determining a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck, and modifying the rules of a game based on the statistic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: CFPH, LLC
    Inventors: Howard W. Lutnick, Lee Amaitis, Stephen M. Merkel, Kevin Burman, Manu Gambhir
  • Card game with counting
    Patent number: 8657291
    Abstract: Various embodiments include determining a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck, and modifying the rules of a game based on the statistic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: CFPH, LLC
    Inventors: Howard W. Lutnick, Stephen M. Merkel
  • CARD GAME WITH COUNTING
    Publication number: 20120056374
    Abstract: Various embodiments include determining a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck, and modifying the rules of a game based on the statistic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Inventors: Howard W. Lutnick, Stephen M. Merkel
  • Card game with counting
    Patent number: 8079595
    Abstract: Various embodiments include determining a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck, and modifying the rules of a game based on the statistic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2011
    Assignee: CFPH, LLC
    Inventors: Howard W. Lutnick, Stephen M. Merkel
  • Card game with counting
    Patent number: 7717429
    Abstract: Various embodiments include determining a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck, and modifying the rules of a game based on the statistic.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Date of Patent: May 18, 2010
    Assignee: CFPH, LLC
    Inventors: Howard W. Lutnick, Stephen M. Merkel
  • CARD GAME WITH COUNTING
    Publication number: 20100120483
    Abstract: Various embodiments include determining a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck, and modifying the rules of a game based on the statistic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2010
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: Howard W. LUTNICK, Stephen M. Merkel
  • GAMING STATISTICS
    Publication number: 20100009737
    Abstract: Various embodiments include determining a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck, and modifying the rules of a game based on the statistic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2008
    Publication date: January 14, 2010
    Inventors: Howard W. Lutnick, Lee Amaitis, Stephen M. Merkel, Kevin Burman, Manu Gambhir
  • CARD GAME WITH COUNTING
    Publication number: 20080054568
    Abstract: Various embodiments include determining a value of a statistic describing cards that have been dealt from a deck, and modifying the rules of a game based on the statistic.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2007
    Publication date: March 6, 2008
    Inventors: Howard W. Lutnick, Stephen M. Merkel