Patents by Inventor Steven L. Busch

Steven L. Busch 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).

  • Roulette table having progressive jackpots
    Patent number: 6059659
    Abstract: Method of playing roulette with a system including a roulette wheel, a conventional betting layout and a progressive jackpot layout. Players make wages on the conventional layout and/or the progressive layout to participate in a progressive jackpot game wherein the jackpot is accumulated from losing wagers on the progressive jackpot layout. The system includes sensors for detecting chips placed on the progressive layout. The jackpot is won by a wagered winning number being selected by the roulette wheel in a predetermined number of successive spins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2000
    Assignee: Las Vegas Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven L. Busch, Charles S. Zussman, Thomas R. Wein, Stefan Giselbrecht, Peter Hodl, Franz Lechner