Patents by Inventor Vince Edmiston Heyworth

Vince Edmiston Heyworth 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).

  • WIDE-AREA TOURNAMENT GAMING SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20110014964
    Abstract: A gaming system and method for concurrently playing a base game and an associated tournament game is disclosed. The system includes one or more gaming machines that are capable of stand-alone base game play. The gaming machines are coupled to a network that enables players of the gaming machines to place side wagers against other players of other gaming machines in the gaming system. As players at the gaming machines play stand-alone base games, the players are concurrently offered an opportunity to engage in side wagers on tournament play against other players at the gaming machines using scores from play of the stand-alone base games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 13, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: BALLY GAMING, INC.
    Inventors: Robert W. Crowder, JR., Anthony E. Green, Pravinkumar Patel, Nathan K. Harvey, Joshua D. Larsen, Kirk K. Johnson, Vince Edmiston Heyworth