Patents by Inventor William Owen Cudlipp

William Owen Cudlipp 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: 7780165
    Abstract: The present invention provides a gaming apparatus adapted for substantially continuous play, comprising a first set of elements divisible into two or more distinguishable subsets; a second set of destinations divisible into two or more distinguishable subsets; selection means for selecting at random one element from the first set; association means for associating the randomly selected one element at random with one destination of the second set; and return means for returning the randomly selected one element to the start position. The present invention further provides adapting the above apparatus to an electronic gaming format.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 24, 2010
    Inventor: William Owen Cudlipp
  • Patent number: 6152448
    Abstract: Apparatus suitable for use as a game of chance comprising a first set of elements (2) divisible into two or more visually distinguishable subsets (for example a set of balls divided into a plurality of colours), a second set of destinations divisible into two or more distinguishable subsets (for example a set of compartments on a wheel (23) formed by partitions (26) and divided into subsets distinguished by numerals) and means (10) for selecting at random one element (2b) from the first set (for example one ball) and associating the selected element at random with a destination (eg one compartment) of the second set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 16, 1998
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2000
    Inventor: William Owen Cudlipp