Patents Examined by Melba Bumgamer
  • Patent number: 10646762
    Abstract: Described herein are game devices for use in individual and/or group play. These game devices can compose a base and an intermediate structure comprising an opening which a user can attempt to throw a ball or other object into. The base can be configured such that it can connect to a substantially planar surface such as a wall or ceiling. The intermediate structure can be flexible like a basketball net or can be rigid. In some embodiments, the opening in the intermediate structure can be connected to a rim that hold the opening in an “open” position. In some embodiments, the rim can further comprise bristle-like protrusion structures.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 12, 2020
    Inventor: Michael Bowers
  • Patent number: 7951001
    Abstract: A wagering gaming device having a three-dimensional display device which includes a plurality display screens. The display screens display three dimensional images having an height, actual width and depth.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2011
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: William Wells
  • Patent number: 7901279
    Abstract: A method for playing a game of chance and system for facilitating the play of the game are disclosed. The method of playing the game of chance includes receiving a ticket containing a set of playing cards. The method of playing the game of chance further includes viewing a display screen that displays a second set of playing cards. The method of playing the game further includes receiving a prize if the combination of the playing cards on the ticket and the playing cards on the display matches a predetermined pattern.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2011
    Inventor: Richard Finocchio
  • Patent number: 7811261
    Abstract: A single-use cover assembly that obscures a substantial majority or an entirety of an injection needle from view before, during, and after an injection procedure. The cover assembly includes a housing and a needle sleeve that retracts and extends by sliding axially within the housing. The needle sleeve carries a locking collar that moves from a first position to a second position once the needle sleeve is fully retracted. In the first position the locking collar allows retraction of the needle sleeve from a fully extended position. In the second position, a portion of the locking collar covers a tip of the needle, thereby preventing retraction of the needle sleeve from the fully extended position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2010
    Assignee: STA-Med, LLC
    Inventors: Sergio Rubinstein, Samuel Kanosky Rosenberg, Russell R. Stepke, Richard Mazursky, Todd Herlitz, Josh Harker, Mark W. Godfrey, Stephen M. Jokela
  • Patent number: 6712610
    Abstract: Endodontic fibers comprising a biocompatible polymer vehicle permeable to medicaments, or combinations of medicaments are described. Such fibers can be used, for example, in a method for the local delivery and sustained release of medicaments to periodontal or intracanal treatment sites. Endodontic fibers described include modified periodontal fibers and intracanal fibers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignees: Forsyth Dental Infirmary for Children, President and Fellow of Harvard College
    Inventors: Mario Abdennour, Philip Stashenko, Michele Scrime, Jack Gilad, Max Goodson