Patents by Inventor Albert K. C. Poon

Albert K. C. Poon 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).

  • Publication number: 20120139182
    Abstract: A casino card game played between a banker and a plurality of players. A player is dealt a first and a second card after placing a wager. A banker is also dealt a first card (face up) and a second card. After examining his/her hand, a player may elect to either (1) surrender his/her hand, or (2) put up an additional wager to discard one of his/her two cards and purchase a replacement card, or (3) stand pat with his/her two cards. After each player has fully executed his/her hand, the banker exposes his/her hole card (or the second card); stands or draws in accordance with pre-determined criterion. Then, each player' s hand is compared with the dealer' s hand to determine a winner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: June 7, 2012
    Inventor: Albert K. C. Poon
  • Publication number: 20120112408
    Abstract: The invention provides a game apparatus having five roulette wheels rotatable on a common axle with a plurality of wheel sections representing Alphabet letters and numbers, an indicator mechanism randomly selecting one wheel section in each wheel by a spin of the wheels, and a playing surface comprising a plurality of betting terminals for placing wagers on the randomly selected wheel sections. The invention also can generate large payouts without the necessity of large wagers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventor: Albert K. C. Poon
  • Publication number: 20110084449
    Abstract: A casino card game played between a banker and from one to seven players, each wagering against the banker, using at least one deck of fifty two standard poker cards with one joker. The game begins with the players placing an overall wager to cover the whole hand, or wagers on three component hands individually. Six cards are dealt to each player and the banker, with four of the banker's cards dealt face up, exposing them for the players to see. Said six cards are to be split into three component hands. The 1st component hand consists of one card, the 2nd component hand two cards, and the 3rd component hand the remaining three cards. The point value of the 1st component hand must be lower than the point value of the 2nd component hand and the point value of the 2nd component hand must be lower than the point value of the 3rd component hand, or it is a foul hand which is an automatic loser. Certain hands are categorized as “Special Hand” which is an automatic winner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2009
    Publication date: April 14, 2011
    Inventor: Albert K. C. Poon