Patents by Inventor Carla Schaefer

Carla Schaefer 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).

  • Lottery ticket with play action game involving predetermined set of sequential icons
    Publication number: 20070063432
    Abstract: A lottery ticket which provides a first grid comprised of rows and columns defining individual play regions covered by a scratch-off layer with each play region containing a sequential theme related icon selected from a predetermined set of sequential icons with the lottery ticket being provided by a prize designation region associated with each row and column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2006
    Publication date: March 22, 2007
    Inventors: Lyse Trudel, Kevin Downes, Carla Schaefer, Guillaume Gautier, David Brouillard
  • Lottery ticket play action game
    Patent number: 7004506
    Abstract: A lottery ticket having a first game area having at least one row with each row containing a plurality of play indicia and a second game area adjacent each row of the first game area and containing a target indicia which if present may result in a prize being won.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2006
    Assignee: Oberthor Gaming Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Paul Downes, Geneva McCaffrey, Carla Schaefer
  • Lottery ticket with play action game
    Patent number: 6889978
    Abstract: A lottery ticket including a play action game in which symbols from a first game area are matched with symbols from a second and third game area. Matching all of the symbols in the second game area before the third game area may result in the winning of a prize.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 10, 2005
    Assignee: Oberthur Gaming Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Carla Schaefer, Noreen Huante Fowler
  • Lottery ticket play action game
    Publication number: 20040201169
    Abstract: A lottery ticket comprising a first play area containing jig-saw type puzzle pieces which are to be matched with jig-saw type puzzle pieces set forth in a second play area wherein a minimum number of matches results in a prize being won.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2004
    Publication date: October 14, 2004
    Inventors: Carla Schaefer, Robert Alan Ross
  • Lottery ticket play action game
    Patent number: 6619660
    Abstract: A lottery ticket having a first play area including individual play regions each of which contains a player-identification symbol, a prize defeating symbol or a neutral and a second play area which is associated with the first play area and which at least in part determines whether a prize has been won.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2003
    Assignee: Oberthur Gaming Technologies, Inc
    Inventors: Carla Schaefer, Etienne Couelle
  • Lottery ticket play action game
    Patent number: 6557851
    Abstract: A lottery ticket having a first play area including a preselected number of pairs of adjacent play symbols, and a second play area including a plurality of intersecting rows, each row having at least two regions with each region containing a play symbol, wherein the player matches the pairs of symbols from the first play area with the same play symbols in adjacent regions of the second play area and a prize is won if the player completes a sufficient number of play symbols in the second play area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Oberthur Gaming Technologies, Inc
    Inventors: Katia Gauthier, Carla Schaefer
  • Multi-panel lottery ticket
    Publication number: 20030080548
    Abstract: A lottery ticket having multiple panels which can be folded upon or in proximity to each other to form a unique visual display in which multiple lottery game areas can be provided on one or more of the panels to play one or more separate lottery games or one or more interactive games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2002
    Publication date: May 1, 2003
    Inventors: Joseph Carl Borowski, Carla Schaefer
  • Lottery ticket play action game
    Publication number: 20030025270
    Abstract: A lottery ticket having a first play area including individual play regions each of which contains a player-identification symbol, a prize defeating symbol or a neutral and a second play area which is associated with the first play area and which at least in part determines whether a prize has been won.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 1, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Carla Schaefer, Etienne Couelle
  • Lottery ticket play action game
    Publication number: 20020109294
    Abstract: A lottery ticket having a first play area including a preselected number of pairs of adjacent play symbols, and a second play area including a plurality of intersecting rows, each row having at least two regions with each region containing a play symbol, wherein the player matches the pairs of symbols from the first play area with the same play symbols in adjacent regions of the second play area and a prize is won if the player completes a sufficient number of play symbols in the second play area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2001
    Publication date: August 15, 2002
    Inventors: Katia Gauthier, Carla Schaefer
  • Lottery ticket play action game
    Publication number: 20020093188
    Abstract: A lottery ticket having a first game area having at least one row with each row containing a plurality of play indicia and a second game area adjacent each row of the first game area and containing a target indicia which if present may result in a prize being won.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2001
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Kevin Paul Downes, Geneva McCaffrey, Carla Schaefer
  • Lottery ticket with play action game
    Publication number: 20020003335
    Abstract: A lottery ticket including a play action game in which symbols from a first game area are matched with symbols from a second and third game area. Matching all of the symbols in the second game area before the third game area may result in the winning of a prize.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 22, 2001
    Publication date: January 10, 2002
    Inventors: Carla Schaefer, Noreen Huante Fowler
  • Lottery ticket and word game played thereby
    Patent number: 6241246
    Abstract: A lottery ticket having a first game area with a grid of target letters arranged so that at least some of the letters form target words and a second game area having a list of preselected game words which are covered by a scratch-off layer. The game words are matched with the target words to determine if a prize has been won. An enhanced play action in the form of at least one third game area may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 1999
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2001
    Assignee: Oberthur Gaming Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Susan Guttin, Carla Schaefer