Patents by Inventor Danny A. Piper

Danny A. Piper 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: 20220371504
    Abstract: An expandable camper trailer includes a frame, a body structure supported by the frame, and a roof structure covering the body structure. The body structure includes a left sidewall assembly and a right sidewall assembly that are each formed from panels. The panels are hinged so that the panels may pivot or rotate to convert the camper trailer between a folded configuration and an expanded configuration. In the folded configuration, outer rear panels and outer front panels are parallel to and overlay adjacent base rear panels and base front panels. In the expanded configuration, the outer rear and outer front panels are hinged outward to a position substantially perpendicular to the corresponding base rear and base front panels, while middle panels may be hinged downward to increase the size of the camper trailer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2022
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventor: Danny A. Piper
  • Publication number: 20080067746
    Abstract: A game for play by a player includes a main wager associated with a main hand and an auxiliary wager associated with an auxiliary hand. The main hand is initially presented to the player so as not to reveal the composition thereof (i.e., facedown), while the auxiliary hand is selected from the main hand prior to revealing the main hand. An auxiliary paytable lists a plurality of card combinations, with the player receiving a payout based on the auxiliary wager if the auxiliary hand includes at least one of the card combinations. The main hand is ultimately used to play traditional draw poker following resolution of the auxiliary hand. The auxiliary hand may include any number of cards less than the number of cards in the main hand, with the auxiliary paytable differing based on the number of cards in the auxiliary hand. Preferably, the player selects the auxiliary hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth Brunelle, Danny Piper
  • Publication number: 20080070670
    Abstract: The present invention provides a keno game including a set of playable symbols, from which a set of player symbols are selected. A set of winning symbols are selected from a set of potential winning symbols, with the set of potential winning symbols including the set of playable symbols and at least one wild symbol. The wild symbol may match any one of the player symbols, none of the player symbols, or a range of player symbols. The playable symbols are preferably numbers. Payouts preferably follow a pay table having a weighted probability based on the total number of symbols in the set of potential winning symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 16, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth Brunelle, Danny Piper
  • Publication number: 20080070660
    Abstract: The present invention provides a game for play by a player using first and second sets of symbols, with each of the symbols having a rank associated therewith. The game includes a player hand including at least four symbols selected from the first set of symbols. If the player hand includes four symbols having the same rank, a bonus symbol is selected from the second set of symbols. A bonus is awarded to the player if the rank of the bonus symbol matches the rank of the four symbols having the same rank. Each symbol may further include an additional indicator, with an enhanced bonus award being awarded when both the rank and the additional indicator of the bonus symbol match the rank and the additional indicator of the first player symbol in the player hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: March 20, 2008
    Inventors: Kenneth Brunelle, Danny Piper
  • Publication number: 20070170653
    Abstract: The present invention provides a game for play between a player and a dealer including an initial bet, a set of player cards, and a set of dealer cards. The player cards are arranged into at least first and second player hands, while the dealer cards are arranged into at least first and second dealer hands. The player may make elect to make a supplemental bet following arrangement of the player cards but before arrangement of the dealer cards. The initial bet and the supplemental bet are resolved by comparing the player hands with the dealer hands. The present invention also provides a method of playing the game described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2007
    Publication date: July 26, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Brunelle, Danny Piper
  • Publication number: 20070155470
    Abstract: The present invention provides a game including a display defining a plurality of positions grouped into a plurality of zones. A bonus zone is chosen from among the zones, with a bonus symbol selected from among a set of playable symbols. Preferably, a player selects the bonus zone and the bonus symbol. A set of winning symbols are preferably randomly selected from the set of playable symbols and displayed on the display, with one winning symbol displayed in each of the plurality of positions. A bonus game is initiated if the bonus symbol matches any of the winning symbols displayed within the bonus zone.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2007
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Brunelle, Danny Piper
  • Publication number: 20070093287
    Abstract: The present invention provides a game including a display defining a plurality of positions. A set of player symbols are selected from a set of playable symbols, preferably by a player. A bonus position is also selected from the plurality of positions defined by the display. The bonus position is also preferably selected by a player. A set of winning symbols are preferably randomly selected from the set of playable symbols and displayed on the display, with one winning symbol displayed in each of the plurality of positions. A bonus is awarded if the winning symbol displayed within the bonus position is among the set of player symbols. The symbols are preferably numbers. The winning symbols displayed within the bonus position and/or the bonus position may be accented on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 26, 2007
    Inventors: Kenneth Brunelle, Danny Piper
  • Patent number: 4801271
    Abstract: A safety cover for electrical outlets with a dummy plug which is attached by a strap to a plate which is secured between the outlet and a cover plate. The dummy plug is designed with a socket contact surface that pivots one edge of the plug away from the socket when a force direct toward the socket is applied to the opposite edge.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 1988
    Date of Patent: January 31, 1989
    Inventor: Danny A. Piper