Patents by Inventor David A. Kirkpatrick

David A. Kirkpatrick 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: 7874901
    Abstract: A method of playing a Texas Hold'em-type poker game where each player is individually rewarded by obtaining a five-card combination exceeding a predetermined amount. A system includes a display, game controls and a processor executing program instructions for providing a Hold'em type poker game for one or more players.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2011
    Inventor: David A. Kirkpatrick
  • Patent number: 7564455
    Abstract: A system and process that incorporates hardware and software as elements to be combined with procedures and processes to obtain, format, store, combine, control, display, record, and visualize dynamic scenarios by interacting with accurate, realistic models and actual events within, on, and above a three-dimensional surface to be observed or modeled. The present invention software and process is capable of displaying extremely high resolution terrain models and imagery in real time over the entire surface of the planet, as well as a large number of moving entities and their associated graphical models. These features, combined with a network application programming interface (API), make the present invention suitable for flight simulation out-the-window displays, command and control scenarios, and mission review or rehearsal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2009
    Assignee: The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Navy
    Inventors: Walter P. Gatewood, Jr., Ingi A. Ford, Bryan M. Vandrovec, Donald G. Mielcarek, David A. Kirkpatrick