Patents by Inventor David Brouillard

David Brouillard 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: 10173126
    Abstract: A lottery game system, product and method employs multiple connected crossword grids, where players can employ a set of player letters to form words within the crossword grids. In various embodiments of the present invention, a total number of potentially winnable prizes is provided, with a first subset of the potentially winnable prizes associated with the first crossword grid, a second subset of the potentially winnable prizes associated with the second crossword grid, and a third subset of the potentially winnable prizes associated with the first and second crossword grids together. In various embodiments, at least one game play element is not in either the first or second grids and is not player indicia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: IGT Global Solutions Corporation
    Inventors: David Brouillard, Lauren Mega
  • Publication number: 20180169513
    Abstract: A lottery game system, product and method employs multiple connected crossword grids, where players can employ a set of player letters to form words within the crossword grids. In various embodiments of the present invention, a total number of potentially winnable prizes is provided, with a first subset of the potentially winnable prizes associated with the first crossword grid, a second subset of the potentially winnable prizes associated with the second crossword grid, and a third subset of the potentially winnable prizes associated with the first and second crossword grids together. In various embodiments, at least one game play element is not in either the first or second grids and is not player indicia.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 25, 2016
    Publication date: June 21, 2018
    Inventors: David Brouillard, Lauren Mega
  • Patent number: 8147312
    Abstract: A method and system for playing an interactive game includes inputting into a host computer an access code, wherein the access code is operatively associated with game data storing a predetermined outcome of a game play, transmitting from the host computer a game play for play by a player on a terminal device in response to the inputted access code, and increasing the amount of a progressive jackpot in response to the occurrence of at least one game playing event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Date of Patent: April 3, 2012
    Assignee: Oberthur Gaming Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Andre Nadeau, Michel Provencher, Lyse Trudel, David Brouillard
  • Publication number: 20080096627
    Abstract: A method and system for playing an interactive game includes inputting into a host computer an access code, wherein the access code is operatively associated with game data storing a predetermined outcome of a game play, transmitting from the host computer a game play for play by a player on a terminal device in response to the inputted access code, and increasing the amount of a progressive jackpot in response to the occurrence of at least one game playing event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2006
    Publication date: April 24, 2008
    Inventors: Andre Nadeau, Michel Provencher, Lyse Trudel, David Brouillard
  • 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
  • Publication number: 20020153373
    Abstract: An electrical enclosure includes a metal body and a metal cover connected by a hinge to each other. The hinge includes one or more integrally formed tubes in the metal body and one or more integrally formed tubes in the metal cover. The body tubes and the cover tubes are aligned in a collinear arrangement and a hinge shaft is located within the body tubes and the cover tubes. The enclosure can have a dual flange structure wherein one of the side walls includes a flat flange and three of the side walls include edge flanges. The enclosure can also have a structure wherein each of the side walls upper portions is connected to its neighboring upper portions and each of these upper portion connections is angled relative to its corresponding side wall corner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2001
    Publication date: October 24, 2002
    Inventors: Bernie Traut, David Brouillard, Harold Dean Lakoduk
  • Publication number: 20020121386
    Abstract: A double walled solar shielding system for an electrical enclosure includes an inner enclosure defining a substantially rectangular box with an inner door pivotally mounted to the inner enclosure. A shielding layer extends around the top, rear and lateral sides of the enclosure with a shielding door mounted coaxially with the inner door and having an outer layer spaced apart from the inner door. The doors open independently and may have different security measures. The system includes modular elements and may be retrofitted to existing enclosures.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Bernie Traut, Harold Lakoduk, David Brouillard
  • Patent number: 6292978
    Abstract: A door stop apparatus holds a door in an open position. The door stop includes a first member mounting to the door and having a slot formed therein with a ramp portion located at one end of the slot. A link member pivotally mounts to a bracket on a door frame. A follower mounts to an end of the link and slides along the slot in the guide member. The follower slides up and over the ramp when slid along the slot in a first direction and engages an abrupt edge of the ramp when slid in the opposite direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 1999
    Date of Patent: September 25, 2001
    Assignee: Hoffman Enclosures, Inc.
    Inventors: Harold D. Lakoduk, David Brouillard