Patents by Inventor David Lowden

David Lowden 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).

  • Combined slot machine and table game apparatus and method of play
    Patent number: 5630586
    Abstract: A casino table game played by a dealer and one or more players seated at player stations at a table. After a player places an ante wager, the dealer depresses a dealer spin button on a control panel to cause one of a plurality of indicium on respective arc segments of each of two dealer reels of a slot machine to randomly appear on a payline of the machine. Thereafter, the player may place a combination bet on a prospective appearance of any of a plurality of combinations of indicia on the payline. Additionally, the player may make a proposition bet on a prospective appearance of a predetermined combination of indicia on the payline. After the dealer operates a player enable button on the control panel, the player operates a player spin button at the player's player station to cause one of a plurality of indicium on respective arc segments of the player reel to randomly appear on the payline.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 1996
    Date of Patent: May 20, 1997
    Inventor: David Lowden