Patents by Inventor David W. Mahon

David W. Mahon 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: 20130200568
    Abstract: A method and system for providing a plurality of game elements to a participating player to form a player hand, wherein each game element is associated with a plurality of features, each feature of the plurality of features being selected from a discrete category of features, and each game element includes a feature from each discrete category of features; comparing the game elements forming the player hand with predefined criteria, wherein the predefined criteria relates to assigning a player hand ranking based on the features associated with the game elements forming the player hand and identifies a penalty condition associated with at least one feature of the plurality of features for which the player hand is automatically assigned a losing ranking; and determining whether the player hand satisfies the predefined criteria relating to the penalty condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2013
    Publication date: August 8, 2013
    Inventor: David W. Mahon
  • Publication number: 20110183740
    Abstract: A method of playing a game, including the steps of: providing a plurality of game elements to the participating player to form a player hand, wherein each game element is associated with a plurality of features, each feature of the plurality of features being selected from a discrete category of features, each game element including a feature from each discrete category of features, whereby the plurality of game elements are capable of being arranged into a plurality of unique subsets of game elements by features within the discrete category of features. Resolution of the game and game play will involve the manipulation of game elements according to a first preset criteria or code from this initial condition of random game elements into a winning condition, wherein there is a second preset criteria or code for manipulating game elements for at least one of the subsets that differs from the first preset criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2011
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventor: David W. Mahon
  • Publication number: 20100283205
    Abstract: A card-based bingo game and method of playing thereof. The game consists of a deck of cards numbered from 1 to 75, 5×5 matrix card, dealer, players, and casino chips used to place and pay bets. Players place bets on whether a “Bingo”, represented by a one way pattern of five numbers in a row either horizontally, vertically, or diagonally, is drawn by a dealer on or before a quantity of randomly pre-drawn cards are played with each card representing a number. If players obtain a “bingo” after the quantity of randomly pre-drawn cards are played, the player wins an amount of money based on a payout scale and the game is over. On the other hand, if the player does not obtain a bingo after the quantity of randomly pre-drawn cards are played, the player forfeits the amount of money bet against the dealer and the game is over.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventor: David W. Mahon
  • Publication number: 20100283206
    Abstract: A ninety card-based bingo game and method of playing thereof. The game consists of a deck of cards numbered from 1 to 90, 3x5 matrix card, dealer, players, and casino chips. Players can place multiple bets based on card development on whether a “Bingo”, represented by a one way pattern of five numbers in a row or three numbers in a column, is drawn by a dealer on or before a quantity of randomly pre-drawn cards are played with each card representing a number. If players obtain a “bingo” after the quantity of randomly pre-drawn cards are played, the player wins an amount of money based on a payout scale and the game is over. If the player does not obtain a bingo after the quantity of randomly pre-drawn cards are played, the player forfeits the amount of money bet against the dealer and the game is over.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventor: David W. Mahon
  • Publication number: 20100283204
    Abstract: A method of playing a bingo-poker-like game, including the steps of: providing a plurality of game elements to the participating player to form a player hand, wherein each game element is associated with a plurality of features, each feature of the plurality of features being selected from a discrete category of features, each game element including a feature from each discrete category of features, whereby the plurality of game elements are capable of being arranged into a plurality of unique subsets of game elements by features within the discrete category of features; comparing the game elements forming the player hand with predefined criteria, wherein the predefined criteria relates to assigning a player hand ranking based on the features associated with the game elements forming the player hand and identifies a penalty condition associated with at least one feature of the plurality of features for which the player hand is automatically assigned a losing ranking; determining whether the player hand satisf
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventor: David W. Mahon