Patents by Inventor Dean Z. Katz

Dean Z. Katz 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).

  • Playing card dispenser and display apparatus
    Patent number: 11654347
    Abstract: A card dispenser and display apparatus for securely loading, maintaining, removing and displaying game cards during the playing of a game. The apparatus includes a housing and a generally planar base. The inner space of the housing is configured to contain a plurality of cards having a uniform height and width. The inner space of the housing has a width that is substantially equal to the uniform width of the plurality of cards, at least a portion of which housing has a height that is lower than the uniform height of the plurality of cards, thereby enabling a user to manually lift a card from the front of the housing to move the card to the back of the housing, as well as enabling the removal of a deck of playing cards from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Inventor: Dean Z. Katz
  • PLAYING CARD DISPENSER AND DISPLAY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180290047
    Abstract: A card dispenser and display apparatus for securely loading, maintaining, removing and displaying game cards during the playing of a game. The apparatus includes a housing and a generally planar base. The inner space of the housing is configured to contain a plurality of cards having a uniform height and width. The inner space of the housing has a width that is substantially equal to the uniform width of the plurality of cards, at least a portion of which housing has a height that is lower than the uniform height of the plurality of cards, thereby enabling a user to manually lift a card from the front of the housing to move the card to the back of the housing, as well as enabling the removal of a deck of playing cards from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2018
    Publication date: October 11, 2018
    Inventor: DEAN Z. KATZ
  • Playing card dispenser and display apparatus
    Patent number: 10039972
    Abstract: A card dispenser and display apparatus for securely loading, maintaining, removing and displaying game cards during the playing of a game. The apparatus includes a housing and a generally planar base. The inner space of the housing is configured to contain a plurality of cards having a uniform height and width. The inner space of the housing has a width that is substantially equal to the uniform width of the plurality of cards, at least a portion of which housing has a height that is lower than the uniform height of the plurality of cards, thereby enabling a user to manually lift a card from the front of the housing to move the card to the back of the housing, as well as enabling the removal of a deck of playing cards from the housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2018
    Inventor: Dean Z. Katz
  • PLAYING CARD DISPENSER AND DISPLAY APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20180093166
    Abstract: A card dispenser and display apparatus for securely loading, maintaining, removing and displaying game cards during the playing of a game. The apparatus includes a housing and a generally planar base. The inner space of the housing is configured to contain a plurality of cards having a uniform height and width. The inner space of the housing has a width that is substantially equal to the uniform width of the plurality of cards, at least a portion of which housing has a height that is lower than the uniform height of the plurality of cards, thereby enabling a user to manually lift a card from the front of the housing to move the card to the back of the housing, as well as enabling the removal of a deck of playing cards from the housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2016
    Publication date: April 5, 2018
    Inventor: Dean Z. Katz