Patents by Inventor Douglas E. Pollard

Douglas E. Pollard 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).

  • Method and apparatus for dispensing funds in a lottery
    Patent number: 11704977
    Abstract: A lottery apparatus includes a programmed computer acting as a lottery control system which controls operation of the distribution of prizes to the purchasing customers from a lottery pool. The apparatus includes a plurality of typical instant win lottery tickets having a predetermined prize result taken from the pool together with a plurality of lottery cards which do not act as lottery tickets but instead include an activation code containing no information defining a prize and an access code which is used for entry by the customer into a digital experience provided by the lottery control system by which the customer accesses game information. The system, when the code is activated, assigns the result from the pool to the code and displays to the customer on a digital experience when accessed by the access code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Inventors: Douglas E. Pollard, Nancy Bettcher, Richard Bennett Roschuk, Amit Chhabra
  • Lottery with pre and post allocated results and post sale activation
    Patent number: 10657773
    Abstract: A lottery apparatus includes a programmed computer acting as a lottery control system which controls operation of the distribution of prizes to the purchasing customers from a lottery pool. The apparatus includes a plurality of typical instant win lottery tickets having a predetermined prize result taken from the pool together with a plurality of lottery cards which do not act as lottery tickets but instead include an activation code containing no information defining a prize and an access code which is used for entry by the customer into a digital experience provided by the lottery control system by which the customer accesses game information. The system, when the code is activated, assigns the result from the pool to the code and displays to the customer on a digital experience when accessed by the access code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 19, 2020
    Assignee: Pollard Banknote Limited
    Inventors: Douglas E. Pollard, Nancy Bettcher, Richard Bennett Roschuk, Amit Chhabra
  • Method and Apparatus for Dispensing Funds in a Lottery
    Publication number: 20200143628
    Abstract: A lottery apparatus includes a programmed computer acting as a lottery control system which controls operation of the distribution of prizes to the purchasing customers from a lottery pool. The apparatus includes a plurality of typical instant win lottery tickets having a predetermined prize result taken from the pool together with a plurality of lottery cards which do not act as lottery tickets but instead include an activation code containing no information defining a prize and an access code which is used for entry by the customer into a digital experience provided by the lottery control system by which the customer accesses game information. The system, when the code is activated, assigns the result from the pool to the code and displays to the customer on a digital experience when accessed by the access code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2019
    Publication date: May 7, 2020
    Inventors: Douglas E. Pollard, Nancy Bettcher, Richard Bennett Roschuk, Amit Chhabra
  • Method and Apparatus for Dispensing Funds in a Lottery
    Publication number: 20190080550
    Abstract: A lottery apparatus includes a programmed computer acting as a lottery control system which controls operation of the distribution of prizes to the purchasing customers from a lottery pool. The apparatus includes a plurality of typical instant win lottery tickets having a predetermined prize result taken from the pool together with a plurality of lottery cards which do not act as lottery tickets but instead include an activation code containing no information defining a prize and an access code which is used for entry by the customer into a digital experience provided by the lottery control system by which the customer accesses game information. The system, when the code is activated, assigns the result from the pool to the code and displays to the customer on a digital experience when accessed by the access code.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2018
    Publication date: March 14, 2019
    Inventors: Douglas E. Pollard, Nancy Bettcher, Richard Bennett Roschuk, Amit Chhabra