Patents by Inventor Gerald P. Colapinto

Gerald P. Colapinto 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: 20030141660
    Abstract: A business model algorithm in which icons representing businesses, products, services and the like are displayed during the play of slot machines for a consideration of cash or cash credits. The icon displays, if properly aligned on a pay line, may represent an award of a product or service or a discount thereon. Thus, a business benefits by reason of a new customer and source of business contacting the business to collect the award and from the constant reminder of the business to those playing the slot machine and seeing the business icon; a casino or other owner of a slot machine benefits from the money received for playing the slot machine and the payout of a product or service which costs the owner of the slot machine nothing; the slot machine player benefits in that anything the player has won cannot be lost be being played back into the slot machine; and valuable marketing information is collected for the businesses concerned by recording the choices winners make in selecting product/service payouts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2002
    Publication date: July 31, 2003
    Inventors: Gerald P. Colapinto, Anthony P. Colapinto
  • Patent number: 6523824
    Abstract: A business model algorithm in which icons representing businesses, products, services and the like are displayed during the play of slot machines for a consideration of cash or cash credits. The icon displays, if properly aligned on a pay line, may represent an award of a product or service or a discount thereon. Thus, a business benefits by reason of a new customer and source of business contacting the business to collect the award and from the constant reminder of the business to those playing the slot machine and seeing the business icon; a casino or other owner of a slot machine benefits from the money received for playing the slot machine and the payout of a product or service which costs the owner of the slot machine nothing; the slot machine player benefits in that anything the player has won cannot be lost be being played back into the slot machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2001
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2003
    Inventors: Gerald P. Colapinto, Anthony P. Colapinto