Patents by Inventor James A. Sipaila

James A. Sipaila 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).

  • Patent number: 10600287
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a card game wherein for a plurality of plays of the game, the gaming system enables the player to save cards for a subsequent play of the card game. In one embodiment, for a first play of the card game, the gaming system enables the player to select a first quantity of cards to save for a subsequent play of the game. In this embodiment, for a second play of the card game, the gaming system enables the player to use zero, one or more of the previously saved cards for the current play of the card game. The gaming system also enables the player to select new cards from a displayed second hand of cards to add to and/or replace any previously saved cards to save for a subsequent play of the game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: James A. Sipaila, Benjamin R. Holsclaw
  • Patent number: 9916731
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a card game with an extra award for each winning hand including one or more extra hands of cards or a modifier for an extra award. In various embodiments, if the first hand includes any winning card combination from a first set of designated winning card combinations, the gaming system provides one or more extra hands of cards, wherein each extra hand initially includes one or more cards from the first hand and then provides one or more extra draws of cards to complete that extra hand. In various embodiments, when the first hand includes any winning card combination from a second set of designated winning card combinations, the gaming system provides a multiplier value which the gaming system applies to the award for the winning card combination from the first hand of cards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2018
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Thomas W. Allen, II, Benjamin R. Holsclaw, James A. Sipaila
  • Publication number: 20150364012
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a card game wherein for a plurality of plays of the game, the gaming system enables the player to save cards for a subsequent play of the card game. In one embodiment, for a first play of the card game, the gaming system enables the player to select a first quantity of cards to save for a subsequent play of the game. In this embodiment, for a second play of the card game, the gaming system enables the player to use zero, one or more of the previously saved cards for the current play of the card game. The gaming system also enables the player to select new cards from a displayed second hand of cards to add to and/or replace any previously saved cards to save for a subsequent play of the game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: James A. Sipaila, Benjamin R. Holsclaw
  • Publication number: 20150221181
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a card game with an extra award for each winning hand including one or more extra hands of cards or a modifier for an extra award. In various embodiments, if the first hand includes any winning card combination from a first set of designated winning card combinations, the gaming system provides one or more extra hands of cards, wherein each extra hand initially includes one or more cards from the first hand and then provides one or more extra draws of cards to complete that extra hand. In various embodiments, when the first hand includes any winning card combination from a second set of designated winning card combinations, the gaming system provides a multiplier value which the gaming system applies to the award for the winning card combination from the first hand of cards.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2014
    Publication date: August 6, 2015
    Inventors: Thomas W. Allen, II, Benjamin R. Holsclaw, James A. Sipaila
  • Publication number: 20150170476
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a card game including a plurality of sequential hands with a sequentially increasing quantity of displayed cards. In one embodiment, the gaming system displays a first hand including a first quantity of cards, evaluates the displayed first hand using a first paytable for any winning card combinations, and displays any award based on the first paytable. If the first hand does not include a designated advancement condition, the gaming system ends the play of the game. If the first hand includes a designated advancement condition, the gaming system displays a second hand including a second different quantity of cards, evaluates the displayed second hand using a second different paytable for any designated advancement condition, and displays any award based on the second paytable.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 18, 2013
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Thomas W. Allen, II, Benjamin R. Holsclaw, James A. Sipaila