Patents by Inventor James Stelzer

James Stelzer 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: 20050229558
    Abstract: An air induction system for an engine to remove contaminants from intake air prior to delivery to the engine. The system includes an assembly for filtering air which is mounted in advance of the engine, and a duct for delivering air from the assembly to the engine. A sealing system is provided which prevents entry of unfiltered air while simultaneously permitting movement of the engine relative to adjacent parts of the airframe as engine power setting varies. The seal is protected from high pressures in the duct which can occur in operation of the engine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2004
    Publication date: October 20, 2005
    Inventors: James Stelzer, Thomas Newman
  • Publication number: 20050143157
    Abstract: An electronic blackjack variation card game playable in a gaming machine having a display includes an electronic shoe of cards having a deck of cards. The electronic card game includes a playing area and five card receiving zones. The electronic card game has rules which include allowing the player to place a wager; turning over a top card on the shoe, so that the top card is face-up; selecting the face-up card from the shoe and directing it to one of the five zones; adding up the face value of the cards in each of the five card receiving zones to form individual card receiving zone totals; adding the values of all of the individual zone totals that are twenty-one or less to form a total score; and paying out a multiple of the wager when the total score is equal to or greater than a winning amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2004
    Publication date: June 30, 2005
    Inventors: James Stelzer, Michael Canepi, Augustus Russo
  • Publication number: 20050059484
    Abstract: An amusement device has a display and an input device and includes a memory and a controller. The memory stores a plurality of games and a system control program. The controller is operatively coupled to the memory, the input device and the display. The controller controls the display based upon the system control program retrieved from the memory and based upon inputs from the input device. The controller is configured to grant a user a block of time for accessing the amusement device; permit the user to selectively retrieve from the memory and play a first game from the plurality of games during the block of time; and permit the user to selectively retrieve from the memory and play a second game from the plurality of games that is different than the first game during the block of time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2004
    Publication date: March 17, 2005
    Inventors: David Logan, James Stelzer, Robert Mills, Thomas Kane