Patents by Inventor James Stephen Howard

James Stephen Howard 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: 20180371810
    Abstract: A door barricade system includes a bracket attached to an inside of a door. The door barricade system also includes a removable puncture pin and an end sleeve recessed into a support structure. The bracket includes a pin sleeve which defines a through hole aligned with an opening defined by an end sleeve, both of which are large enough to accommodate the puncture pin. The puncture pin is engaged with the pin sleeve with an end of the puncture pin being able to be engaged with the end sleeve. When the end of the puncture pin is engaged with the end sleeve, the door barricade system is placed in a locked position. When the end of the puncture pin remains disengaged from the end sleeve, the door barricade system is placed in an unlocked position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2017
    Publication date: December 27, 2018
    Inventor: James Stephen Howard
  • Publication number: 20110204566
    Abstract: A game layout modifying the traditional game of Roulette includes an additional betting region defining a winning bet for Red & Even, together with a specified payout ratio, and another winning bet based on a single number result, advantageously “0” or “00”, also with a specified payout ratio. The payout ratios are adjusted prior to play by the game operator, advantageously to either ensure an expected payoff ratio for the player, or a slightly higher House advantage for the new region. Another corresponding region defines a winning bet for Black & Odd. The Red & Even and Black & Odd regions are placed next to existing areas marked “Even” and “Odd”, respectively. The regions are adapted for either Single Zero or Double Zero layouts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2010
    Publication date: August 25, 2011
    Inventors: James Stephen Howard, Anne Carmel Howard