Patents by Inventor James W. Grey

James W. Grey 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: 20120153568
    Abstract: A kidney shaped number generator for randomly placing numbers in Keno and other lottery number games comprising: a base, a set of numbered disks on opposite sides of the base, each of said disks having numbers on opposite sides of the disk, a mask overlying each of the sets of numbered disks and a transparent cover on opposite sides of the base for enclosing the numbered disks. Each of the masks has a window through which selected sets of numbers are exposed. An important feature of the invention is that the generator can be used in different lotteries by merely changing the masks and amounts of numbered disks. In a first embodiment, the masks are labels adhesively applied to outer or inner surfaces of the transparent outer covers. In a second embodiment, the masks are thin sheets of materials with graphics between the numbered disks and transparent outer covers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: James W. Grey, Alex Rhodes
  • Publication number: 20120153570
    Abstract: A universal random number generator for placing a bets in a variety of lottery number games comprising: a generally rectangular transparent casing for supporting a drinking vessel having a vertical outer wall for confining spillage from said drinking vessel, a set of numbered disks, a series of traps for capturing some of the numbered disks and a mask in covering relationship to the numbered disks. The mask has a window for exposing some of the numbered disks in one of the traps when the generator is shaken. The number generator is adapted to a specific lottery by providing a pre-assigned number of disks and mask with a pre-assigned window size.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2010
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Inventors: James W. Grey, Alex Rhodes
  • Publication number: 20100117298
    Abstract: A board game for developing skills in the functional and ornamental design of a land vehicle and land vehicle systems comprising an assortment of tiles magnetically retained to a board, having images of portions of a vehicle, for creating alternate vehicle designs that share common tiles, a board for assembling an arrangement of some of the tiles to images of vehicles that share common files and a design aid for creating a new ornamental and functional vehicle design comprised of a reference underlay for defining a minimum envelope for circumscribing a vehicle design.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2008
    Publication date: May 13, 2010
    Inventors: James W. Grey, Alex Rhodes
  • Patent number: D517946
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph J. Berke, James W. Grey
  • Patent number: D518412
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph J. Berke, James W. Grey
  • Patent number: D518413
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph J. Berke, James W. Grey
  • Patent number: D518756
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph J. Berke, James W. Grey
  • Patent number: D519403
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph J. Berke, James W. Grey
  • Patent number: D519404
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph J. Berke, James W. Grey
  • Patent number: D519405
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Inventors: Joseph J. Berke, James W. Grey
  • Patent number: D562727
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2008
    Inventors: Joseph J. Berke, James W. Grey