Patents by Inventor Jason Kapalka

Jason Kapalka 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).

  • Positive-return gambling
    Publication number: 20060281540
    Abstract: A method and system of providing players with positive return in a gambling game. Tokens are won or lost in a manner that assures net positive return. Token value is determined based on the total number of outstanding tokens, or on the total number that have been issued in a predetermined time period, so that the total prize payout is predetermined and constant. In one embodiment, tokens act as lottery tickets, and prizes are awarded to winners of the lottery, so that a player's chance of winning the lottery is based on the percentage of outstanding tokens he or she possesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Electronic Arts Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Rush, Jason Kapalka, Sukhbir Sidhu
  • Positive-return gambling
    Publication number: 20060035704
    Abstract: A method and system of providing players with positive return in a gambling game. Tokens are won or lost in a manner that assures net positive return. Token value is determined based on the total number of outstanding tokens, or on the total number that have been issued in a predetermined time period, so that the total prize payout is predetermined and constant. In one embodiment, tokens act as lottery tickets, and prizes are awarded to winners of the lottery, so that a player's chance of winning the lottery is based on the percentage of outstanding tokens he or she possesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: EA.COM, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Rush, Jason Kapalka, Sukhbir Sidhu