Patents by Inventor Jason M. Kapalka

Jason M. 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
    Patent number: 7094152
    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: Grant
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2006
    Assignee: Electronic Arts Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas James Rush, Jason M. Kapalka, Sukhbir Singh Sidhu
  • Positive-return gambling
    Patent number: 6966836
    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: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: EA.COM, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Rush, Jason M. Kapalka, Sukhbir S. Sidhu