Patents by Inventor Jesse Pierce

Jesse Pierce 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).

  • Patent number: 8430658
    Abstract: A frozen comestible maker suitable for home use includes single or multiple molding cavities for forming frozen comestibles, a heat exchanger for maximizing the heat transfer away from the fluid that is being frozen in the molding cavities, a refrigerant solution with a depressed freezing point in contact with the heat exchangers, a base container to seal the refrigerant solution from the fluid that is being frozen, and a bezel piece to retain spills and aid with handling. The refrigerant solution is captured between the molding cavities and the base container. One or more sticks, a drip cup, and an extraction tool may be provided with the frozen comestible maker for preparing and extracting shaped frozen comestibles, such as ice pops and popsicles, therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2013
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Daniel Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinu, John Chandler Earle, Jesse Pierce Delgigante
  • Patent number: 8057207
    Abstract: An apparatus for preparing frozen comestibles including a container having an interior portion holding a refrigerant solution, and a mold insert attached to the container. The mold insert includes a base, molding cavities extending therefrom, and a heat exchanger in communication with the molding cavities. The mold insert is received within the container such that the molding cavities are housed within the interior portion of the container and the heat exchangers are submerged within the refrigerant solution. The molding cavities include exposed openings that receive fluids to be frozen. When the refrigerant solution is at a sufficiently cool temperature, the fluids freeze into a shaped frozen comestible.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Date of Patent: November 15, 2011
    Assignee: Propeller, Inc.
    Inventors: Kenneth Daniel Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John Chandler Earle, Jesse Pierce Delgigante
  • Publication number: 20110167836
    Abstract: An apparatus for preparing frozen comestibles including a container having an interior portion holding a refrigerant solution, and a mold insert attached to the container. The mold insert includes a base, molding cavities extending therefrom, and a heat exchanger in communication with the molding cavities. The mold insert is received within the container such that the molding cavities are housed within the interior portion of the container and the heat exchangers are submerged within the refrigerant solution. The molding cavities include exposed openings that receive fluids to be frozen. When the refrigerant solution is at a sufficiently cool temperature, the fluids freeze into a shaped frozen comestible.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2011
    Publication date: July 14, 2011
    Inventors: Kenneth Daniel Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinij, John Chandler Earle, Jesse Pierce Delgigante
  • Publication number: 20100183789
    Abstract: A frozen comestible maker suitable for home use includes single or multiple molding cavities for forming frozen comestibles, a heat exchanger for maximizing the heat transfer away from the fluid that is being frozen in the molding cavities, a refrigerant solution with a depressed freezing point in contact with the heat exchangers, a base container to seal the refrigerant solution from the fluid that is being frozen, and a bezel piece to retain spills and aid with handling. The refrigerant solution is captured between the molding cavities and the base container. One or more sticks, a drip cup, and an extraction tool may be provided with the frozen comestible maker for preparing and extracting shaped frozen comestibles, such as ice pops and popsicles, therefrom.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 16, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Inventors: Kenneth Daniel Zorovich, Yos Kumthampinu, John Chandler Earle, Jesse Pierce Delgigante
  • Patent number: 7556562
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a slot machine game with one or more reels and a rotator has stepper motors to randomly drive the stepper motors in accord with a programmed central processing unit. At least one of the stepper motors is relocated from the belly box to the top box to provide a drive for a rotator in the top box. The stepper motor in the top box is reoriented so that its shaft is normal to a front glass over the top box. A pointer can be placed on the end of the shaft to randomly rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Jesse Pierce
  • Publication number: 20070060251
    Abstract: A bonus game for an underlying base casino machine played by a player wherein the bonus game provides a Pachinko playing field, a ball propelled onto the Pachinko playing field when a bonus condition occurs during play of an underlying casino game. The Pachinko playing field having a row of lanes so that the ball, after traversing the playing field, travels through one of the lanes. A display at said row of lanes on said playing field for displaying at the lanes, targets, digits used to form a decimal number, graphic symbols used to perform a mathematical operation, symbols appearing in the underlying game outcome, so as to provide awards, wild symbols, extended game play, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: March 15, 2007
    Inventors: Jesse Pierce, Olaf Vancura
  • Publication number: 20060084487
    Abstract: A bonus game for an underlying base casino machine played by a player wherein the bonus game provides a Pachinko playing field, a ball propelled onto the Pachinko playing field when a bonus condition occurs during play of an underlying casino game. The Pachinko playing field having a row of lanes so that the ball, after traversing the playing field, travels through one of the lanes. A display at said row of lanes on said playing field for displaying at the lanes, targets, digits used to form a decimal number, graphic symbols used to perform a mathematical operation, symbols appearing in the underlying game outcome, so as to provide awards, wild symbols, extended game play, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 21, 2005
    Publication date: April 20, 2006
    Inventors: Jesse Pierce, Olaf Vancura
  • Publication number: 20050215305
    Abstract: A Pachinko bonus game system for an underlying game machine. The Pachinko bonus game has a playing field with a plurality of rows of pegs. A ball is launched onto the playing field by a launch mechanism when an initiate condition occurs during play of the underlying game. A row of lanes are provided on the playing field. The ball, after traversing among the pegs on the playing field, eventually travels through one of the lanes. At each lane is randomly displayed a bonus payoff value. The lane the ball travels through senses the presence of the ball and the value displayed for that lane is added to the credit meter in the underlying game. The bonus payoff values are randomly changed from game to game which eliminates any mechanical bias present in the Pachinko game. A stand-alone Pachinko game as well as using a Pachinko game as a coin dispenser is also provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2005
    Publication date: September 29, 2005
    Inventors: Jesse Pierce, Olaf Vancura
  • Publication number: 20050176492
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a slot machine game with one or more reels and a rotator has stepper motors to randomly drive the stepper motors in accord with a programmed central processing unit. At least one of the stepper motors is relocated from the belly box to the top box to provide a drive for a rotator in the top box. The stepper motor in the top box is reoriented so that its shaft is normal to a front glass over the top box. A pointer can be placed on the end of the shaft to randomly rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2005
    Publication date: August 11, 2005
    Inventor: Jesse Pierce
  • Publication number: 20050121850
    Abstract: A bonus game for an underlying base casino machine played by a player wherein the bonus game provides a Pachinko playing field, a ball propelled onto the Pachinko playing field when a bonus condition occurs during play of an underlying casino game. The Pachinko playing field having a row of lanes so that the ball, after traversing the playing field, travels through one of the lanes. A display at said row of lanes on said playing field for displaying at the lanes, targets, digits used to form a decimal number, graphic symbols used to perform a mathematical operation, symbols appearing in the underlying game outcome, so as to provide awards, wild symbols, extended game play, etc.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 13, 2005
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: Jesse Pierce, Olaf Vancura
  • Patent number: 6896260
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a slot machine game with one or more reels and a rotator has stepper motors to randomly drive the stepper motors in accord with a programmed central processing unit. At least one of the stepper motors is relocated from the belly box to the top box to provide a drive for a rotator in the top box. The stepper motor in the top box is reoriented so that its shaft is normal to a front glass over the top box. A pointer can be placed on the end of the shaft to randomly rotate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2005
    Inventor: Jesse Pierce
  • Publication number: 20040262842
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for a slot machine game with one or more reels and a rotator has stepper motors to randomly drive the stepper motors in accord with a programmed central processing unit. At least one of the stepper motors is relocated from the belly box to the top box to provide a drive for a rotator in the top box. The stepper motor in the top box is reoriented so that its shaft is normal to a front glass over the top box. A pointer can be placed on the end of the shaft to randomly rotate.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: December 30, 2004
    Inventor: Jesse Pierce
  • Patent number: D509256
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2005
    Inventor: Jesse Pierce
  • Patent number: D530222
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 17, 2006
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Su-Yon McConville, Michael John Bolander, Joel James Kashuba, Jonathan Arnold Lee, Jesse Pierce DelGigante, Javier Verdura
  • Patent number: D541163
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: April 24, 2007
    Assignee: The Procter & Gamble Company
    Inventors: Gene Michael Altonen, Ayub Ibrahim Khan, David William Schuller, Erik Joseph Moses, Jesse Pierce DelGigante, Javier Verdura