Patents by Inventor John G. Lovell

John G. Lovell 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: 10720005
    Abstract: A game of chance is disclosed allowing an outcome determined by the actions of a player. The game of chance comprises a layout defining a plurality of cells. A first portion of the cells each have a winning indicia contained therein, and a remaining portion of the cells each have a non-winning indicia contained therein. The winning and non-winning indicia are initially concealed to a player and are selectively revealable by the player. The player may select a limited number of cells to reveal the indicia contained therein. An object of the game is to maximize a number of winning indicia revealed by the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Inventor: John G. Lovell, Sr.
  • Patent number: 10720025
    Abstract: A game of chance is disclosed allowing an outcome determined by the actions of a player. The game of chance comprising a layout defining plural cells. A player selects a number of winning indicia and a pre-determined winning order for the winning indicia to be revealed. A first portion of the cells each have a winning indicia contained therein, and a remaining portion of the cells each have a non-winning indicia contained therein. The winning and non-winning indicia are initially concealed to a player and are selectively revealable by the player. The player may select a limited number of cells to reveal indicia contained therein. An object of the game is to maximize a number of winning indicia revealed by the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 21, 2020
    Inventor: John G. Lovell, Sr.
  • Publication number: 20170294074
    Abstract: A game of chance is disclosed allowing an outcome determined by the actions of a player. The game of chance comprising a layout defining plural cells. A player selects a number of winning indicia and a pre-determined winning order for the winning indicia to be revealed. A first portion of the cells each have a winning indicia contained therein, and a remaining portion of the cells each have a non-winning indicia contained therein. The winning and non-winning indicia are initially concealed to a player and are selectively revealable by the player. The player may select a limited number of cells to reveal indicia contained therein. An object of the game is to maximize a number of winning indicia revealed by the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2017
    Publication date: October 12, 2017
    Inventor: John G. LOVELL, SR.
  • Publication number: 20170236359
    Abstract: A game of chance is disclosed allowing an outcome determined by the actions of a player. The game of chance comprises a layout defining a plurality of cells. A first portion of the cells each have a winning indicia contained therein, and a remaining portion of the cells each have a non-winning indicia contained therein. The winning and non-winning indicia are initially concealed to a player and are selectively revealable by the player. The player may select a limited number of cells to reveal the indicia contained therein. An object of the game is to maximize a number of winning indicia revealed by the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Publication date: August 17, 2017
    Inventor: John G. LOVELL, SR.
  • Publication number: 20150011287
    Abstract: A game of chance is disclosed allowing an outcome determined by the actions of a player. The game of chance comprises a layout defining a plurality of cells. A first portion of the cells each have a winning indicia contained therein, and a remaining portion of the cells each have a non-winning indicia contained therein. The winning and non-winning indicia are initially concealed to a player and are selectively revealable by the player. The player may select a limited number of cells to reveal the indicia contained therein. An object of the game is to maximize a number of winning indicia revealed by the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2014
    Publication date: January 8, 2015
    Inventor: John G. Lovell, SR.
  • Publication number: 20140080566
    Abstract: A game of chance is disclosed allowing an outcome determined by the actions of a player. The game of chance comprises a layout defining a plurality of cells. A first portion of the cells each have a winning indicia contained therein, and a remaining portion of the cells each have a non-winning indicia contained therein. The winning and non-winning indicia are initially concealed to a player and are selectively revealable by the player. The player may select a limited number of cells to reveal the indicia contained therein. An object of the game is to maximize a number of winning indicia revealed by the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 18, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Inventor: John G. Lovell, SR.
  • Patent number: 5685541
    Abstract: A multiple-field game card is provided having a plurality of concealed caller's areas having concealed symbols therein. The playing card is additionally provided with at least one playing area having at least one matrix adapted to playing BINGO. In normal play, a player selects one of the caller's areas and reveals concealed windows in an attempt to match the concealed symbols with a winning combination symbols in the playing area. In accordance with the present invention, each game card contains at least one winning combination of symbols and the player's ability to win is limited only by the player's ability to successfully reveal winning symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: November 11, 1997
    Assignee: Stuart Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventor: John G. Lovell, Sr.
  • Patent number: 5618112
    Abstract: A break-open card with tamper proof seal (10) to prevent surreptitious tampering with and presentment of tampered game cards as valid prize winning cards by providing at least one readily frangible seal (28) to irreversibly evidence that tampering.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Stuart Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventor: John G. Lovell
  • Patent number: 5607145
    Abstract: A method for printing at least one book of bingo paper. Consecutive sheets in a book of bingo paper are printed in the same color. Each sheet is designated by a unique page number and, by utilizing a jogging plate, each page in the book is printed on a discrete plate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 1994
    Date of Patent: March 4, 1997
    Inventor: John G. Lovell
  • Patent number: 5273281
    Abstract: A game card and associated playing method. The game card is used for playing a number game of chance in which players guess a sequence of a sub-group of said randomly generated numbers. The game card and associated playing method comprises a game card printed with a series of numbers divided into groups of numbers each group being associated with a group designator. The player indicates her guess by selecting the group designator which either matches her guess or is associated with the group which contains her guess. The game cards are marked so as to allow scoring by an optical scanner. The player which correctly guesses the identity and sequence of a sub-group of randomly generated numbers, such as are randomly generated during a bingo or keno game or during a lottery, is the winner.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 1992
    Date of Patent: December 28, 1993
    Inventor: John G. Lovell
  • Patent number: 5178395
    Abstract: An electronic displaying device, together with a control unit and electronic circuitry appropriate to the encoding, sending, receiving, decoding, and displaying of data as used in various games, such as Bingo, Keno, or the like, in which a plurality of players may participate. In the exemplary game of Bingo, for instance, light-weight plastic balls, each marked with a letter and a number, are randomly selected and deposited into apertures in a console, by which action they are automatically identified through the breaking of one row and one column infra-red light beam of a coordinate grid of such beams. Through electronic encoding, transmitting, receiving, and decoding, the aforesaid letter-number combination is substantially instantaneously displayed in two places on a display board or a video monitor. The numbers are continuously selected and progressively displayed until a round of play has been completed in accordance with various rules of the game being played.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Inventor: John G. Lovell
  • Patent number: 5011157
    Abstract: An electronic alpha-numeric digit displaying device, together with a control unit and electronic circuitry appropriate to the encoding, sending, receiving, decoding, and displaying of data as used in various games, such as Bingo, Keno, or the like, in which a plurality of players may participate. In the exemplary game of Bingo, for instance, light-weight plastic balls, each marked with a letter and a number, are randomly selected and deposited into apertures in a console, by which action they are automatically identified through the breaking of one row and one column infra-red light beam of a coordinate grid of such beams. Through electronic encoding, transmitting/receiving, and decoding, the aforesaid letter-number combination is substantially instantaneously displayed in two places on a display board.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 30, 1991
    Assignee: Bonus Games
    Inventors: John G. Lovell, Sr., Garry W. Owens