Patents by Inventor John Lindel Willis

John Lindel Willis 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: 20090146374
    Abstract: This invention is directed toward devices which all a person to view playing cards without having to actually pick up the cards themselves. There are two basic versions of the invention: a portable version which can be carried by the user, and an installed version which sits in a cavity cut out from a card playing table. Both versions have sides to prevent others from seeing the cards, a mirror to reflect the cards up onto the eyes of the user while the cards remain face down on the table, and a ramp, or means by which a user can pull cards from a table over the mirror. A number of accessory items can be added to the installed version, such as advertising gaskets between the rim of the device and the table, various LCD screens and control buttons displayed around the edges of the devices, and other such add-ons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 11, 2009
    Inventor: John Lindel Willis
  • Publication number: 20080315516
    Abstract: This invention is directed toward devices which all a person to view playing cards without having to actually pick up the cards themselves. There are two basic versions of the invention: a portable version which can be carried by the user, and an installed version which sits in a cavity cut out from a card playing table. Both versions have sides to prevent others from seeing the cards, a mirror to reflect the cards up onto the eyes of the user while the cards remain face down on the table, and a ramp, or means by which a user can pull cards from a table over the mirror. A number of accessory items can be added to the installed version, such as advertising gaskets between the rim of the device and the table, various LCD screens and control buttons displayed around the edges of the devices, and other such add-ons.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2007
    Publication date: December 25, 2008
    Inventor: John Lindel Willis
  • Patent number: D627833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Inventor: John Lindel Willis
  • Patent number: D627834
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2010
    Inventor: John Lindel Willis