Patents by Inventor Kelvin Morin

Kelvin Morin 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: 20150024825
    Abstract: A system and machine-implemented method for facilitating simulation of game play for playing a game, the method including receiving one or more wagers from a user on one or more outcomes of the game, the one or more wagers relating to one of a point total of a first hand and second hand or a condition regarding the values of each of the first hand and the second hand, initiating a randomization event to generate an outcome for the game, the randomization event being generated using a spin of a plurality of randomizer units. Determining the outcome of one or more of the plurality of randomizer units to determine an outcome from the one or more wagers and settling the one or more wagers according to the outcome.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Andrew MACDONALD, Kelvin MORIN, Wayne STEVENS
  • Publication number: 20140319769
    Abstract: A device and method is provided for simulating an outcome of a game, the device including a die having a plurality of faces, each face of the die being associated with an index value, a first wheel having a surface for rolling of the die, and a randomization mechanism coupled to the wheel and configured to cause a randomized motion of the wheel and die for a period of time to generate an outcome of game play, the outcome of game play being defined at least in part based on the index value of an exposed face of the plurality of faces of the die after the completion of the randomized motion.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2013
    Publication date: October 30, 2014
    Applicant: Las Vegas Sands Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew MACDONALD, Kelvin Morin, Wayne Stevens
  • Publication number: 20140265129
    Abstract: A new deck of cards and a method of facilitating a card game with said new deck of cards are provided. The method including receiving a set of wagers from a player on an outcome of a card game played using a deck of cards, the deck of cards including five groups of cards, each group of card represented by a unique suit and thirteen cards within each group of cards, the thirteen cards each having a unique rank, wherein the unique ranks include one of ace or one, the numbers two through ten, and three face cards, dealing the cards of the deck of cards according to one or more rules characterizing the card game and providing a return based on the outcome of the card game with respect to the set of wagers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Las Vegas Sands Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew MacDonald, Kelvin Morin
  • Publication number: 20090256313
    Abstract: A side bet game, for a game of blackjack between a dealer and a player where the player is dealt two initial cards and the dealer is dealt a single initial card, involves allowing the player to place a side bet in addition to a blackjack hand bet of the game of blackjack and determining a three card hand comprising the two initial cards of the player and the single initial card of the dealer. The player is paid a winning amount if the three card hand is comprised of three eights, suited or unsuited, is comprised of a 5-6-7, is comprised of any three-of-a-kind, is comprised of two 8's, is comprised of a total of 8, 18, or 28, or is comprised of two cards with matching index values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Inventors: Shawn R. McGurk, Kelvin Morin
  • Publication number: 20080122179
    Abstract: A card game with at least one player involves placing first and second poker hand wagers and dealing starting hands to the player and a dealer. A first poker rank is determined from a resulting poker hand of the player derived from cards including a first community hand and the player's starting hand. A first winning amount is paid on the first poker hand wager if the first poker rank meets a first winning criteria. A second poker rank is determined from a resulting poker hand of the player derived from cards including a second community hand and the player's same starting hand. A second winning amount is paid on the second poker hand wager if the second poker rank meets a second winning criteria.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Inventors: Shawn R. McGurk, Kelvin Morin
  • Publication number: 20070052175
    Abstract: A side wager is placed on a game of Blackjack or Twenty-One that either one of the following two conditions are met: 1) a two-card poker hand value of an initial two cards dealt to the player will equal one of the plurality of paying two card poker hand values and an index value of each of the initial two cards dealt to the player is lower in magnitude than a prescribed index value; or 2) a suit and an index value of at least one of the initial two cards dealt to the player matches a suit and an index value of an initial face-up card dealt to the dealer. A winning amount is paid to the player if one of the conditions is met and the winning amount is increased if both of the conditions are met.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2006
    Publication date: March 8, 2007
    Inventors: Shawn McGurk, Kelvin Morin
  • Patent number: D712976
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Las Vegas Sands Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew MacDonald, Baybars Bora Oral, Ang Soon Huat, Lin Liping, Kelvin Morin
  • Patent number: D712977
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Las Vegas Sands Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew MacDonald, Baybars Bora Oral, Ang Soon Huat, Lin Liping, Kelvin Morin
  • Patent number: D713470
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Las Vegas Sands Corp.
    Inventors: Andrew MacDonald, Baybars Bora Oral, Ang Soon Huat, Lin Liping, Kelvin Morin
  • Patent number: D722341
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignees: Las Vegas Sands Corp., Marina Bay Sands Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew MacDonald, Baybars Bora Oral, Ang Soon Huat, Lin Liping, Kelvin Morin
  • Patent number: D722342
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignees: Las Vegas Sands Corp., Marina Bay Sands Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew MacDonald, Baybars Bora Oral, Ang Soon Huat, Lin Liping, Kelvin Morin
  • Patent number: D722343
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignees: Las Vegas Sands Corp., Marina Bay Sands Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew MacDonald, Baybars Bora Oral, Ang Soon Huat, Lin Liping, Kelvin Morin
  • Patent number: D722344
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignees: Las Vegas Sands Corp., Marina Bay Sands Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew MacDonald, Baybars Bora Oral, Ang Soon Huat, Lin Liping, Kelvin Morin
  • Patent number: D722652
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2015
    Assignees: Las Vegas Sands Corp., Marina Bay Sands Pte. Ltd.
    Inventors: Andrew MacDonald, Baybars Bora Oral, Ang Soon Huat, Lin Liping, Kelvin Morin