Patents by Inventor Larry R. Cockrell, Jr.

Larry R. Cockrell, Jr. 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: 20190015722
    Abstract: A yard game system that includes at least one board, a plurality of pegs that extend from an upward directed surface of the at least one board, and a hoop that can be tossed toward the board. In a preferred embodiment, the plurality of pegs includes a target support peg, a plurality of target pegs that are disposed radially about the target peg, and the hoop is shaped to encircle more than one of the plurality of pegs supported by the board.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2018
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventor: Larry R. Cockrell, JR.
  • Publication number: 20090096166
    Abstract: A blackjack side game includes placing a main bet and a side bet. First and second card positions to be utilized for playing the side bet game are designated before the game begins. A dealer deals cards to the table including: a dealer hand with one up card and one down card and at least one player hand with two cards. Two of the cards that are dealt are in the first and second card positions for the side bet game. It is then determined if the cards in the first and second card positions combine to form a blackjack. If the cards in the first and second card positions do combine to form a blackjack the side bet is paid a predetermined amount. If the cards do not combine to form a blackjack the side bet is collected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2007
    Publication date: April 16, 2009
    Applicant: INNOVATIVE GAMING, INC.
    Inventor: Larry R. Cockrell, JR.
  • Patent number: 7407162
    Abstract: A card game with a Dealer and at least one player, the game using at least one deck of standard playing cards, including dealing a hand of a first face-up card to each player and a face-down card to the Dealer, and dealing at least one additional card to each hand unless the corresponding hand has a value of a target number achievable by one card, the objective of the card game being to achieve a hand with a value of the target number, allowing one discard, where face cards and aces each have a value of one, and where a post-discard hand value greater than the target number is a Bust. When a player's hand is a Bust, that player may be given the option to wager an additional amount, where a subsequent Dealer Bust hand results in that player winning her original wager plus the additional amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2005
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2008
    Assignee: Innovative Gaming Inc.
    Inventor: Larry R. Cockrell, Jr.