Patents by Inventor Mark C. Hennessy

Mark C. Hennessy 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: 20100203936
    Abstract: Disclosed is a system for administering a plurality of fantasy games having a game server for hosting the plurality of fantasy games, a client for connecting to the game server, a virtual lobby for accessing the plurality of fantasy games hosted on the game server, a first fantasy game which persists for a predetermined duration, and a scoring module for awarding points to the first fantasy team and the second fantasy team and for determining a winner between the first fantasy team and the second fantasy team at the expiration of the predetermined duration. The first fantasy game has a first fantasy team with a first plurality of roster positions, a second fantasy team with a second plurality of roster positions, and a fantasy draft wherein a first manager selects a first fantasy player corresponding to a first real-world performer in a first real-world event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: OPEN SPORTS NETWORK, INC.
    Inventors: Michael Levy, Robert C. Phythian, Barry A. Carpe, David A. Marchetti, Mark C. Hennessy
  • Publication number: 20100203935
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for conducting a plurality of fantasy games including creating a fantasy game on a game server, collecting a first round of wagers, assigning a first fantasy player and a second fantasy player to the community team, assigning a third fantasy player and a fourth fantasy player to the first fantasy team based upon the first rank list, assigning a fifth fantasy player and a sixth fantasy player to the second team based upon the second rank list, collecting a second round of wagers, assigning a first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth score to the first, second, third, fourth, fifth, and sixth fantasy players, respectively, calculating a first team score for the first fantasy team, calculating a second team score for the second fantasy team; and determining a winner between the first fantasy team and the second fantasy team.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2010
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: OPEN SPORTS NETWORK, INC.
    Inventors: Michael LEVY, Robert C. PHYTHIAN, Barry A. CARPE, David A. MARCHETTI, Mark C. HENNESSY
  • Publication number: 20100184495
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method of playing a fantasy game. The fantasy game persists for a predetermined duration, within a fantasy league having a number of fantasy teams, each fantasy team being managed by a manager and having number of roster positions. The method provides for selecting a first fantasy player corresponding to a first real-world performer, assigning the first fantasy player to a first position of a first fantasy team, selecting a second fantasy player corresponding to a second real-world performer, and substituting the second fantasy player for the first fantasy player before the expiration of the predetermined duration and after the performance by the first real-world player has begun.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 12, 2009
    Publication date: July 22, 2010
    Applicant: OPEN SPORTS NETWORK, INC.
    Inventors: Micheal LEVY, Robert C. PHYTHIAN, Barry A. CARPE, David A. MARCHETTI, Mark C. Hennessy