Patents by Inventor Mark E. Aldridge

Mark E. Aldridge 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: 20080227518
    Abstract: A lottery pool management system for lottery pool management is provided that includes a participant interface in communication with participant computers having pool participants, a lottery interface, and a notification interface. The participant interface receives lottery numbers entered by pool participants into lottery pools associated with a lottery. The participant interface also enables the pool participants to participate together in the lottery pools, exchange information regarding at least one of the lotteries prior to a drawing thereof, and to be informed of lottery numbers that are associated with respective pool participants in the lottery pools prior to the drawing of a lottery. The lottery interface receives drawing results for the lotteries, compares the drawing results with the lottery numbers, and recognizes that a winning event has occurred. The notification interface notifies the pool participants about activity in the lotteries.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2008
    Publication date: September 18, 2008
    Inventors: Richard A. Wiltshire, Johnny A. Ortiz, Jean-Philippe Langlois, Mark E. Aldridge
  • Patent number: 7374483
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a lottery pooling management system. The lottery pooling management system may include a participant interface, lottery interface, and notification interface. The participant interface may be in communication with a participant computer and configured to allow pool participants to participate in one or more lottery pools with each lottery pool having one or more sets of lottery numbers. The lottery interface may be in communication with one or more lotteries and the participant interface, and configured to ascertain drawing results and jackpot amounts for the lotteries and compare the drawing results with the sets of lottery numbers in the lottery pools. The notification interface may be in communication with the participant interface and the lottery interface, and configured to alert pool participants about activity in the lotteries, the status of the lottery pools, and the compared drawing results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2008
    Inventors: Richard A. Wiltshire, Johnny A. Ortiz, Jean-Philippe Langlois, Mark E. Aldridge
  • Publication number: 20010031661
    Abstract: The present invention provides for a lottery pooling management system. The lottery pooling management system may include a participant interface. The participant interface may be in communication with a participant computer, the participant interface may be configured to allow pool participants to participate in one or more lottery pools with each lottery pool having one or more sets of lottery numbers. The lottery pooling management system may also include a lottery interface. The lottery interface may be in communication with one or more lotteries and the participant interface, the lottery interface may be configured to ascertain drawing results and jackpot amounts for the one or more lotteries and to compare the drawing results with one or more sets of lottery numbers in the one or more lottery pools. The lottery pooling management system may further include a notification interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2001
    Publication date: October 18, 2001
    Inventors: Richard A. Wiltshire, Johnny A. Ortiz, Jean-Philippe Langlois, Mark E. Aldridge