Patents by Inventor Maximiano D. Torneros

Maximiano D. Torneros 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).

  • Patent number: 5112050
    Abstract: A game in which a player of the game acquires a ticket containing some information stored therein for comparison to information broadcasted from a transmitter. The broadcasted information contains a value, such as a number, corresponding to a winning number. The stored information is compared to the broadcasted information and if a match results, then the ticket is deemed to be a winning ticket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 1990
    Date of Patent: May 12, 1992
    Assignee: John R. Koza
    Inventors: John R. Koza, John R. Ferguson, Maximiano D. Torneros
  • Patent number: 5069453
    Abstract: A ticket apparatus for a game is described. The ticket apparatus includes storage means for storing a first value. A receiver is included for receiving a broadcast of a broadcast value for the game, wherein the broadcast value is broadcast over a first transmission medium. The ticket apparatus includes means for ascertaining whether the first value is a winning value in view of the received broadcast value. A transmitter responsive to the ascertaining means is included for transmitting over a second transmission medium a signal that indicates that the first value is the winning value if the first value is the winning value. A method of playing a game is also described, wherein locater means are used to locate a ticket apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 3, 1991
    Assignee: John R. Koza
    Inventors: John R. Koza, John R. Ferguson, Maximiano D. Torneros