Patents by Inventor Michael E. Wolfe

Michael E. Wolfe 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: 20240157230
    Abstract: A game piece assembly includes: a front surface formed in a first predetermined shape and including a predetermined number of pips, a back surface formed in a second predetermined shape, a side surface extending between the front and back surfaces, wherein the front surface, the back surface and the side surface define a hollow space that is configured to hold a prize therein in a closed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2023
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventor: Michael E. Wolfe
  • Patent number: 11745092
    Abstract: A game piece assembly includes: a front surface formed in a first predetermined shape and including a predetermined number of pips, a back surface formed in a second predetermined shape, a side surface extending between the front and back surfaces, wherein the front surface, the back surface and the side surface define a hollow space that is configured to hold a prize therein in a closed configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Inventor: Michael E. Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20220370892
    Abstract: A game piece assembly includes: a front surface formed in a first predetermined shape and including a predetermined number of pips, a back surface formed in a second predetermined shape, a side surface extending between the front and back surfaces, wherein the front surface, the back surface and the side surface define a hollow space that is configured to hold a prize therein in a closed configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Publication date: November 24, 2022
    Inventor: Michael E. Wolfe
  • Publication number: 20020072971
    Abstract: A facility for selecting advertising outlets on which to place advertising messages for an advertiser is described. For each of a first group of advertising outlets, the facility assesses the rate at which visitors to the advertiser also visit the advertising outlet. The facility selects an advertising outlet among the first group having the highest assessed rate. For each of a second group of advertising outlets, the facility assesses the tendency of a high-performing advertising outlet to drive its visitors to the advertising outlet among the second group of advertising outlets. The facility selects an advertising outlet among the second group to which the high-performing advertising outlet has the greatest assessed tendency to drive its visitors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Inventors: David DeBusk, Kevin Hillstrom, Will Medford, Vladimir Victorovich Schipunov, Mark Smucker, Young Bean Song, Michael E. Wolf, Chen Yu
  • Patent number: 5104031
    Abstract: A method of forming a joint between a workable tubing of a first diameter and a tubing of a second, larger diameter proceeds with the formation of a bell in the end of the workable tubing. The workable tubing is clamped, with the end of the workable tubing located in a cavity of a die. A mandrel is spun, and inserted into the end of the workable tubing. The mandrel has a pilot tip, and a forming land. The forming land expands the end of the workable tubing as the mandrel is spun. A bell is formed in the workable tubing, which has an outer diameter substantially equal to the inner diameter of the second, larger tubing. The workable tubing is freed from the clamp and die, and the bell is inserted into the second, larger tubing. The two tubes are brazed, without need for a bushing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 14, 1992
    Assignee: Lennox Industries, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael E. Wolfe