Patents by Inventor Michael Maiorana

Michael Maiorana 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: 11756369
    Abstract: A method of generating a graphical user interface for horse race betting includes querying a database to obtain race data associated with a selected race, the race data including a list of horses scheduled to run the selected race, a track surface associated with the selected race, and a distance of the selected race. For each horse from among the list of horses, the method may include selecting a rating corresponding to the horse, the track surface, and the distance, the rating being selected from a plurality of ratings quantifying an expected performance of the horse for different combinations of track surface and distance and being derived from data associated with a sire and/or a dam of the horse. The method may include displaying the list of horses and displaying the selected ratings in association with the horses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: EQUINEDGE, LLC
    Inventors: Scott McKeever, Wei-Che Tseng, Michael Maiorana
  • Publication number: 20230045168
    Abstract: A method of generating a graphical user interface for horse race betting includes querying a database to obtain race data associated with a selected race, the race data including a list of horses scheduled to run the selected race, a track surface associated with the selected race, and a distance of the selected race. For each horse from among the list of horses, the method may include selecting a rating corresponding to the horse, the track surface, and the distance, the rating being selected from a plurality of ratings quantifying an expected performance of the horse for different combinations of track surface and distance and being derived from data associated with a sire and/or a dam of the horse. The method may include displaying the list of horses and displaying the selected ratings in association with the horses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 5, 2021
    Publication date: February 9, 2023
    Inventors: Scott McKeever, Wei-Che Tseng, Michael Maiorana
  • Publication number: 20210233365
    Abstract: A method of generating a graphical user interface for horse race betting includes displaying a first list of horses scheduled to run a first race from among a plurality of horses, displaying, in association with each horse of the first list of horses, a win selection element by which a user of the graphical user interface may mark the horse as selected to win the first race, displaying an automatic ticket generation button by which a user may request an automatic selection of horses, and, in response to a user interaction with the automatic ticket generation button, marking one or more horses of the first list of horses as selected to win the first race based on predicted win percentages of the horses of the first list. The method may include displaying, in association with each horse of the first list of horses, the predicted win percentage of the horse.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventors: Scott McKeever, Wei-Che Tseng, Michael Maiorana
  • Patent number: 11004310
    Abstract: A method of generating a graphical user interface for horse race betting includes displaying a first list of horses scheduled to run a first race from among a plurality of horses, displaying, in association with each horse of the first list of horses, a win selection element by which a user of the graphical user interface may mark the horse as selected to win the first race, displaying an automatic ticket generation button by which a user may request an automatic selection of horses, and, in response to a user interaction with the automatic ticket generation button, marking one or more horses of the first list of horses as selected to win the first race based on predicted win percentages of the horses of the first list. The method may include displaying, in association with each horse of the first list of horses, the predicted win percentage of the horse.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: EquinEdge, LLC
    Inventors: Scott McKeever, Wei-Che Tseng, Michael Maiorana