Patents by Inventor Michael S. Ferguson

Michael S. Ferguson 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).

  • Fantasy sport lineup builder
    Patent number: 9943765
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for creating a fantasy sport team. The method may include receiving a user input for a fantasy sport contest that is associated with one or more real-life sporting events that are scheduled to occur, in which a plurality of athletes are scheduled to play in first and second player positions, and displaying athletes that are scheduled to play in the first player position in the scheduled sporting events based on the selected contest. The method may include receiving a user input selecting a first athlete, and upon the receiving the user input selecting the first athlete, automatically displaying a plurality of selectable second athletes that are scheduled to play in the second player position in the scheduled sporting events. The method may include receiving a user input selecting a second athlete, and displaying a fantasy user team that includes the selected first and second athletes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: Score Fantasy Sports Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew F. Himelstein, Michael S. Ferguson, Vladimir K. Kozyrev, William R. Wright
  • FANTASY SPORT LINEUP BUILDER
    Publication number: 20150265931
    Abstract: Disclosed is a method for creating a fantasy sport team. The method may include receiving a user input for a fantasy sport contest that is associated with one or more real-life sporting events that are scheduled to occur, in which a plurality of athletes are scheduled to play in first and second player positions, and displaying athletes that are scheduled to play in the first player position in the scheduled sporting events based on the selected contest. The method may include receiving a user input selecting a first athlete, and upon the receiving the user input selecting the first athlete, automatically displaying a plurality of selectable second athletes that are scheduled to play in the second player position in the scheduled sporting events. The method may include receiving a user input selecting a second athlete, and displaying a fantasy user team that includes the selected first and second athletes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2015
    Publication date: September 24, 2015
    Inventors: Matthew F. Himelstein, Michael S. Ferguson, Vladimir K. Kozyrev, William R. Wright
  • Combined oil drain pan and container
    Patent number: D331791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 1990
    Date of Patent: December 15, 1992
    Inventor: Michael S. Ferguson