Patents by Inventor Nicholas J. Rush

Nicholas J. Rush 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).

  • Positive-return gambling
    Patent number: 6966836
    Abstract: A method and system of providing players with positive return in a gambling game. Tokens are won or lost in a manner that assures net positive return. Token value is determined based on the total number of outstanding tokens, or on the total number that have been issued in a predetermined time period, so that the total prize payout is predetermined and constant. In one embodiment, tokens act as lottery tickets, and prizes are awarded to winners of the lottery, so that a player's chance of winning the lottery is based on the percentage of outstanding tokens he or she possesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2000
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: EA.COM, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas J. Rush, Jason M. Kapalka, Sukhbir S. Sidhu
  • Child's bootie
    Patent number: D327361
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 1990
    Date of Patent: June 30, 1992
    Inventors: Lynda C. Rush, Nicholas J. Rush