Patents by Inventor Paul Cripe

Paul Cripe 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).

  • Contest system and method based on bracket tournaments
    Patent number: 11869316
    Abstract: A system and method for operating lottery-style or sweepstakes-style contests based on a bracket tournament involving multiple future events with winners of each event advancing to a next round and eventually a final competition with a winner thereof being the winner of the tournament or a fixed number of non-bracket events. The system and method involve distributing random tickets including all possible outcomes of a group of future events. In one version, all possible outcomes are distributed such that at least one contestant will hold a ticket with all winning outcomes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Inventors: Marlin Myers, Paul Cripe
  • CONTEST SYSTEM AND METHOD BASED ON BRACKET TOURNAMENTS
    Publication number: 20220036703
    Abstract: A system and method for operating lottery-style or sweepstakes-style contests based on a bracket tournament involving multiple future events with winners of each event advancing to a next round and eventually a final competition with a winner thereof being the winner of the tournament or a fixed number of non-bracket events. The system and method involve distributing random tickets including all possible outcomes of a group of future events. In one version, all possible outcomes are distributed such that at least one contestant will hold a ticket with all winning outcomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2021
    Publication date: February 3, 2022
    Inventors: Marlin Myers, Paul Cripe