Patents by Inventor Philip R. Fioretti

Philip R. Fioretti 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for playing bingo over a wide geographic area
    Patent number: 5857911
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus (systems) are set forth for enabling bingo (and similar games of chance, referred to hereinafter collectively as "bingo") to be played in real time at locations which are remote (geographically separated in a physical sense) from the location where the numbers (or more generally symbols) used to play a bingo type of game are being selected. The disclosed methods and apparatus are directed to both passive and interactive systems which allow bingo to be played from the aforementioned remote locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: IBC Investments Ltd.
    Inventor: Philip R. Fioretti
  • Methods and apparatus for playing bingo over a wide geographic area
    Patent number: 5569083
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus (systems) are set forth for enabling bingo (and similar games of chance, referred to hereinafter collectively as "bingo") to be played in real time at locations which are remote (geographically separated in a physical sense) from the location where the numbers (or more generally symbols) used to play a bingo type of game are being selected. The disclosed methods and apparatus are directed to both passive and interactive systems which allow bingo to be played from the aforementioned remote locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: Millennium Investments Limited
    Inventor: Philip R. Fioretti
  • Methods and apparatus for playing bingo over a wide geographic area
    Patent number: 5351970
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus (systems) are set forth for enabling bingo (and similar games of chance, referred to hereinafter collectively as "bingo") to be played in real time at locations which are remote (geographically separated in a physical sense) from the location where the numbers (or more generally symbols) used to play a bingo type of game are being selected. The disclosed methods and apparatus are directed to both passive and interactive systems which allow bingo to be played from the aforementioned remote locations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 1992
    Date of Patent: October 4, 1994
    Inventor: Philip R. Fioretti