Patents by Inventor Russell Scalise

Russell Scalise 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).

  • Publication number: 20190207908
    Abstract: Provided is a method and system for a sending individual to anonymously communicate information in real time or non-real time to another receiving individual, wherein both individuals are subscribers to a pre-selected group who have opted in to download and use an anonymous sending and receiving mobile app enabling said method and system, and wherein the receiving individual member of the group is the only receiver of the anonymous communication, and further wherein the communication is able to be sent and received as e-mail or text by wireless mobile device, Internet, virtual network, a communication network, social network, WAN and/or LAN.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 11, 2018
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventor: Russell SCALISE
  • Patent number: 9367996
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for betting contests relating to sports matches and, in particular, relating to fantasy sports associated with sports matches. For some embodiments, the systems and methods described herein establish and conduct one or more betting contests based on the performance of individual real-world sports players. Additionally, for some embodiments, the performance of an individual real-world sports player is determined using fantasy sports points (hereafter, fantasy points) attributed to the individual real-life sports player by one or more fantasy sports systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2016
    Inventor: Russell Scalise
  • Publication number: 20160042612
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein provide systems and methods for betting contests relating to sports matches and, in particular, relating to fantasy sports associated with sports matches. For some embodiments, the systems and methods described herein establish and conduct one or more betting contests based on the performance of individual real-world sports players. Additionally, for some embodiments, the performance of an individual real-world sports player is determined using fantasy sports points (hereafter, fantasy points) attributed to the individual real-life sports player by one or more fantasy sports systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2014
    Publication date: February 11, 2016
    Inventor: Russell Scalise
  • Patent number: 9070257
    Abstract: Various embodiments described herein provide systems and methods that establish a betting pool associated with a plurality of pool participants and associated with a plurality of real-life events scheduled to occur over a time period. For a first participant of the plurality of pool participants, the systems and methods may receive a first points wager on a first predicted outcome of a first real-life event of the plurality of real-life events, update the points balance in the points account based on the first points wager and on a first actual outcome of the first real-life event, receive a second points wager on a second predicted outcome of a second real-life event of the plurality of real-life events, and update the points balance in the points account based on the second points wager and on a second actual outcome of the second real-life event.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2015
    Inventor: Russell Scalise