Patents by Inventor Shane P. Carter, Jr.

Shane P. Carter, Jr. 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).

  • Cylindrical crane game
    Patent number: 6588760
    Abstract: A crane amusement game, including a cylindrically shaped cabinet enclosing a game prize platform, and an apparatus for grabbing a prize arranged on the platform. In a preferred embodiment of the invention the prize platform includes an actuate perimeter. In another embodiment, the invention includes a crane amusement game, including a cabinet enclosing a game prize platform, and, a gantry operatively arranged for rotational movement, and a claw operatively arranged for translational movement, the claw operatively arranged to grab a prize arranged on the platform. In this embodiment, the cabinet may be in any shape, but the gantry is arranged for rotational movement. The invention also includes a method for controlling an apparatus for grabbing a prize in an amusement game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Innovative Concepts in Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventors: Shane P. Carter, Jr., Edward Dluzen, Michael Andrews