Patents by Inventor Steve Cartwright

Steve Cartwright 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).

  • System, method, and device for providing a game awarding prizes according to locations of winning relocatable gaming indicia
    Patent number: 11727754
    Abstract: A gaming machine, system, and method for presenting a game may include accepting a wager, randomly selecting k relocatable indicia from a set of N possible indicia, where N>k, positioning the k indicia into j possible locations (j>=k), evaluating the k indicia relative to first paytable with payout rules based solely on the indicia values, evaluating the k indicia relative to a second paytable with payout rules based on at least the location of the indicia, and awarding any prizes earned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Inventors: Thomas J. Donelan, Mark C. Nicely, Steve Cartwright
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A GAME AWARDING PRIZES ACCORDING TO LOCATIONS OF WINNING RELOCATABLE GAMING INDICIA
    Publication number: 20220148381
    Abstract: A gaming machine, system, and method for presenting a game may include accepting a wager, randomly selecting k relocatable indicia from a set of N possible indicia, where N>k, positioning the k indicia into j possible locations (j>=k), evaluating the k indicia relative to first paytable with payout rules based solely on the indicia values, evaluating the k indicia relative to a second paytable with payout rules based on at least the location of the indicia, and awarding any prizes earned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Publication date: May 12, 2022
    Inventors: Thomas J. Donelan, Mark C. Nicely, Steve Cartwright
  • System, method, and device for providing a game awarding prizes according to locations of winning relocatable gaming indicia
    Patent number: 11151841
    Abstract: A gaming machine, system, and method for presenting a game may include accepting a wager, randomly selecting k relocatable indicia from a set of N possible indicia, where N>k, positioning the k indicia into j possible locations (j>=k), evaluating the k indicia relative to first paytable with payout rules based solely on the indicia values, evaluating the k indicia relative to a second paytable with payout rules based on at least the location of the indicia, and awarding any prizes earned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Inventors: Thomas J. Donelan, Mark C. Nicely, Steve Cartwright
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A GAME AWARDING PRIZES ACCORDING TO LOCATIONS OF WINNING RELOCATABLE GAMING INDICIA
    Publication number: 20200211330
    Abstract: A gaming machine, system, and method for presenting a game may include accepting a wager, randomly selecting k relocatable indicia from a set of N possible indicia, where N>k, positioning the k indicia into j possible locations (j>=k), evaluating the k indicia relative to first paytable with payout rules based solely on the indicia values, evaluating the k indicia relative to a second paytable with payout rules based on at least the location of the indicia, and awarding any prizes earned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Thomas J. Donelan, Mark C. Nicely, Steve Cartwright
  • System, method, and device for providing a game awarding prizes according to locations of winning relocatable gaming indicia
    Patent number: 10586426
    Abstract: A gaming machine, system, and method for presenting a game may include accepting a wager, randomly selecting k relocatable indicia from a set of N possible indicia, where N>k, positioning the k indicia into j possible locations (j>=k), evaluating the k indicia relative to first paytable with payout rules based solely on the indicia values, evaluating the k indicia relative to a second paytable with payout rules based on at least the location of the indicia, and awarding any prizes earned.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: Deck of Dice Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas J. Donelan, Mark C. Nicely, Steve Cartwright
  • SYSTEM, METHOD, AND DEVICE FOR PROVIDING A GAME AWARDING PRIZES ACCORDING TO LOCATIONS OF WINNING RELOCATABLE GAMING INDICIA
    Publication number: 20170092063
    Abstract: A gaming machine, system, and method for presenting a game may include accepting a wager, randomly selecting k relocatable indicia from a set of N possible indicia, where N>k, positioning the k indicia into j possible locations (j>=k), evaluating the k indicia relative to first paytable with payout rules based solely on the indicia values, evaluating the k indicia relative to a second paytable with payout rules based on at least the location of the indicia, and awarding any prizes earned.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2016
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas J. Donelan, Mark C. Nicely, Steve Cartwright