Patents by Inventor Steven Roy Lipscomb

Steven Roy Lipscomb 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).

  • Method for televising an event involving a game table incorporating integral lighting
    Patent number: 7234702
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a game table with a plurality of player stations with an integral lighting system. The game table, for example, a poker table, includes a light window adjacent all of the player stations. An illumination device is fixedly disposed beneath the light window. With such a configuration, lighting is provided from beneath the table, which minimizes shadows during television taping.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2004
    Date of Patent: June 26, 2007
    Assignee: WPT Enterprises, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven Roy Lipscomb, John Michael Conti, James Joseph Cuomo
  • Method for exhibiting a card game
    Publication number: 20040135316
    Abstract: A method for exhibiting a card game, such as a poker game, in which graphic and text data is superimposed on continuous video images of the game in progress to inform the video viewing audience of each player's cards and each player's bets. In this manner, the video viewers can get the feel of the game from each player's perspective while viewing the game at the same time. The graphic and text data is superimposed on the video image in the form of pop-up boxes which can be selectively displayed in an unobstructive manner.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventor: Steven Roy Lipscomb
  • Game table with integral lighting system
    Publication number: 20040070149
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a game table with a plurality of player stations with an integral lighting system. The game table, for example, a poker table, includes a light window adjacent all of the player stations. An illumination device is fixedly disposed beneath the light window. With such a configuration, lighting is provided from beneath the table, which minimizes shadows during television taping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 11, 2003
    Publication date: April 15, 2004
    Inventors: Steven Roy Lipscomb, John Michael Conti, James Joseph Cuomo