Patents by Inventor Sukhbir Sidhu

Sukhbir Sidhu 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).

  • Electronic game, such as a computer game involving removing pegs
    Patent number: 8678904
    Abstract: Peggle is a game that balances skill and luck. The Peggle board is made up of different types of pegs, some of which the player must clear. The player begins a turn by aiming a ball at the pegs. When the player releases the ball, the ball travels through the pegs, contacting some and eventually falling to the bottom of the board. The ball may bounce off many pegs, and those pegs that the ball contacts are removed. A score is calculated based on the number and types of pegs hit during a turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: PopCap Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Sukhbir Sidhu, Brian Rothstein, Eric Tams
  • Electronic game, such as a computer game involving removing pegs
    Patent number: 8398476
    Abstract: Peggle is a game that balances skill and luck. The Peggle board is made up of different types of pegs, some of which the player must clear. The player begins a turn by aiming a ball at the pegs. When the player releases the ball, the ball travels through the pegs, contacting some and eventually falling to the bottom of the board. The ball may bounce off many pegs, and those pegs that the ball contacts are removed. A score is calculated based on the number and types of pegs hit during a turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 10, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2013
    Assignee: PopCap Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Sukhbir Sidhu, Brian Rothstein, Eric Tams
  • Electronic game, such as a computer game involving removing pegs
    Patent number: 8128476
    Abstract: Peggle is a game that balances skill and luck. The Peggle board is made up of different types of pegs, some of which the player must clear. The player begins a turn by aiming a ball at the pegs. When the player releases the ball, the ball travels through the pegs, contacting some and eventually falling to the bottom of the board. The ball may bounce off many pegs, and those pegs that the ball contacts are removed. A score is calculated based on the number and types of pegs hit during a turn.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: PopCap Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Sukhbir Sidhu, Brian Rothstein, Eric Tams
  • Positive-return gambling
    Publication number: 20060281540
    Abstract: A method and system of providing players with positive return in a gambling game. Tokens are won or lost in a manner that assures net positive return. Token value is determined based on the total number of outstanding tokens, or on the total number that have been issued in a predetermined time period, so that the total prize payout is predetermined and constant. In one embodiment, tokens act as lottery tickets, and prizes are awarded to winners of the lottery, so that a player's chance of winning the lottery is based on the percentage of outstanding tokens he or she possesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 6, 2006
    Publication date: December 14, 2006
    Applicant: Electronic Arts Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Rush, Jason Kapalka, Sukhbir Sidhu
  • Positive-return gambling
    Publication number: 20060035704
    Abstract: A method and system of providing players with positive return in a gambling game. Tokens are won or lost in a manner that assures net positive return. Token value is determined based on the total number of outstanding tokens, or on the total number that have been issued in a predetermined time period, so that the total prize payout is predetermined and constant. In one embodiment, tokens act as lottery tickets, and prizes are awarded to winners of the lottery, so that a player's chance of winning the lottery is based on the percentage of outstanding tokens he or she possesses.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2005
    Publication date: February 16, 2006
    Applicant: EA.COM, Inc.
    Inventors: Nicholas Rush, Jason Kapalka, Sukhbir Sidhu