Patents by Inventor Tamra A. Thompson

Tamra A. Thompson 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 gaming machine and method for providing a flip-it wagering game
    Patent number: 11308769
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine, a system, and a method provide a wagering game to a player. Four community cards are dealt to a community area of a table. The player enters a wager associated with an expected characteristic of a fifth community card to be dealt during the game. The fifth community card is dealt and a determination is made whether the player wins the wager based on the actual characteristic of the fifth community card matching the expected characteristic associated with the player's wager. An award to be received by the player is determined based on the player winning the wager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2022
    Assignee: Flip-It The Holding Company, LLC
    Inventor: Tamra A. Thompson
  • ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FLIP-IT WAGERING GAME
    Publication number: 20210104132
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine, a system, and a method provide a wagering game to a player. Four community cards are dealt to a community area of a table. The player enters a wager associated with an expected characteristic of a fifth community card to be dealt during the game. The fifth community card is dealt and a determination is made whether the player wins the wager based on the actual characteristic of the fifth community card matching the expected characteristic associated with the player's wager. An award to be received by the player is determined based on the player winning the wager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2020
    Publication date: April 8, 2021
    Inventor: Tamra A. Thompson
  • Electronic gaming machine and method for providing a Flip-It wagering game
    Patent number: 10810842
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine, a system, and a method provide a wagering game to a player. Four community cards are dealt to a community area of a table. The player enters a wager associated with an expected characteristic of a fifth community card to be dealt during the game. The fifth community card is dealt and a determination is made whether the player wins the wager based on the actual characteristic of the fifth community card matching the expected characteristic associated with the player's wager. An award to be received by the player is determined based on the player winning the wager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: FLIP-IT THE HOLDING COMPANY, LLC
    Inventor: Tamra A. Thompson
  • ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A FLIP-IT WAGERING GAME
    Publication number: 20180130313
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine, a system, and a method provide a wagering game to a player. Four community cards are dealt to a community area of a table. The player enters a wager associated with an expected characteristic of a fifth community card to be dealt during the game. The fifth community card is dealt and a determination is made whether the player wins the wager based on the actual characteristic of the fifth community card matching the expected characteristic associated with the player's wager. An award to be received by the player is determined based on the player winning the wager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2017
    Publication date: May 10, 2018
    Inventor: Tamra A. Thompson