Patents by Inventor Thomas A. Uster

Thomas A. Uster 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).

  • GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A SELECTION GAME ASSOCIATED WITH SELECTABLE VISUALLY UNBLOCKED OBJECTS AND UNSELECTABLE VISUALLY BLOCKED OBJECTS
    Publication number: 20140087879
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the gaming system of the present disclosure is configured to operate a card game associated with a plurality of cards. For a play of the card game, the gaming system receives a wager from a player, determines a plurality of player cards from the plurality of cards, displays the player cards face up, determines a plurality of dealer cards from the plurality of cards, and displays at least one of the dealer cards face up. The gaming system determines an outcome of the play by comparing the player and the dealer cards. If the outcome is a designated outcome, the gaming system adds the received wager to a side pot. If a side pot reset condition is met, the gaming system resets the side pot to an initial value. If a side pot payout condition is met, the gaming system provides the side pot to the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Leandro Basallo, Scott A. Caputo, Thomas A. Uster, Bryan D. Wolf, Christmas C. Parker
  • Gaming system and method providing a selection game associated with selectable visually unblocked objects and unselectable visually blocked objects
    Patent number: 8672762
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the gaming system of the present disclosure is configured to operate a card game associated with a plurality of cards. For a play of the card game, the gaming system receives a wager from a player, determines a plurality of player cards from the plurality of cards, displays the player cards face up, determines a plurality of dealer cards from the plurality of cards, and displays at least one of the dealer cards face up. The gaming system determines an outcome of the play by comparing the player and the dealer cards. If the outcome is a designated outcome, the gaming system adds the received wager to a side pot. If a side pot reset condition is met, the gaming system resets the side pot to an initial value. If a side pot payout condition is met, the gaming system provides the side pot to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 18, 2014
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Leandro Basallo, Scott A. Caputo, Thomas A. Uster, Bryan D. Wolf, Christmas C. Parker