Patents by Inventor Tom Franklin

Tom Franklin 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).

  • Publication number: 20040127274
    Abstract: A three-hand Poker game method and device are set forth where the player makes a wager and the player and dealer are dealt cards to be arranged into a low ranked hand, a middle ranked hand and a high ranked hand and where the hands have a number of cards N determined by the following Low Hand N≧1, middle Hand N≧Number of cards for Hand 1 and High Hand N>Number of cards for Hand 2. The corresponding player and dealer hands are compared and if two out of the three hands outrank the dealer, the player wins their wager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 27, 2003
    Publication date: July 1, 2004
    Inventor: Tom Franklin
  • Publication number: 20040053656
    Abstract: A poker game method and device are set forth where each of a player and a dealer are dealt three cards which are assembled into a one card low hand and a two card high hand, according to a predetermined ranking schedule based on Poker rankings. The player and dealer hands are compared and if both the player's hands outrank the dealers hands, the player wins their wager. If both the dealer's hands outrank the player's, the player's wager is lost and if one of the player's hands outranks the dealer's but the other does not, the hand is considered to be a tie and the player's wager is neither won or lost.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 30, 2003
    Publication date: March 18, 2004
    Inventor: Tom Franklin