Patents by Inventor William Everett Thinnes

William Everett Thinnes 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).

  • Apparatus for controlling play of a progressively operated lottery-type game
    Patent number: 6880824
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling the play of progressively operated lottery-type game systems wherein at least one selected player becomes eligible to play for a bonus award which if not awarded to or won by a player rolls over and is added to the bonus award for a subsequently played game, and specifically an apparatus for awarding an initial or an accumulated bonus award when the bonus award equals or exceeds a predetermined amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 19, 2005
    Assignee: Douglas Press, Inc.
    Inventor: William Everett Thinnes
  • Apparatus for controlling play of a progressively operated lottery-type game
    Publication number: 20040007816
    Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for controlling the play of progressively operated lottery-type game systems wherein at least one selected player becomes eligible to play for a bonus award which if not awarded to or won by a player rolls over and is added to the bonus award for a subsequently played game, and specifically an apparatus for awarding an initial or an accumulated bonus award when the bonus award equals or exceeds a predetermined amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventor: William Everett Thinnes