Top Inventors for class "Amusement devices: games" |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
1 | Attila Grauzer | US | Las Vegas, NV | Sep 17, 2020 / 20200289914 - CARD HANDLING DEVICES INCLUDING MULTI-CARD STORAGE COMPARTMENTS, AND RELATED METHODS | 47 |
2 | Peter Krenn | AT | Neufeld | Dec 02, 2021 / 20210369889 - PLAYING CARD CLEANER | 18 |
3 | Ronald R. Swanson | US | Otsego, MN | Sep 17, 2020 / 20200289914 - CARD HANDLING DEVICES INCLUDING MULTI-CARD STORAGE COMPARTMENTS, AND RELATED METHODS | 17 |
4 | Kyle Bateman | US | Provo, UT | Jun 12, 2014 / 20140159311 - BULLET TRAP | 17 |
5 | Feraidoon Bourbour | US | Eden Prairie, MN | Mar 19, 2020 / 20200086203 - CARD HANDLING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS, ASSEMBLIES, AND COMPONENTS | 17 |
6 | Roger M. Snow | US | Las Vegas, NV | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180158287 - METHODS OF PLAYING WAGERING GAMES AND RELATED SYSTEMS | 17 |
7 | Paul K. Scheper | US | Bloomington, MN | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220219070 - APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR SHUFFLER TRANSPORT AND INSTALLATION | 17 |
8 | Ernst Blaha | AT | Tullnerbach | Jul 16, 2015 / 20150196834 - Automatic Card Shuffler with Pivotal Card Weight and Divider Gate | 16 |
9 | James V. Kelly | US | Las Vegas, NV | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170173449 - METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A CARD DECK LIBRARY AND MASTER IMAGES FOR A DECK OF CARDS, AND A RELATED CARD PROCESSING APPARATUS | 15 |
10 | Troy D. Nelson | US | Big Lake, MN | Mar 19, 2020 / 20200086203 - CARD HANDLING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS, ASSEMBLIES, AND COMPONENTS | 13 |
11 | David Bassett | US | Provo, UT | Jul 24, 2014 / 20140203510 - BALLISTIC PANELING FOR BULLET TRAPS | 12 |
12 | Yasushi Shigeta | JP | Kyoto | Jan 28, 2016 / 20160023092 - CARD DISPOSAL SYSTEM FOR TABLE GAME | 12 |
13 | Paul K. Scheper | US | Eden Prairie, MN | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120242039 - CARD FEED MECHANISM FOR CARD-HANDLING DEVICE | 12 |
14 | James B. Stasson | US | Chaska, MN | Sep 17, 2020 / 20200289914 - CARD HANDLING DEVICES INCLUDING MULTI-CARD STORAGE COMPARTMENTS, AND RELATED METHODS | 12 |
15 | Oliver M. Schubert | US | Las Vegas, NV | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160107071 - CARD HANDLING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS | 11 |
16 | Thomas Marshall | US | Lakeshore, UT | Jun 12, 2014 / 20140159311 - BULLET TRAP | 11 |
17 | Yasushi Shigeta | JP | Osaka | Mar 20, 2014 / 20140077453 - CARD READER | 10 |
18 | Tzu-Hsiang Tseng | TW | Taichung City | Feb 04, 2016 / 20160035168 - Multi-Circular-Track Ball-Drawing Device | 9 |
19 | David L. Hoyt | US | Chicago, IL | Mar 17, 2016 / 20160074748 - System and Methods for Generating a Game Board and Playing Games Therewith | 9 |
20 | Robert J. Rynda | US | Henderson, NV | Feb 04, 2016 / 20160030831 - HAND-FORMING CARD SHUFFLING APPARATUSES INCLUDING MULTI-CARD STORAGE COMPARTMENTS, AND RELATED METHODS | 9 |
21 | Brian M. Yu | US | Los Angeles, CA | Dec 13, 2012 / 20120313321 - GAME | 8 |
22 | James B. Stasson | US | Eden Prairie, MN | Apr 17, 2014 / 20140103608 - Flush Mounted Card Shuffler with Shuffling Mechanism Below a Gaming Table Surface | 7 |
23 | Cai-Shiang Ho | TW | Taipei | Feb 04, 2021 / 20210031094 - AUTOMATIC CARD SHUFFLER AND CARD BOX RACK OF THE AUTOMATIC CARD SHUFFLER | 7 |
24 | Stephen M. Flaherty | US | Chicago, IL | Jun 04, 2015 / 20150151188 - Playing Cards and Method for Playing Card Games Therewith | 7 |
25 | Vladislav Zvercov | US | Las Vegas, NV | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170173449 - METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY GENERATING A CARD DECK LIBRARY AND MASTER IMAGES FOR A DECK OF CARDS, AND A RELATED CARD PROCESSING APPARATUS | 7 |
26 | Jay S. Walker | US | Ridgefield, CT | Nov 11, 2021 / 20210346789 - CUSTOMIZABLE DISPLAY OF BETTING LAYOUT | 7 |
27 | Randy D. Sines | US | Spokane, WA | May 05, 2016 / 20160121200 - PLAYING CARD SHUFFLER | 6 |
28 | Merrill Sparago | US | Los Angeles, CA | Nov 21, 2013 / 20130310154 - SOLITAIRE-STYLE ELECTRONIC GAME OF CHANCE | 6 |
29 | Stephen P. Shoemaker, Jr. | US | Redondo Beach, CA | Sep 17, 2020 / 20200289918 - ARCADE GAME WITH ALUMINUM CAN TARGETS | 6 |
30 | Kazuo Okada | JP | Tokyo | Apr 14, 2016 / 20160104354 - SLOT MACHINE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF VIDEO REEL STRIPS | 6 |
31 | Emmanuel Gelinotte | FR | Savigny-Les-Beaune | Oct 28, 2021 / 20210335081 - COUNTING GAMING CHIPS | 5 |
32 | Thomas Wright | US | Highland, UT | Oct 04, 2012 / 20120247314 - BALLISTIC BAFFLE HAVING ENERGY DISSIPATING BACKING | 5 |
33 | Damon R. Saddler | US | Inglewood, CA | Jun 09, 2016 / 20160158637 - GAME ASSEMBLIES WITH LAUNCHING GAME PIECES | 5 |
34 | Sang Uk Hong | KR | Seoul | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220221254 - Dart Game Apparatus and Dart Game System With an Image Projector | 5 |
35 | Feraidoon Bourbour | US | Minneapolis, MN | Dec 15, 2011 / 20110304098 - CARD SHUFFLER WITH CARD RANK AND VALUE READING CAPABILITY | 5 |
36 | Justin G. Downs, Iii | US | Henderson, NV | Mar 27, 2014 / 20140084538 - Card Shuffling Apparatus and Card Handling Device | 5 |
37 | James R. Roberts | US | North Las Vegas, NV | Jan 28, 2016 / 20160027257 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR VARIABLE CONTRIBUTION PROGRESSIVE JACKPOTS | 5 |
38 | Maxime Paquette | CA | Val-Des-Monts | Sep 03, 2009 / 20090218765 - ODD-SHAPED THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOGICAL PUZZLES | 5 |
39 | Nicholas Sorge | US | Deer Park, NY | Mar 15, 2012 / 20120061912 - ROULETTE GAME APPARATUS AND METHOD | 5 |
40 | Lynn Hessing | US | Boise, ID | Sep 04, 2014 / 20140246831 - Methods for handling playing cards with a card handling device | 5 |
41 | Gerald Stellenberg | US | Austin, TX | Nov 14, 2013 / 20130300058 - Pinball Machine With Animated Playfield Components and Automatic Level Detection | 5 |
42 | Shfl Entertainment, Inc. | US | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 01, 2013 / 20130193642 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING, SHUFFLING, AND MOVING CARDS | 5 |
43 | Robert J. Rynda | US | Las Vegas, NV | Sep 17, 2020 / 20200289914 - CARD HANDLING DEVICES INCLUDING MULTI-CARD STORAGE COMPARTMENTS, AND RELATED METHODS | 5 |
44 | Sion D. Walsh | US | Las Vegas, NV | May 22, 2014 / 20140138908 - Ergonomic Card Delivery Shoe | 4 |
45 | Andrew Macdonald | SG | Singapore | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170178458 - CARD GAME WITH FIXED STARTING VALUE | 4 |
46 | Mark C. Nicely | US | Daly City, CA | Nov 04, 2021 / 20210343105 - GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE, AND METHOD PROVIDING ONE OR MORE ALTERNATIVE WAGER PROPOSITIONS IF A CREDIT BALANCE IS LESS THAN A DESIGNATED WAGER AMOUNT | 4 |
47 | Jean-Michel Laporte | FR | Biot | Jun 30, 2022 / 20220205764 - TARGET LAUNCHING MACHINE | 4 |
48 | Steven J. Blad | US | Henderson, NV | Sep 04, 2014 / 20140246831 - Methods for handling playing cards with a card handling device | 4 |
49 | Tom Wright | US | Highland, UT | May 22, 2014 / 20140138916 - EMERGENCY STOPPING SYSTEM FOR TARGET TROLLEYS | 4 |
50 | Mark L. Yoseloff | US | Henderson, NV | Jun 07, 2018 / 20180158287 - METHODS OF PLAYING WAGERING GAMES AND RELATED SYSTEMS | 4 |
51 | Richard Channing Garfield | US | Bellevue, WA | Jan 21, 2016 / 20160019758 - Method to create more comparative choices in sports fantasy or other fantasy games | 4 |
52 | Naoyuki Watanabe | JP | Nagoya-Shi | Jul 18, 2013 / 20130181400 - Game Machine | 4 |
53 | George Skaff Elias | US | Redmond, WA | Jan 21, 2016 / 20160019758 - Method to create more comparative choices in sports fantasy or other fantasy games | 4 |
54 | Patrick Thomas Mcgrath | GB | Luton | Feb 20, 2014 / 20140049006 - Bankers' Playing Card Game | 4 |
55 | Pierre Chapet | FR | Beaune | Oct 17, 2013 / 20130270737 - WEIGHTED GAMING CHIP AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A CHIP OF THIS TYPE | 4 |
56 | James B. Stasson | US | Chanhassen, MN | Dec 15, 2011 / 20110304098 - CARD SHUFFLER WITH CARD RANK AND VALUE READING CAPABILITY | 4 |
57 | Ronald Chamberlain | US | Lebanon, CT | May 09, 2013 / 20130116025 - Method For Playing A Card Game | 4 |
58 | Chris Ream | US | Orem, UT | Nov 27, 2014 / 20140346734 - Clearing Trap | 4 |
59 | Robert C. Tedesco | US | Fairfield, CT | Nov 11, 2021 / 20210346789 - CUSTOMIZABLE DISPLAY OF BETTING LAYOUT | 4 |
60 | Gilberto Aguilera | US | San Diego, CA | Dec 09, 2010 / 20100308538 - Spin to win | 4 |
61 | Mike Long | US | Fountain Green, UT | Nov 27, 2014 / 20140346734 - Clearing Trap | 4 |
62 | David E. Sampson | US | Woodinville, WA | Oct 15, 2015 / 20150290528 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHUFFLING AND HANDLING CARDS | 4 |
63 | Ming-Yuan Wu | TW | Taipei City | Jan 13, 2022 / 20220009693 - COMPOSITE BOARD STRUCTURE AND BOX STRUCTURE | 4 |
64 | Jeff Poulos | US | Huntington Station, NY | Dec 18, 2014 / 20140367915 - Methods and Devices for On-The-Roll Sports Games | 4 |
65 | Russell P. Sammon | US | San Francisco, CA | Nov 11, 2021 / 20210346789 - CUSTOMIZABLE DISPLAY OF BETTING LAYOUT | 4 |
66 | Chi Fat Au-Yeung | GB | Birmingham | Aug 13, 2015 / 20150228162 - SYSTEM AND METHOD TO IMPLEMENT A WAGERING GAME | 4 |
67 | Anita Jane Gearty | US | Tinton Falls, NJ | May 17, 2012 / 20120119439 - Color By Symbol Picture Puzzle Kit | 4 |
68 | Anthonie Hendrik Bergman | NL | Eindhoven | May 07, 2015 / 20150123569 - LIGHTING FIXTURE WITH TOUCH-SENSITIVE LIGHT EMITTING SURFACE | 4 |
69 | John W. Ogilvie | US | Salt Lake City, UT | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160062954 - FLEXIBLE HIGH-SPEED GENERATION AND FORMATTING OF APPLICATION-SPECIFIED STRINGS | 4 |
70 | Hirohide Toyama | US | Darien, IL | Sep 29, 2011 / 20110233863 - CARD SHUFFLING DEVICE AND METHOD | 4 |
71 | Steven L. Forte | US | Las Vegas, NV | Oct 15, 2015 / 20150290528 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR SHUFFLING AND HANDLING CARDS | 4 |
72 | Daniel Chaim Kishon | GB | London | Dec 01, 2011 / 20110291356 - GAME APPARATUS WITH PROJECTILES | 4 |
73 | Bruce Hodge | US | Greenfield, NY | Jan 22, 2015 / 20150025842 - Method and Apparatus for Determining and Retrieving Positional Information | 3 |
74 | Mordechai Lando | IL | Beer-Sheva | Jul 03, 2014 / 20140187300 - EDUCATIONAL ARITHMETIC SETS | 3 |
75 | Gregory Gronau | US | Las Vegas, NV | Dec 09, 2021 / 20210383643 - SYSTEM, CHIP TRAY, AND METHOD | 3 |
76 | Ernest W. Moody | US | Las Vegas, NV | May 10, 2012 / 20120115560 - GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD FOR WAGERING GAME USING BONUS GAME CREDITS | 3 |
77 | Aditya Dayal | US | Sunnyvale, CA | Dec 16, 2021 / 20210390953 - IMMERSIVE COLLABORATION OF REMOTE PARTICIPANTS VIA MEDIA DISPLAYS | 3 |
78 | Eric Steven Bower | US | Lake Bluff, IL | Nov 12, 2009 / 20090278312 - GAME SYSTEM WITH COOPERATIVE AND COMPETITIVE BOARDS | 3 |
79 | Rolf Vandoren | BE | Kontich | Apr 03, 2014 / 20140094083 - CONSTRUCTION TOY | 3 |
80 | Geoff Hall | GB | Shirley | Mar 31, 2016 / 20160093168 - METHODS OF ADMINISTERING LAMMER-BASED WAGERS | 3 |
81 | Michael J. Nally | US | Whippany, NJ | Nov 13, 2014 / 20140333028 - PORTABLE BEAN BAG TOSS GAME | 3 |
82 | James W. Grey | US | Holly, MI | Jun 21, 2012 / 20120153570 - Keno lottery number generator | 3 |
83 | Florian Knell | DE | Eberhardzell-Muehlhausen | May 30, 2013 / 20130134676 - JIGSAW PUZZLE HAVING ONE OR MORE PUZZLE PIECES THAT CAN BE BENT | 3 |
84 | Guillaume Pouliot | CA | Levis | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160059112 - CARD DEALING SHOE | 3 |
85 | Jerry Tsai | TW | Taichung | Nov 03, 2011 / 20110266751 - STATIC-BALANCE-EFFECT GAME TABLE | 3 |
86 | Francisco Javier Moreno | US | San Luis, AZ | Apr 10, 2014 / 20140097571 - GAMING TABLES HAVING A TABLE TOP EXCHANGEABLE INSERT | 3 |
87 | Howard W. Lutnick | US | New York, NY | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220292922 - REAL-TIME INTERACTIVE WAGERING ON EVENT OUTCOMES | 3 |
88 | Keith C. Fox | US | Columbia, SC | Jun 19, 2014 / 20140167358 - Method for Providing Play Therapy Utilizing An Interactive Role Playing Game | 3 |
89 | Matthew Alexander Vanderberg | US | Charlotte, NC | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200113302 - BACKPACK COLLAPSIBLE COOLERS | 3 |
90 | Kapilkumar N. Kulakkunnath | US | Las Vegas, NV | Mar 27, 2014 / 20140084538 - Card Shuffling Apparatus and Card Handling Device | 3 |
91 | Gil Druckman | IL | Tel Aviv | Dec 01, 2011 / 20110291356 - GAME APPARATUS WITH PROJECTILES | 3 |
92 | Ian Osborne | US | Gardena, CA | Mar 31, 2016 / 20160089804 - Device and Method for Creating Partial Cuts in Food Products | 3 |
93 | Russell A. Potterfield | US | Columbia, MO | Dec 10, 2015 / 20150354913 - SHOOTING RESTS FOR SUPPORTING FIREARMS | 3 |
94 | Todd M. Haushalter | US | Las Vegas, NV | Nov 19, 2015 / 20150328533 - Playing Card Handling Devices, Systems, and Methods for Verifying Sets of Cards | 3 |
95 | David M. Cowan | US | Brooklyn, NY | Mar 31, 2016 / 20160089589 - GAMING SYSTEM AND RELATED METHOD | 3 |
96 | Amanda Tears Smith | US | Linden, NJ | Aug 20, 2015 / 20150235506 - MULTIPLE GAMING CHOICE IN KENO BY PLAYERS | 3 |
97 | Alex Rhodes | US | West Bloomfield, MI | Jun 21, 2012 / 20120153570 - Keno lottery number generator | 3 |
98 | Ray Smith | US | Linden, NJ | Aug 20, 2015 / 20150235506 - MULTIPLE GAMING CHOICE IN KENO BY PLAYERS | 3 |
99 | Patryck Rouleau | CA | L'Ancienne-Lorette | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160059112 - CARD DEALING SHOE | 3 |
100 | Jack Guarnieri | US | Jackson, NJ | Nov 26, 2015 / 20150335994 - PINBALL MACHINE AND REDEMPTION SYSTEM | 3 |