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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 1995
Filed:
Sep. 23, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
William R Adams, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Assignee:
DD Stud, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
273306 ; 273292 ;
Abstract
The various embodiments of the present invention are directed to card-type games which provide a player who has received a wild card during one hand, with the opportunity to reserve that wild card for use in a subsequent hand. Therefore, the present invention provides a player with an opportunity to utilize a wild card when it is most advantageous for him to do so, i.e. when he will maximize his winning payout. One embodiment comprises a gaming device having an electronic touch-sensitive screen, another embodiment comprises a gaming device, while a still further embodiment comprises a game table.