Stephen R Flaherty

US Patent:

6547247, Apr 15, 2003

Filed:

Apr 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/826637

Inventors:

David L. Hoyt - Chicago IL 60611
Stephen M. Flaherty - Chicago IL 60655

International Classification:

A63F 100

US Classification:

273292, 273274, 273236, 273293, 273304

Abstract:

A novel card game is disclosed utilizing a standard deck of playing cards and played by combining the rules of tic-tac-toe and twenty-one or poker. The player places the cards at certain locations in order to accumulate combinations of twenty-one or in order to accumulate the best poker hands. Also disclosed are novel decks of game playing cards containing playing cards. One novel deck consists of groups of cards, each containing the numeric values of one through ten. The other novel deck contains 37 or 38 novel cards, each containing a numeric value one through 36, or a zero or a double zero, along with a color indication of red, black or green.

US Patent:

7118113, Oct 10, 2006

Filed:

Dec 29, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/026686

Inventors:

David L. Hoyt - Chicago IL, US
Stephen M. Flaherty - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

A63F 1/00

US Classification:

273292, 273274, 273309

Abstract:

A novel card game is disclosed utilizing a standard deck of playing cards and played by combining the rules of tic-tac-toe and twenty-one or poker. The player places the cards at certain locations in order to accumulate combinations of twenty-one or in order to accumulate the best poker hands. Also disclosed are novel decks of game playing cards containing playing cards. One novel deck consists of groups of cards, each containing the numeric values of one through ten. The other novel deck contains 37 or 38 novel cards, each containing a numeric value one through 36, or a zero or a double zero, along with a color indication of red, black or green.

US Patent:

7520510, Apr 21, 2009

Filed:

Jan 24, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/657889

Inventors:

David L. Hoyt - Chicago IL, US
Stephen M. Flaherty - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

A63F 1/00

US Classification:

273292

Abstract:

A deck of game playing cards is disclosed containing approximately 104 playing cards, each card having a back side which is similar to each of the other playing cards such that the cards cannot be distinguished by observing the back side, and a front side containing an indication of location, quantity and suit, such that when a first playing card is placed adjacent to a second playing card, the combination results in a playing card similar to a standard playing card, but approximately twice the size of the standard playing card.

US Patent:

20030090064, May 15, 2003

Filed:

Dec 24, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/328977

Inventors:

David Hoyt - Chicago IL, US
Stephen Flaherty - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

A63F001/00

US Classification:

273/292000, 273/293000, 273/304000

Abstract:

A deck of game playing cards is disclosed containing approximately 104 playing cards, each card having a back side which is similar to each of the other playing cards such that the cards cannot be distinguished by observing the back side, and a front side containing an indication of location, quantity and suit, such that when a first playing card is placed adjacent to a second playing card, the combination results in a playing card similar to a standard playing card, but approximately twice the size of the standard playing card.

US Patent:

20030193140, Oct 16, 2003

Filed:

Apr 11, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/411811

Inventors:

David Hoyt - Chicago IL, US
Stephen Flaherty - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

A63F001/00

US Classification:

273/292000

Abstract:

A novel card game is disclosed utilizing a standard deck of playing cards and played by combining the rules of tic-tac-toe and twenty-one or poker. The player places the cards at certain locations in order to accumulate combinations of twenty-one or in order to accumulate the best poker hands. Also disclosed are novel decks of game playing cards containing playing cards. One novel deck consists of groups of cards, each containing the numeric values of one through ten. The other novel deck contains 37 or 38 novel cards, each containing a numeric value one through 36, or a zero or a double zero, along with a color indication of red, black or green.

US Patent:

20040188940, Sep 30, 2004

Filed:

Apr 8, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/821213

Inventors:

David Hoyt - Chicago IL, US
Stephen Flaherty - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

A63F001/00

US Classification:

273/292000

Abstract:

A deck of game playing cards is disclosed containing approximately 104 playing cards, each card having a back side which is similar to each of the other playing cards such that the cards cannot be distinguished by observing the back side, and a front side containing an indication of location, quantity and suit, such that when a first playing card is placed adjacent to a second playing card, the combination results in a playing card similar to a standard playing card, but approximately twice the size of the standard playing card.

US Patent:

20050258600, Nov 24, 2005

Filed:

Jul 25, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/189049

Inventors:

David Hoyt - Chicago IL, US
Stephen Flaherty - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

A63F001/00

US Classification:

273292000, 273303000, 273304000

Abstract:

A novel card game is disclosed utilizing a standard deck of playing cards and played by combining the rules of tic-tac-toe and twenty-one or poker. The player places the cards at certain locations in order to accumulate combinations of twenty-one or in order to accumulate the best poker hands. Also disclosed are novel decks of game playing cards containing playing cards. One novel deck consists of groups of cards, each containing the numeric values of one through ten. The other novel deck contains 37 or 38 novel cards, each containing a numeric value one through 36, or a zero or a double zero, along with a color indication of red, black or green.

US Patent:

20070126182, Jun 7, 2007

Filed:

Jan 12, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/653162

Inventors:

David Hoyt - Chicago IL, US
Stephen Flaherty - Chicago IL, US

International Classification:

A63F 1/00

US Classification:

273292000

Abstract:

A novel card game is disclosed utilizing a standard deck of playing cards and played by combining the rules of tic-tac-toe and twenty-one or poker. The player places the cards at certain locations in order to accumulate combinations of twenty-one or in order to accumulate the best poker hands. Also disclosed are novel decks of game playing cards containing playing cards. One novel deck consists of groups of cards, each containing the numeric values of one through ten. The other novel deck contains 37 or 38 novel cards, each containing a numeric value one through 36, or a zero or a double zero, along with a color indication of red, black or green.