| Top Inventors for class "Amusement devices: games" |
| Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
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| 1 | Attila Grauzer | US | Las Vegas, NV | Apr 04, 2013 / 20130084929 - METHODS AND APPARATUSES FOR AN AUTOMATIC CARD HANDLING DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION NETWORKS INCLUDING SAME | 25 |
| 2 | Roger M. Snow | US | Las Vegas, NV | Mar 07, 2013 / 20130059637 - METHODS OF ADMINISTERING WAGERING GAMES AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND APPARATUSES | 18 |
| 3 | Kyle Bateman | US | Provo, UT | May 24, 2012 / 20120126481 - BULLET TRAP | 16 |
| 4 | Paul K. Scheper | US | Eden Prairie, MN | Sep 27, 2012 / 20120242039 - CARD FEED MECHANISM FOR CARD-HANDLING DEVICE | 12 |
| 5 | Howard W. Lutnick | US | New York, NY | May 23, 2013 / 20130132254 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR TRADING | 10 |
| 6 | Thomas Marshall | US | Lakeshore, UT | May 24, 2012 / 20120126481 - BULLET TRAP | 10 |
| 7 | David Bassett | US | Provo, UT | Oct 18, 2012 / 20120261882 - EMERGENCY STOPPING SYSTEM FOR TRACK MOUNTED MOVABLE BULLET TARGETS AND TARGET TROLLEYS | 9 |
| 8 | Brian M. Yu | US | Los Angeles, CA | Dec 13, 2012 / 20120313321 - GAME | 8 |
| 9 | Peter Krenn | AT | Neufeld | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120267851 - CARD SHUFFLER WITH GRAVITY FEED SYSTEM FOR PLAYING CARDS | 8 |
| 10 | Ernst Blaha | AT | Tullnerbach | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120267851 - CARD SHUFFLER WITH GRAVITY FEED SYSTEM FOR PLAYING CARDS | 8 |
| 11 | Tzu-Hsiang Tseng | TW | Taichung City | Dec 20, 2012 / 20120319351 - CARD GAME MACHINE | 8 |
| 12 | Ray Smith | US | Linden, NJ | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095902 - THREE-CARD WAR GAME WITH WAGERS | 7 |
| 13 | Oliver M. Schubert | US | Las Vegas, NV | Nov 08, 2012 / 20120283025 - METHOD OF DECOMMISSIONING CARDS | 7 |
| 14 | Merrill Sparago | US | Los Angeles, CA | Aug 02, 2012 / 20120196665 - CARD GAME | 7 |
| 15 | Cai-Shiang Ho | TW | Taipei | Nov 11, 2010 / 20100283202 - CARD-DELIVERING DEVICE FOR A SHUFFLING MACHINE | 7 |
| 16 | Amanda Tears Smith | US | Linden, NJ | Apr 18, 2013 / 20130095902 - THREE-CARD WAR GAME WITH WAGERS | 7 |
| 17 | Gilberto Aguilera | US | San Diego, CA | Dec 09, 2010 / 20100308538 - Spin to win | 7 |
| 18 | Jay S. Walker | US | Ridgefield, CT | Mar 07, 2013 / 20130060621 - MULTI-TIER PRICING OF INDIVIDUAL PRODUCTS BASED ON VOLUME DISCOUNTS | 7 |
| 19 | Mark C. Nicely | US | Daly City, CA | Apr 04, 2013 / 20130084990 - STATE-BASED POWER-UPS | 6 |
| 20 | Ernest W. Moody | US | Las Vegas, NV | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130029750 - CASINO GAME WITH NEXT ROUND MULTIPLIERS | 6 |
| 21 | Kazuo Okada | JP | Tokyo | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120309502 - GAMING MACHINE FOR EXECUTING BATTLE GAME BETWEEN GAMING TERMINALS | 6 |
| 22 | James V. Kelly | US | Las Vegas, NV | Nov 08, 2012 / 20120283025 - METHOD OF DECOMMISSIONING CARDS | 6 |
| 23 | Geoffrey M. Gelman | US | Brooklyn, NY | May 23, 2013 / 20130127114 - CARD GAME | 5 |
| 24 | James B. Stasson | US | Eden Prairie, MN | Nov 08, 2012 / 20120283025 - METHOD OF DECOMMISSIONING CARDS | 5 |
| 25 | Stephen M. Flaherty | US | Chicago, IL | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120326390 - Playing Cards | 5 |
| 26 | Mark H. Jones | US | Magalia, CA | Apr 28, 2011 / 20110095482 - CASINO CARD GAME | 5 |
| 27 | Yasushi Shigeta | JP | Osaka | Dec 30, 2010 / 20100327525 - SHUFFLED PLAYING CARDS AND MANUFACTURING METHOD THEREOF | 5 |
| 28 | Feraidoon Bourbour | US | Eden Prairie, MN | Apr 19, 2012 / 20120091657 - Method and Apparatus for Card Handling Device Calibration | 5 |
| 29 | Thomas Wright | US | Highland, UT | Oct 04, 2012 / 20120247314 - BALLISTIC BAFFLE HAVING ENERGY DISSIPATING BACKING | 5 |
| 30 | John Feola | US | North Reading, MA | Feb 02, 2012 / 20120025467 - Method of Playing a Poker-Type Game | 5 |
| 31 | Maxime Paquette | CA | Val-Des-Monts | Sep 03, 2009 / 20090218765 - ODD-SHAPED THREE-DIMENSIONAL LOGICAL PUZZLES | 5 |
| 32 | Feraidoon Bourbour | US | Minneapolis, MN | Dec 15, 2011 / 20110304098 - CARD SHUFFLER WITH CARD RANK AND VALUE READING CAPABILITY | 5 |
| 33 | Justin G. Downs, Iii | US | Henderson, NV | Dec 13, 2012 / 20120312049 - INTELLIGENT MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR DISPENSED CHILLED FOOD PRODUCT DEVICES | 5 |
| 34 | Matthew Tang | US | Pleasantville, NJ | Oct 21, 2010 / 20100264588 - ASIA POKER WITH THREE HANDS PER PLAYER AND BONUS PAYOUT | 5 |
| 35 | Nicholas Sorge | US | Deer Park, NY | Mar 15, 2012 / 20120061912 - ROULETTE GAME APPARATUS AND METHOD | 5 |
| 36 | Sion D. Walsh | US | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 18, 2011 / 20110198805 - Card Shoe with Card Block | 4 |
| 37 | Kenneth Brunelle | US | Las Vegas, NV | Sep 29, 2011 / 20110237319 - VIDEO CRIBBAGE GAME | 4 |
| 38 | David L. Hoyt | US | Chicago, IL | Dec 27, 2012 / 20120326390 - Playing Cards | 4 |
| 39 | Dean P. Alderucci | US | New York, NY | May 16, 2013 / 20130122996 - Sorting Games of Chance | 4 |
| 40 | Henry Tien Lo | US | Las Vegas, NV | Jun 16, 2011 / 20110140361 - Card game | 4 |
| 41 | Robert C. Tedesco | US | Fairfield, CT | Nov 22, 2012 / 20120295694 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING CONDITIONAL PARAMETERS TO ALTERNATE BETWEEN WAGERING GAMES | 4 |
| 42 | Mark L. Yoseloff | US | Henderson, NV | Jan 31, 2013 / 20130029736 - Methods of Playing Wagering Games | 4 |
| 43 | Russell P. Sammon | US | San Francisco, CA | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120270639 - GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AND REDEEMING PARTIAL WAGERING GAME OUTCOMES | 4 |
| 44 | Stacy Friedman | US | Beaverton, OR | Aug 16, 2012 / 20120208623 - Video Games Adapted for Wagering | 4 |
| 45 | Anita Jane Gearty | US | Tinton Falls, NJ | May 17, 2012 / 20120119439 - Color By Symbol Picture Puzzle Kit | 4 |
| 46 | Anthonie Hendrik Bergman | NL | Eindhoven | Apr 28, 2011 / 20110096570 - ILLUMINATION DEVICE COMPRISING A LIGHT GUIDE | 4 |
| 47 | James R. Roberts | US | North Las Vegas, NV | Jul 26, 2012 / 20120187625 - CARD SHUFFLING WITH CARD RANK AND VALUE READING CAPABILITY USING CMOS SENSOR | 4 |
| 48 | Hirohide Toyama | US | Darien, IL | Sep 29, 2011 / 20110233863 - CARD SHUFFLING DEVICE AND METHOD | 4 |
| 49 | Robert J. Rynda | US | Henderson, NV | Nov 15, 2012 / 20120286471 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING, SHUFFLING, AND MOVING CARDS | 4 |
| 50 | Pierre Chapet | FR | Beaune | Apr 05, 2012 / 20120080841 - WEIGHTED GAMING CHIP AND METHOD OF PRODUCING A CHIP OF THIS TYPE | 4 |
| 51 | Dean P. Alderucci | US | Westpoint, CT | May 23, 2013 / 20130127114 - CARD GAME | 4 |
| 52 | James B. Stasson | US | Chanhassen, MN | Dec 15, 2011 / 20110304098 - CARD SHUFFLER WITH CARD RANK AND VALUE READING CAPABILITY | 4 |
| 53 | Richard Brian Lopez | US | Reno, NV | Dec 15, 2011 / 20110304099 - Poker game | 4 |
| 54 | Ronald Chamberlain | US | Lebanon, CT | May 09, 2013 / 20130116025 - Method For Playing A Card Game | 4 |
| 55 | Hui Chuan Chen | US | Norwich, CT | Jul 19, 2012 / 20120181749 - Kan pia baccarat | 4 |
| 56 | Ronald R. Swanson | US | Otsego, MN | Nov 15, 2012 / 20120286471 - DEVICE AND METHOD FOR HANDLING, SHUFFLING, AND MOVING CARDS | 4 |
| 57 | Werner Alecsander Kling | NO | Oslo | Dec 03, 2009 / 20090295087 - ONE BET CARD GAME | 4 |
| 58 | Daniel Chaim Kishon | GB | London | Dec 01, 2011 / 20110291356 - GAME APPARATUS WITH PROJECTILES | 4 |
| 59 | Troy D. Nelson | US | Big Lake, MN | Nov 08, 2012 / 20120283025 - METHOD OF DECOMMISSIONING CARDS | 4 |
| 60 | Bruce Hodge | US | Greenfield, NY | Nov 01, 2012 / 20120274922 - LIDAR METHODS AND APPARATUS | 3 |
| 61 | Mordechai Lando | IL | Beer-Sheva | Dec 06, 2012 / 20120306153 - CUBE PUZZLE | 3 |
| 62 | Eric Steven Bower | US | Lake Bluff, IL | Nov 12, 2009 / 20090278312 - GAME SYSTEM WITH COOPERATIVE AND COMPETITIVE BOARDS | 3 |
| 63 | Geoff Hall | GB | Shirley | Dec 13, 2012 / 20120315969 - BLACKJACK VARIATION WITH UP-CARD BONUS | 3 |
| 64 | Chi Fat Au-Yeung | GB | Birmingham | Jul 01, 2010 / 20100164172 - VARIATIONS IN AND RELATING TO ROULETTE AND OTHER GAMES | 3 |
| 65 | Lynn Hessing | US | Boise, ID | Aug 18, 2011 / 20110198804 - Image capturing card shuffler | 3 |
| 66 | Tom Wright | US | Highland, UT | Oct 18, 2012 / 20120261882 - EMERGENCY STOPPING SYSTEM FOR TRACK MOUNTED MOVABLE BULLET TARGETS AND TARGET TROLLEYS | 3 |
| 67 | James W. Grey | US | Holly, MI | Jun 21, 2012 / 20120153570 - Keno lottery number generator | 3 |
| 68 | Michael Wallace | US | Vancouver, WA | Aug 23, 2012 / 20120212241 - INTERACTIVE PLAY SET WITH CAPACITIVE SENSORS | 3 |
| 69 | Hideki Watanabe | JP | Tokyo | Dec 30, 2010 / 20100326349 - METHOD OF MANUFACTURING SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL, APPARATUS FOR PULLING SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL AND VITREOUS SILICA CRUCIBLE | 3 |
| 70 | Jacob Ranis Stokholm Andersen | CN | Hong Kong | Jun 07, 2012 / 20120142250 - ONE-PIECE TOY FIGURE HAVING CHANGEABLE EXPRESSIONS | 3 |
| 71 | Norman G. Berkowitz | US | Slatington, PA | Dec 22, 2011 / 20110309578 - High Roll Dice Casino Table Game | 3 |
| 72 | Philip Trevor Odom | US | Portland, OR | Apr 05, 2012 / 20120080842 - METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR IDENTIFYING A GAME PIECE | 3 |
| 73 | Jerry Tsai | TW | Taichung | Nov 03, 2011 / 20110266751 - STATIC-BALANCE-EFFECT GAME TABLE | 3 |
| 74 | Tofil Rutovic | US | Las Vegas, NV | May 17, 2012 / 20120119443 - HIGH CARD POKER 60-CARD DECK | 3 |
| 75 | Michael Ira Matanky | US | Sarasota, FL | Oct 08, 2009 / 20090250877 - DUAL ACTION CRAZY PINEAPPLE POKER GAME | 3 |
| 76 | Nicholas Stincelli | US | Springville, UT | Jul 28, 2011 / 20110180997 - OMNIDIRECTIONAL TARGET SYSTEM | 3 |
| 77 | Marianne Tuan | US | Las Vegas, NV | Dec 10, 2009 / 20090302539 - Ez dominoes | 3 |
| 78 | Yu-May Tuan | US | Las Vegas, NV | Dec 10, 2009 / 20090302539 - Ez dominoes | 3 |
| 79 | Albert K. C. Poon | CN | Kowloon | Jun 07, 2012 / 20120139182 - Method of playing a card game | 3 |
| 80 | Gil Druckman | IL | Tel Aviv | Dec 01, 2011 / 20110291356 - GAME APPARATUS WITH PROJECTILES | 3 |
| 81 | Ian Osborne | US | Gardena, CA | Oct 25, 2012 / 20120270472 - SMALL VEHICLE ENERGIZED ON HANDHELD LAUNCHER | 3 |
| 82 | Tyler B. Kenney | US | Redondo Beach, CA | Jul 22, 2010 / 20100181720 - Action Figure Battle Game with Movement Mechanisms | 3 |
| 83 | Russell A. Potterfield | US | Columbia, MO | Oct 18, 2012 / 20120260555 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ALIGNMENT OF FIREARM SIGHTS | 3 |
| 84 | Geoffrey M. Gelman | US | New York, NY | May 16, 2013 / 20130122996 - Sorting Games of Chance | 3 |
| 85 | Yung-Chuan Tuan | US | Las Vegas, NV | Dec 10, 2009 / 20090302539 - Ez dominoes | 3 |
| 86 | Stephanie Wang | US | Las Vegas, NV | Dec 10, 2009 / 20090302539 - Ez dominoes | 3 |
| 87 | Arlen J. Lowrance | US | Tulsa, OK | Jan 21, 2010 / 20100013161 - GAME IMITATING THE CATCHING OF FISH BY PLUG CASTING | 3 |
| 88 | Jacob Y. Wong | US | Goleta, CA | Apr 11, 2013 / 20130086977 - INTRINSICALLY SAFE NDIR GAS SENSOR IN A CAN | 3 |
| 89 | Alex Rhodes | US | West Bloomfield, MI | Jun 21, 2012 / 20120153570 - Keno lottery number generator | 3 |
| 90 | Patrick M. Crawford | US | Reno, NV | Dec 15, 2011 / 20110304099 - Poker game | 3 |
| 91 | David W. Mahon | US | Las Vegas, NV | Jul 28, 2011 / 20110183740 - GAMING ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS AND METHODS | 3 |
| 92 | Frank Bavaro | US | Plantsville, CT | Jul 19, 2012 / 20120181752 - PORTABLE FIRING BERM | 3 |
| 93 | Dwight Baird | CA | Montreal | Oct 04, 2012 / 20120248701 - BASEBALL CARD GAME | 3 |
| 94 | Tien-Fa Hou | TW | Hsinchu City | Apr 23, 2009 / 20090102120 - RFID SYSTEM CAPABLE OF DETECTING RFID TAG ORIENTATION, AN RFID TAG THEREOF, AND A PUZZLE SYSTEM USING THE RFID SYSTEM | 3 |
| 95 | Michael S. Templeman | US | Trabuco Canyon, CA | Mar 29, 2012 / 20120074650 - High-Low Wagering Game | 3 |
| 96 | Scott Bavaro | US | Plantsville, CT | Jul 19, 2012 / 20120181752 - PORTABLE FIRING BERM | 3 |
| 97 | Edward Paap | NL | Beverwyk | Dec 01, 2011 / 20110291356 - GAME APPARATUS WITH PROJECTILES | 3 |
| 98 | Shenli Ko | US | Las Vegas, NV | Jun 03, 2010 / 20100133752 - Blackjack double down options | 3 |
| 99 | Harry P. Nouhan, Jr. | US | West Branch, MI | Jul 14, 2011 / 20110169220 - Combination delivery box and board game | 2 |
| 100 | Stanley P. Seiff | US | Modesto, CA | Apr 09, 2009 / 20090091085 - CARD GAME | 2 |
