Inventor
Craig M. Schaefer
Inventor
Las Vegas, NV, US
Overview
Patents· 14 as inventor
Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.
G07Fprimary
G07FCoin-freed or like apparatus45%
A63FCard, board, or roulette games18%
G06FElectric digital data processing18%
G16ZInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for specific application fields, not otherwise provided for14%
F16DCouplings for transmitting rotation5%
PatentTitleYear
10,540,855Gaming system and method for redistributing funds amongst players of skill games202010,275,995Gaming system and method providing a skill-based wagering game with an available supplemental skill award20199,558,629'Gaming system and method for providing a plurality of chances of winning a progressive award'20179,441,692'Proximity sensor for brake wear detection'20169,293,010'Wagering agent'20169,076,299'Gaming system and method for providing an offer and acceptance game with progressive awards'20158,795,048'Gaming system, gaming device, and method providing a multi-stage dice bonus game'20148,764,557'Gaming system and method for providing an offer and acceptance game with progressive awards'20148,708,828'Pluggable modular gaming modifiers and configuration templates for gaming environments'20148,454,434'Gaming system and method for providing an offer and acceptance game with progressive awards associated with a quantity of progressive tokens'20136,932,340'Method of playing a dice wagering game'20056,554,282'Method of playing cribbage in a casino setting'20036,196,548'Method of playing a wagering card game based on suits only'20015,882,009'Wagering card game based on suits only'1999Career & activity timeline
Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.
1999–2001Based in Vancouver, British Columbia, CA· patent location history
2003–2020Based in Las Vegas, NV, US· patent location history
2013–2020Patents assigned to IGT RENO NEV (9)· patent assignee history
2013–2014Patents assigned to SCHAEFER CRAIG M (2)· patent assignee history
2013Patents assigned to DRAKE CHRISTOPHER B (1)· patent assignee history
2016Patents assigned to SCHAEFER CRAIG (2)· patent assignee history
2016Patents assigned to FILIPOUR CAMERON (1)· patent assignee history
2016Based in Granger, IN, US· patent location history
Inventor activity
Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.
Assignees
| Assignee | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| IGT RENO NEV | 9 | 2013–2020 |
| SCHAEFER CRAIGself | 2 | 2016 |
| SCHAEFER CRAIG Mself | 2 | 2013–2014 |
| DRAKE CHRISTOPHER B | 1 | 2013 |
| FILIPOUR CAMERON | 1 | 2016 |
Locations
| Location | Patents | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Las Vegas, NV, US | 11 | 2003–2020 |
| Vancouver, British Columbia, CA | 2 | 1999–2001 |
| Granger, IN, US | 1 | 2016 |