Inventor · Pleasanton, CA, US

Norman B. Petermeier

53Patents
27h-index
13Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 2, 1992 → Mar 29, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5816918A Prize redemption system for games Physics 1,642 Expired
US6015344A Prize redemption system for games Physics 809 Expired
US6007426A Skill based prize games for wide area networks Physics 428 Expired
US5292127A Arcade game Human Necessities 343 Expired
US6454648B1 System, method and article of manufacture for providing a progressive-type prize awarding scheme in an intermittently accessed network game environment Physics 333 Expired
US6645068B1 Profile-driven network gaming and prize redemption system Human Necessities 330 Expired
US5743523A Multi-game system with progressive bonus Human Necessities 239 Expired
US6293865A System, method and article of manufacture for tournament play in a network gaming system Physics 238 Expired
US6758755B2 Prize redemption system for games executed over a wide area network Physics 200 Expired
US5409225A Arcade game Human Necessities 189 Expired
US6306035A Graphical user interface for providing gaming and prize redemption capabilities Physics 142 Expired
US7100916B2 Indicator wheel system Human Necessities 113 Expired
US8246439B2 Tournament qualification and characteristics in a gaming system Physics 108 Active
US6446964B1 Computerized game apparatus with progressive bonus Human Necessities 100 Expired
US5318298A Arcade game Human Necessities 88 Expired
US5860648A Golfing game including object sensing and validation Human Necessities 83 Expired
US5967514A Multi-player ticket redemption arcade game Human Necessities 83 Expired
US5700007A Ticket redemption arcade game Human Necessities 82 Expired
US5704612A Arcade game with color sensing apparatus Human Necessities 71 Expired
US6491296B2 Arcade game with spinning wheel bonus Human Necessities 58 Expired
US5676371A Arcade games Human Necessities 51 Expired
US7278635B2 Game apparatus with rotary indicator and bonus multiplier Human Necessities 49 Expired
US5888115A Interactive funnel amusement device Human Necessities 46 Expired
US6244595A Progressive bonus ticket redemption arcade game Human Necessities 43 Expired
US6012722A Skill-based water gun game Human Necessities 35 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.