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Is a dice patented?
Short answer: specific designs of a dice have been patented many times, but "a dice" as a general idea is not what is protected. What matters is the exact combination of features in your version.
What our index shows
- 1,241 US and WO patent publications since 2000 have a title matching “dice” or a close variant (our index of 9.7 million patent families; one publication per family).
- Among the 503 best keyword matches we examined, 125 were published in 2020 or later, and the earliest was published in 2000.
- Most frequent assignees in those matches: MICRON TECHNOLOGY INC (47), INTEL CORP (29), XILINX INC (8), ARUZE CORP (7).
- Most common patent classes (CPC subclasses): A63F (275), H10W (117), G07F (98), H01L (52).
Counts come from keyword matching on titles and abstracts, so they are indicative, not a legal count. Some matches are different products that share a word.
14 real patent publications related to a dice
- Dice Inspired Board Game Spawning US-2026263903-A1 2026 · ROGERS DAVID
A board game is configured with a unique board with tiles, a deck of cards, and a die that creates a randomized manner for players to battle a common enemy. The tiles on the board game are configured with a set number of spawn poi…
View on Google Patents - Dice Tipping Game and Method US-2022296992-A1 2022 · AWESOME INNOVATIONS UNLIMITED LLC
A dice tipping game and method utilizes a set of dice comprising a group of pictorial icons. The server rolls the dice and the dice faces are tallied. This tally represents the percentage gratuity to be paid to the server based on…
View on Google Patents - Relating to board games and dice US-10799786-B2 2020 · RILEY LEIGH DAVID
A game (2) comprising: a game board (11) comprising a series of ridges, each of the ridges (10) comprising a first face (32) and a second face (33), wherein the second face (33) of each ridge (10) faces toward a first player at on…
View on Google Patents - Resolving wagers based on outcomes of dice games US-8613449-B2 2013 · BRODRICK DAVID
In some implementations, a multiplayer game includes a playing surface including a plurality of areas. Each area is assigned to a number, associated with a probability of rolling the assigned number using one or more multi-faced d…
View on Google Patents - Dice game US-8602415-B1 2013 · DENOUAL THIERRY
The present invention is a poker-based dice game in the tradition of Yacht, but involving simultaneous play by all competitors and the use of a joker to increase the odds of achieving desired combinations, thereby speeding play. A…
View on Google Patents - Role-playing board game with character dice US-2012313320-A1 2012 · HANSEN DALE
A game is played in rounds of battles with a plurality of dice, each die representing a character involved in the game. Each die has at least one face side and a plurality of roll sides. Each face side presents information about t…
View on Google Patents - Device and method for rolling a die or dice and ensuring outcome randomness US-2011193288-A1 2011 · MEYER BRETT T
A clear acrylic tube construction sealed on both ends is disclosed with a series of small acrylic rods that run through the center of the tube at approximately even intervals. These rods are disclosed to lie in parallel planes and…
View on Google Patents - Casino game and a set of six-face cubic colored dice US-2011241294-A1 2011 · GULDENAAR MARCO
A method of playing a dice game comprising: providing a set of dice, wherein each dice has at least one marking on a face of the dice; placing at least one wager on a specific marking on a specific die being face up; rolling the s…
View on Google Patents - Tumbler Die and Dice Having Changeable Faces US-2008122171-A1 2008 · RED JUGGERNAUT ENTERTAINMENT L
A first and second die each have a plurality of flat side faces and a pair of flat end faces. Unique marking are provided on each face. A connector releasably interconnects the first and second dies. Relative rotation between the …
View on Google Patents - Gaming device having a die or dice directly associated with the reels in the primary game US-7156737-B2 2007 · IGT RENO NEV
A gaming device having a die or dice directly associated with the reels in the primary game. One embodiment includes a mechanical die shaker mounted directly adjacent to the reels of the gaming device. The die shaker includes a su…
View on Google Patents - Dice that recognize the values of their own throws and transmit them to computers, with applications to electronic and casino games US-2005215312-A1 2005 · TRESSER YUVAL A
Dice are disclosed that detect their state, i.e., their own value once at rest, using for instance gravity, piezoelectricity, or photoelectric cells that are assigned to all faces to recognize the lower face. Said dice preferably …
View on Google Patents - Game Dice US-2004061286-A1 2004
A die is used for selecting one out of a number of competitors in a sporting event. The die has a plurality of faces at least some of which have markings representative of the competitors. The die provides a random choice of which…
View on Google Patents - Dice face reading device for game machine WO-02066926-A1 2002 · KIM YOUNG-HO
Disclosed is an apparatus for detecting the surface of a die for a game machine, which comprises magnets or insulators attached to surfaces of a usual die and surface detecting means such as a reed switch, or a conducting projecti…
View on Google Patents - Combination dice and roulette-type gambling game and method for playing the same US-6176489-B1 2001
A gambling game includes a dice table having an upper throwing surface on which dice can be thrown; two dice to be thrown on the upper throwing surface by a player, each die including six faces, with numbers “1” through “6” and th…
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What this means for your idea
Because patents cover specific combinations of features, the useful question is not “has a dice been patented?” but “has my combination of features been described before?” Sports equipment patents tend to cover the grip, impact absorption, training feedback, and how gear is adjusted.
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First-look landscape. Not exhaustive. Not legal advice. This page lists keyword-matched publications from a limited database; it does not say whether any product is or isn't covered by a patent, whether a patent is still in force, or whether your idea is patentable. Consult a registered patent attorney or agent.