U.S. Patents Awarded to Inventors in Nevada (Jan. 12)

(Targeted News Service Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Targeted News Service Targeted News Service ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 12 -- The following federal patents were awarded to inventors in Nevada.

*** Multimedia Games Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 12 -- Multimedia Games, Austin, Texas, has been assigned a patent (8,348,754) developed by James P. Jackson, Henderson, Nev., and Robert J. Piechowiak, Las Vegas, for a "slot machine having multiple progressive jackpots." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A progressive jackpot slot machine, or group of slot machines, is described herein. A plurality of progressive jackpots are accumulated as the slot machine is played. In one preferred embodiment, a first progressive jackpot is accumulated at a first rate, and a second progressive jackpot is accumulated at a rate higher than the first rate. Additional jackpots accumulate at higher rates. The betting of additional monetary amounts enables the player to win additional jackpots. This provides added incentive for the player to bet additional monetary amounts." The patent application was filed on March 5, 2012 (13/412,548). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=83,48,754.PN.&OS=PN/83,48,754&RS=PN/83,48,754 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** IGT Assigned Patent for Gaming System having Awards Provided Based on Rate of Play ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 12 -- IGT, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,348,753) developed by Michael N. Low, Sparks, Nev., Michael M. Oberberger, Reno, Nev., and Dwayne A. Davis, Reno, Nev., for a "gaming system having awards provided based on rate of play." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Gaming systems and methods for operating a gaming system are provided. The gaming system includes a controller operable with a plurality of gaming devices. Based at least in part on wagering activity, the controller determines a ranking for a plurality of gaming devices in the gaming system. The controller determines a plurality of the ranked gaming devices that are eligible for a designated award and, for each of the plurality of eligible gaming devices, determines a probability of being selected to win the designated award. The controller selects at least one of the eligible gaming devices based part on the determined probability for said at least one eligible gaming device, and causes the at least one selected gaming device to provide the designated award." The patent application was filed on Aug. 3, 2011 (13/197,501). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=83,48,753.PN.&OS=PN/83,48,753&RS=PN/83,48,753 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** WMS Gaming Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 12 -- WMS Gaming, Waukegan, Ill., has been assigned a patent (8,348,747) developed by twelve co-inventors for a "multi-player, multi-touch table for use in wagering game systems." The co-inventors are Vladimir I. Arezina, Chicago, Gilbert J. Q. Burak, Chicago, Mark B. Gagner, West Chicago, Ill., Benjamin T. Gomez, Chicago, Joel R. Jaffe, Glenview, Ill., James V. Palermo, Chicago, James M. Rasmussen, Chicago, Gene Rigsby, Chicago, Richard T. Schwartz, Chicago, Craig J. Sylla, Round Lake, Ill., Alfred Thomas, Las Vegas, and Timothy C. Loose, Chicago.

The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A multi-player gaming system sensing multiple simultaneous contacts on a surface of a gaming table, differentiating contacts by different players. Privacy controls selectively display private information visible to only one of the players on or near the display surface of the gaming table. The gaming system also detects physical objects placed on the surface of the gaming table, causing wagering game functions or peripheral functions to be performed as a result of the placement of the object on the display surface." The patent application was filed on Feb. 28, 2012 (13/407,046). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=83,48,747.PN.&OS=PN/83,48,747&RS=PN/83,48,747 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Bally Gaming Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 12 -- Bally Gaming, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,348,759) developed by Carmen DiMichele, Sparks, Nev., James Morrow, Sparks, Nev., and Michael M. LeStrange, Henderson, Nev., for a "user interface system and method for a gaming machine." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An embedded additional user interface is equipped with a touch screen and audio device to operate as a user interface (UI) terminal to provide a gaming machine with the capability of executing applications from one or more web servers, and local applications executing in the gaming machine, simultaneously. The UI comprises a touch controlled web-browser rendering information from the local gaming machine, and interconnected web servers, providing the user with game data, local player session data, and back-end casino management data in a single interface." The patent application was filed on May 26, 2005 (11/140,239). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=83,48,759.PN.&OS=PN/83,48,759&RS=PN/83,48,759 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** IGT Assigned Patent for Reel Blur for Gaming Machines having Simulated Rotating Reels ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 12 -- IGT, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,348,746) developed by Zachery Tyler Wilson, Reno, Nev., and Jae Man Yi, Reno, Nev., for a "reel blur for gaming machines having simulated rotating reels." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Methods for emulating rotating physical reels on a display screen are disclosed. Graphics for "static" reel symbols are intentionally blurred for those reel symbols "in motion." Gaming machines include an exterior housing, master gaming controller, display device and virtual reels. Virtual reels include reel stops, static reel symbols and corresponding dynamic blurred reel symbols. A blurred reel symbol generator provides corresponding blurred reel symbols for existing static reel symbols, and can be located at a remote host and/or within the gaming machine. A remote host can provide downloadable virtual reel strips, reel symbols and blurred reel symbols to gaming machines. The blurred reel symbol generator can accept manually entered blurred reel symbol images, and/or can also generate blurred reel symbol images itself in automated fashion. Blurred reel symbols can be generated on the fly at runtime, or can be taken from a stored location." The patent application was filed on Aug. 10, 2011 (13/207,260). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=83,48,746.PN.&OS=PN/83,48,746&RS=PN/83,48,746 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Aristocrat Technologies Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 12 -- Aristocrat Technologies, Las Vegas, has been assigned a patent (8,348,758) developed by Marc Cram, Las Vegas, for a "gaming system having selective synchronized multiple video streams for composite display at the gaming machine." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A plurality of electronic gaming machines are interconnected over a network to a central computer. Each gaming machine generates a composite video signal formed from at least two video signals. A first video signal carries game graphics information for generating at least a still graphics display which moves at selected times during play of the game. A second video signal carries video information for generating a moving video display. The two video signals are combined in accordance with key color information, which is carried by the first video signal. The combining is selectively controlled by the central computer. The central computer may also select which one of a number of second video signals may be combined with the first video signal. The central computer may also select a particular key color from a plurality of key colors defined in said key color information so as to control where on the display unit that the combining takes effect." The patent application was filed on May 21, 2004 (10/850,852). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=83,48,758.PN.&OS=PN/83,48,758&RS=PN/83,48,758 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** IGT Assigned Patent for System for Electronic Game Promotion ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 12 -- IGT, Reno, Nev., has been assigned a patent (8,348,750) developed by R. Jeffrey Jordan, Las Vegas, and Scott A. Boyd, Las Vegas, for a "system for electronic game promotion." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "A printer on a networked gaming device can be controlled by the network to generate awards. The printer can operate as both a typical printer in a gaming device and as a printer for the gaming network, or separate printers can be installed in the gaming device. If the particular player has identified himself or herself to the gaming network, then the gaming system has a very high probability that it is communicating to a known player. Therefore, the printer operates as a direct communication conduit to a player. Additionally, previously issued awards can be redeemed by a validator coupled to the gaming network." The patent application was filed on Nov. 11, 2009 (12/616,674). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=83,48,750.PN.&OS=PN/83,48,750&RS=PN/83,48,750 Written by Amal Ahmed; edited by Jaya Anand.

*** Neofocal Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 12 -- Neofocal Systems, Portland, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,350,497) developed by Mark Peting, Yamhill, Ore., Dale Beyer, Portland, Ore., and Tsutomu Shimomura, Incline Village, Nev., for a "method and apparatus for outputting light in a LED-based lighting system." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "An controlled LED lighting system that operates using a single conductor to power and control LED nodes is disclosed. The controlled LED lighting system modulates control data onto a nominally constant DC signal transmitted down a single conductor serial line. Nodes coupled the serial line draw power into a local capacitor and demodulate the data signal. Each node shunts the serial line when additional power is not required such that the data signal is received by every node on the serial line." The patent application was filed on Dec. 7, 2011 (13/313,709). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,350,497.PN.&OS=PN/8,350,497&RS=PN/8,350,497 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

*** Neofocal Systems Assigned Patent ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 12 -- Neofocal Systems, Portland, Ore., has been assigned a patent (8,350,496) developed by Mark Peting, Yamhill, Ore., Dale Beyer, Portland, Ore., and Tsutomu Shimomura, Incline Village, Nev., for a "method and apparatus for driving a pulse modulated output circuit." The abstract of the patent published by the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office states: "Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs) are increasingly used in illumination applications. To control multiple Light Emitting Diodes (LEDs), or any other controllable light source, this document introduces a single-wire multiple-LED power and control system. Specifically, individually controlled LED units are arranged in a series configuration that is driven by a control unit located at the head of the series. Each of the individually controlled LED units may comprise more than one LED that is also individually controllable. The head-end control unit provides both electrical power and control signals down a single wire to drive all of the LED units in the series in a manner that allows each LED unit to be controlled individually or in assigned groups." The patent application was filed on Dec. 7, 2011 (13/313,693). The full-text of the patent can be found at http://patft.uspto.gov/netacgi/nph-Parser Sect1=PTO1&Sect2=HITOFF&d=PALL&p=1&u=%2Fnetahtml%2FPTO%2Fsrchnum.htm&r=1&f=G&l=50&s1=8,350,496.PN.&OS=PN/8,350,496&RS=PN/8,350,496 Written by Kusum Sangma; edited by Anand Kumar.

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