Patents
US 12430981 B2: Gaming machine and method of operating gaming machine
- Granted
- 2025-09-30
- Filed
- 2023-11-08 application 18504659
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a display device and a control unit operably coupled to the display device. The control unit includes a processor programmed to execute an algorithm to display an animated sequence of computer-generated images on the display device including the steps of rendering a game screen on the display device including a grid including a plurality of cells arranged in a plurality of columns, each column including a predefined number of cells, animating a corresponding bonus wheel game symbol to appear adjacent a top end of each column, and animating a stack of symbols to appear within each column.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250930.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konami Gaming, Inc. 299 patents | US company or organization | Las Vegas, NV | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kimberly Yost | Las Vegas, NV | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| John Pariseau | Las Vegas, NV | 18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F17/3213 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-11-08 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | PARISEAU, JOHN signed 2019-10-07 YOST, KIMBERLY signed 2019-10-07 | KONAMI GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 65499/421 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
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