Patents
US 12450982 B2: Gaming machine and methods for operating gaming machines to provide skill-based wagering games to players
- Granted
- 2025-10-21
- Filed
- 2023-03-10 application 18120171
- Type
- Utility · 15 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A gaming machine for providing a skill-based wagering game to a player is described herein. The gaming machine includes a controller programmed to display the skill-based wagering game on a display device, receive a signal indicating a wager being received from the player, and initiate the skill-based wagering game. The controller determines a player skill level value associated with the player based on player skill operations received during game play and accesses RTP value data to determine an RTP value based on the determined player skill level value and the received wager amount. The controller generates a plurality of primary awards as a function of the determined RTP value, displays a primary award selection screen to select a primary award from the plurality of primary awards, and adjust the credit balance based on the player selected primary award.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg251021.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Delekta | Las Vegas, NV | 25 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael Kuhlmann | Las Vegas, NV | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Satoshi Suda | Las Vegas, NV | 59 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F17/3267 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-03-10 | Assignment Empoyee confidentiality and assignment of inventions agreement | SUDA, SATOSHI signed 2011-10-28 | KONAMI GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 63029/245 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2023-03-10 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | KUHLMANN, MICHAEL ANTON signed 2021-01-22 DELEKTA, SCOTT signed 2021-01-29 | KONAMI GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 62949/874 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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