Patents
US 12664855 B2: Gaming machine and control method for operating gaming machines to display computer-animated reel games
- Granted
- 2026-06-23
- Filed
- 2023-01-17 application 18097972
- Type
- Utility · 12 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A gaming system including one or more gaming machines provides a game to one or more players. The game includes a primary game and a bonus game with first and second features. In the first feature a plurality of objects are presented to a player. The player is allowed to select one of the objects and an associated award may be awarded. Any unselected objects are added to an escrow meter. In the second feature, the player is allowed to select one or more of the escrow objects.
Source: PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23 (ipgb20260623.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Konami Gaming, Inc. 299 patents | US company or organization | Las Vegas, NV | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yuji Ohno | Las vegas, NV | 25 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23 | |
| Satoshi Suda | Las Vegas, NV | 59 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23 | |
| Yuji Taniguchi | Las Vegas, NV | 17 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F17/3213 | PTBLXML, file of 2026-06-23 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-17 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | OHNO, YUJI signed 2016-09-22 SUDA, SATOSHI signed 2016-09-22 TANIGUCHI, YUJI signed 2016-09-22 | KONAMI GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 62399/272 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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