Patents
US 9269234 B2: Keno game method and apparatus with multiple card hit replication
- Granted
- 2016-02-23
- Filed
- 2013-11-06 application 14073558
- Type
- Utility · 21 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for playing keno on multiple cards with a two-draw cycle where hits from a first draw are replicated from a primary card to at least one secondary card while misses from a first draw are not replicated from the primary card to the at least one secondary card. An independent second draw for each card completes the game cycle resulting in different game outcomes based off the same first draw cycle. The player is awarded where appropriate for each game outcome on each of the cards played.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg160223.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Century Gaming, Inc. 1 patents | US company or organization | Billings, MT | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley James Fredella | North Las Vegas, NV | 11 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Steven W Arntzen | Billings, MT | 1 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F17/3293 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-09-15 | Release of security interest Release of patent security interest recorded at r/f 61354/0609 | CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION signed 2025-09-10 | CENTURY GAMING, INC. BILLINGS, MT | 72594/819 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2025-09-11 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | CENTURY GAMING, INC. signed 2025-09-10 | CIBC BANK USA, AS COLLATERAL AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 72223/677 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-08-29 | Security interest Security interest Patent security agreement | CENTURY GAMING, INC. signed 2022-08-29 | CAPITAL ONE, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 61354/609 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-06-13 | Release of security interest Release of security interest | MONROE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT signed 2022-06-01 | CENTURY GAMING, INC. BILLINGS, MT GRAND VISION GAMING LLC BILLINGS, MT UNITED COIN MACHINE CO. BILLINGS, MT | 60179/459 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2017-06-05 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | CENTURY GAMING, INC., AS A GRANTOR signed 2017-05-22 GRAND VISION GAMING LLC, AS A GRANTOR signed 2017-05-22 UNITED COIN MACHINE CO., AS A GRANTOR signed 2017-05-22 | MONROE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT ADVISORS, LLC, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT CHICAGO, IL | 42593/365 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2013-11-06 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ARNTZEN, STEVEN W signed 2013-10-30 FREDELLA, BRADLEY JAMES signed 2013-10-30 | CENTURY GAMING, INC. BILLINGS, MT | 31557/214 | 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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