Top Inventors for class "Amusement devices: games" |
Rank | Inventor's name | Country | City/State | Last publication | # of patent apps in this class |
1 | Jay S. Walker | US | Ridgefield, CT | Nov 11, 2021 / 20210346789 - CUSTOMIZABLE DISPLAY OF BETTING LAYOUT | 198 |
2 | Mark B. Gagner | US | West Chicago, IL | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220262192 - PERSISTENT DEVICE RELATIONSHIPS IN WAGERING GAME SYSTEMS | 193 |
3 | Kazumasa Yoshizawa | JP | Tokyo | Aug 21, 2014 / 20140235321 - GAMING MACHINE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF | 151 |
4 | Alfred Thomas | US | Las Vegas, NV | Nov 04, 2021 / 20210338864 - ULTRAVIOLET DISINFECTION AND SANITIZING SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICES AND OTHER GAMING EQUIPMENT | 147 |
5 | Mark C. Nicely | US | Daly City, CA | Nov 04, 2021 / 20210343105 - GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE, AND METHOD PROVIDING ONE OR MORE ALTERNATIVE WAGER PROPOSITIONS IF A CREDIT BALANCE IS LESS THAN A DESIGNATED WAGER AMOUNT | 141 |
6 | Joel R. Jaffe | US | Glenview, IL | Oct 13, 2016 / 20160300428 - GAMING TERMINAL WITH AN INCLINED INPUT INTERFACE | 138 |
7 | Kazuo Okada | JP | Tokyo | Apr 14, 2016 / 20160104354 - SLOT MACHINE INCLUDING A PLURALITY OF VIDEO REEL STRIPS | 126 |
8 | Bryan M. Kelly | US | Alamo, CA | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220292918 - SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR IDENTIFICATION OF A FEATURE ASSOCIATED WITH A USER IN A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT AND RELATED METHODS | 124 |
9 | Miles Arnone | US | Sherborn, MA | Jan 03, 2019 / 20190005777 - FUNCTIONAL TRANSFORMATION INTERLEAVED WAGERING SYSTEM | 121 |
10 | Allon G. Englman | US | Chicago, IL | Jul 13, 2017 / 20170200349 - Gaming System Having System Wide Tournament Features | 113 |
11 | Craig J. Sylla | US | Round Lake, IL | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160098894 - INTERMEDIARY PLAY ADJUSTMENT APPARATUS PERFORMING MODIFICATION, EXTENSION, OR ADJUSTMENT OF FUNCTIONALITY IN WAGERING GAMES | 109 |
12 | Jeremy M. Hornik | US | Chicago, IL | Apr 19, 2018 / 20180108211 - HANDHELD WAGERING GAME SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING WAGERING GAMES THEREUPON | 107 |
13 | Anthony J. Baerlocher | US | Reno, NV | Feb 25, 2016 / 20160055714 - GAMING SYSTEM HAVING MULTIPLE GAMING MACHINES WHICH PROVIDE BONUS AWARDS | 104 |
14 | Eric Meyerhofer | US | Pasadena, CA | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200118391 - SKILL COMPENSATED INTERACTIVE WAGERING SYSTEM | 103 |
15 | Kenta Kitamura | JP | Tokyo | Jul 13, 2017 / 20170200346 - GAMING MACHINE | 103 |
16 | Damon E. Gura | US | Chicago, IL | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200118386 - LOCATION TRACKING IN MOBILE DEVICES | 89 |
17 | Howard W. Lutnick | US | New York, NY | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220292922 - REAL-TIME INTERACTIVE WAGERING ON EVENT OUTCOMES | 88 |
18 | Bryan D. Wolf | US | Reno, NV | Oct 13, 2016 / 20160300445 - GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ACCUMULATING AND REDEEMING COMMUNITY GAME TOKENS | 83 |
19 | Scott A. Caputo | US | Santa Clara, CA | Mar 31, 2016 / 20160093170 - GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A MULTI-PLAYER BONUS GAME | 83 |
20 | Dwayne R. Nelson | US | Las Vegas, NV | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220284770 - GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH ALTERNATIVE GAMING PRESENTATIONS OF PAYOUTS OF SPORTING EVENT WAGERS | 80 |
21 | Peter R. Anderson | US | Glenview, IL | Mar 31, 2016 / 20160092069 - MODIFYING WAGERING GAME GRAPHICS | 80 |
22 | James A. Jorasch | US | New York, NY | Sep 14, 2017 / 20170263079 - METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A BONUS TO A PLAYER BASED ON A CREDIT BALANCE | 79 |
23 | Igt | US | Reno, NV | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130203487 - GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING TEAM PROGRESSIVE AWARDS | 77 |
24 | Andrew C. Guinn | US | Chicago, IL | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200118386 - LOCATION TRACKING IN MOBILE DEVICES | 74 |
25 | James A. Jorasch | US | Stamford, CT | Feb 25, 2016 / 20160055558 - RETAIL SYSTEM FOR SELLING PRODUCTS BASED ON A FLEXIBLE PRODUCT DESCRIPTION | 74 |
26 | Yukinori Inamura | JP | Tokyo | Jul 13, 2017 / 20170200346 - GAMING MACHINE | 72 |
27 | Masumi Fujisawa | JP | Tokyo | Jul 13, 2017 / 20170200346 - GAMING MACHINE | 71 |
28 | Steven G. Lemay | US | Reno, NV | Jul 14, 2022 / 20220223005 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING TICKET VOUCHERS ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT BETTING OPPORTUNITIES | 69 |
29 | Jamie W. Vann | US | Chicago, IL | Oct 14, 2021 / 20210319658 - DEVICE-TO-DEVICE TRANSFER OF WAGERING GAME OBJECTS | 67 |
30 | Timothy C. Loose | US | Chicago, IL | Aug 18, 2022 / 20220262192 - PERSISTENT DEVICE RELATIONSHIPS IN WAGERING GAME SYSTEMS | 66 |
31 | Larry J. Pacey | US | Northbrook, IL | Oct 14, 2021 / 20210319658 - DEVICE-TO-DEVICE TRANSFER OF WAGERING GAME OBJECTS | 65 |
32 | Binh T. Nguyen | US | Reno, NV | Jan 13, 2022 / 20220012982 - LOCATION-BASED MOBILE GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD | 64 |
33 | Frank Cire | US | Pasadena, CA | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200118391 - SKILL COMPENSATED INTERACTIVE WAGERING SYSTEM | 64 |
34 | Bradley Berman | US | Minnetonka, MN | Mar 10, 2022 / 20220076536 - GAMING SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS EMPLOYING PARTIAL WINNING COMBINATION FEATURES | 63 |
35 | Russell P. Sammon | US | San Francisco, CA | Nov 11, 2021 / 20210346789 - CUSTOMIZABLE DISPLAY OF BETTING LAYOUT | 63 |
36 | Matthew J. Ward | US | Northbrook, IL | May 12, 2016 / 20160133091 - DYNAMIC UPDATING OF CONTENT BASED ON GAMING-APPLICATION CONTEXT | 63 |
37 | Benjamin T. Gomez | US | Chicago, IL | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160063806 - SYSTEMS, METHODS AND DEVICES FOR PLAYING WAGERING GAMES WITH RANDOMIZED CLUMPING OF SYMBOLS | 62 |
38 | Joseph M. Asher | US | New York, NY | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220284775 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PEER-TO-PEER WIRELESS GAMING | 61 |
39 | Daniel P. Louie | US | Chicago, IL | Dec 02, 2021 / 20210375098 - GAMING MACHINE USING MULTIPLE TRIGGERS TO DETERMINE AN AWARD FROM A SUBSET OF DISPLAYED AWARDS | 61 |
40 | Daniel E. Tedesco | US | Huntington, CT | Nov 11, 2021 / 20210346789 - CUSTOMIZABLE DISPLAY OF BETTING LAYOUT | 60 |
41 | John F. Acres | US | Corvallis, OR | Apr 17, 2014 / 20140106866 - Method and Apparatus for Providing Player Incentives | 58 |
42 | Stephen C. Tulley | US | Fairfield, CT | Nov 11, 2021 / 20210346789 - CUSTOMIZABLE DISPLAY OF BETTING LAYOUT | 58 |
43 | John F. Acres | US | Las Vegas, NV | Aug 25, 2022 / 20220270444 - DELAYED BONUS WIN DETERMINATION | 57 |
44 | Geoffrey M. Gelman | US | Brooklyn, NY | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220292920 - GAME APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION ABOUT A GAME | 57 |
45 | James M. Rasmussen | US | Chicago, IL | Apr 19, 2018 / 20180108198 - COIN SORTING HEAD AND COIN PROCESSING SYSTEM USING THE SAME | 56 |
46 | Caitlyn Ross | US | Watertown, MA | Dec 27, 2018 / 20180374303 - RECOMMENDATION MODULE INTERLEAVED WAGERING SYSTEM | 54 |
47 | Yoichi Kato | JP | Tokyo | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220283620 - POWER CONTROL APPARATUS FOR IN-VEHICLE CAMERA AND POWER CONTROL METHOD | 52 |
48 | Wms Gaming Inc. | US | Waukegan, IL | Aug 08, 2013 / 20130203479 - WAGERING GAME WITH MULTIPLE OVERLYING REEL STRIPS FOR TRIGGERING EVENTS OR OUTCOMES | 49 |
49 | Robert W. Crowder, Jr. | US | Las Vegas, NV | Jul 16, 2015 / 20150199868 - SYSTEM GAMING | 49 |
50 | Paulina Rodgers | US | Reno, NV | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170046914 - GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND GAMING METHOD PROVIDING STACKING SYMBOLS AND CONVERTIBLE REELS | 48 |
51 | Larry J. Pacey | US | Chicago, IL | Apr 19, 2018 / 20180108211 - HANDHELD WAGERING GAME SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING WAGERING GAMES THEREUPON | 48 |
52 | Anthony J. Baerlocher | US | Henderson, NV | Jul 21, 2022 / 20220230512 - GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING AWARDS BASED ON ACCUMULATING SYMBOLS OVER A PREDEFINED QUANTITY OF CARD GAMES PLAYED | 47 |
53 | Mark E. Herrmann | US | Wellesley, MA | Apr 17, 2014 / 20140106866 - Method and Apparatus for Providing Player Incentives | 46 |
54 | Brian F. Saunders | US | Sunnyvale, CA | Jan 26, 2017 / 20170024972 - GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CASCADING SYMBOL GAME WITH SHIFTING SYMBOLS IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS BETWEEN MULTIPLE SYMBOL DISPLAY POSITION MATRICES | 46 |
55 | Shridhar P. Joshi | US | Naperville, IL | Dec 24, 2015 / 20150371489 - Gaming System with Cascading Symbol Feature | 45 |
56 | Geoffrey M. Gelman | US | Stamford, CT | Nov 06, 2014 / 20140329573 - Methods and Apparatus for Managing Network Linked Gambling Video Games | 44 |
57 | Brian J. Barclay | US | Atlanta, GA | Jan 28, 2016 / 20160027248 - INTEGRATING SOCIAL NETWORKING AND WAGERING SYSTEMS | 44 |
58 | Robert A. Luciano, Jr. | US | Reno, NV | Aug 06, 2015 / 20150221174 - Gaming System and Method Combining RNG-Based Machines and Hybrid Finite Pool-Based Machines | 43 |
59 | Jun Fujimoto | JP | Tokyo | Dec 10, 2015 / 20150356825 - GAME SYSTEM | 43 |
60 | Robert C. Tedesco | US | Fairfield, CT | Nov 11, 2021 / 20210346789 - CUSTOMIZABLE DISPLAY OF BETTING LAYOUT | 42 |
61 | Richard B. Robbins | US | Glenview, IL | Apr 16, 2020 / 20200118386 - LOCATION TRACKING IN MOBILE DEVICES | 41 |
62 | Lee E. Cannon | US | Bozeman, MT | Apr 28, 2016 / 20160117889 - CLASS OF FEATURE EVENT GAMES SUITABLE FOR LINKING TO MULTIPLE GAMING MACHINES | 41 |
63 | Michael W. Mastropietro | US | Chicago, IL | Jul 13, 2017 / 20170200349 - Gaming System Having System Wide Tournament Features | 41 |
64 | Dwayne A. Davis | US | Reno, NV | Sep 08, 2022 / 20220284762 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COORDINATING TRANSACTIONS INVOLVING CASHLESS WAGERING ACCOUNTS AND GAMING ESTABLISHMENT RETAIL ACCOUNTS | 41 |
65 | Denise Chapman Weston | US | Wakefield, RI | Oct 17, 2019 / 20190318539 - SMART TRACKING SYSTEM | 40 |
66 | Takehisa Itagaki | JP | Tokyo | Mar 17, 2016 / 20160078712 - GAMING MACHINE HAVING A BASE GAME MODE AND A FEATURE GAME MODE | 39 |
67 | Richard T. Schwartz | US | Chicago, IL | Apr 19, 2018 / 20180108211 - HANDHELD WAGERING GAME SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CONDUCTING WAGERING GAMES THEREUPON | 38 |
68 | Andrew Van Luchene | US | Santa Fe, NM | Nov 26, 2015 / 20150339709 - SELF LEARNING METHOD AND SYSTEM TO PROVIDE AN ALTERNATE OR ANCILLARY PRODUCT CHOICE IN RESPONSE TO A PRODUCT SELECTION | 38 |
69 | Jonathan A. Barney | US | Newport Beach, CA | Sep 12, 2019 / 20190275420 - WIRELESS ENTERTAINMENT DEVICE, SYSTEM, AND METHOD | 38 |
70 | Dean P. Alderucci | US | Westport, CT | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220292920 - GAME APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION ABOUT A GAME | 38 |
71 | Hiroki Munakata | JP | Tokyo | Nov 17, 2016 / 20160335853 - GAMING MACHINE CAPABLE OF RUNNING FREE GAME | 37 |
72 | Dean P. Alderucci | US | New York, NY | Jul 28, 2022 / 20220237991 - AMUSEMENT DEVICES AND GAMES INCLUDING MEANS FOR PROCESSING ELECTRONIC DATA WHERE ULTIMATE OUTCOME OF THE GAME IS DEPENDENT ON RELATIVE ODDS OF A COMBINATION OF INDICIA AND/OR WHERE CHANCE IS A FACTOR | 37 |
73 | Lee M. Amaitis | GB | London | Feb 25, 2016 / 20160055709 - NETWORK BASED CONTROL OF REMOTE SYSTEM FOR ENABLING, DISABLING, AND CONTROLLING GAMING | 37 |
74 | Dion K. Aoki | US | Chicago, IL | Oct 14, 2021 / 20210319658 - DEVICE-TO-DEVICE TRANSFER OF WAGERING GAME OBJECTS | 36 |
75 | Leandro Basallo | US | San Francisco, CA | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160098890 - GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A SLOT GAME EMPLOYING A RANDOMLY SELECTED SET OF REELS | 34 |
76 | Jeffrey Y. Hayashida | US | San Francisco, CA | Jun 01, 2017 / 20170155995 - DEFORMABLE EAR TIP FOR EARPHONE AND METHOD THEREFOR | 34 |
77 | Stephen C. Tulley | US | Monroe, CT | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160063815 - SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DETERMINING A LEVEL OF REWARD | 34 |
78 | Pravinkumar Patel | US | Las Vegas, NV | Mar 05, 2015 / 20150065232 - PROGRESSIVE POOL MANAGEMENT | 33 |
79 | Jp Cody | US | Austin, TX | May 18, 2017 / 20170140608 - Wagering Game, Gaming Machine, Networked Gaming System and Method With Nudging Re-Spinning Stacked Wilds | 32 |
80 | Nicholas Luke Bennett | AU | Manly Vale | Mar 03, 2016 / 20160063807 - Player Information Delivery | 32 |
81 | John G. Kroeckel | US | San Ramon, CA | Mar 06, 2014 / 20140066205 - METHOD AND INTERFACE FOR NETWORK GAMING | 32 |
82 | Ryan W. Cuddy | US | Reno, NV | May 19, 2016 / 20160140805 - GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND METHOD PROVIDING ACCUMULATION GAME | 32 |
83 | Russell M. Fine | US | Los Angeles, CA | Apr 07, 2016 / 20160098898 - SYSTEM AND METHOD OF REVEALING THE OUTCOMES OF REAL WORLD WAGERS THROUGH ESCALATING REVEALS | 32 |
84 | Dennis Lockard | US | Tracy, CA | Jul 16, 2015 / 20150199868 - SYSTEM GAMING | 31 |
85 | Scott A. Massing | US | Lincolnwood, IL | Apr 21, 2016 / 20160110950 - INTEGRATING AUTOSTEREOSCOPIC WAGERING GAME ELEMENTS AND CONTROLS | 31 |
86 | Martin S. Lyons | US | Henderson, NV | Sep 15, 2022 / 20220292918 - SYSTEMS AND DEVICES FOR IDENTIFICATION OF A FEATURE ASSOCIATED WITH A USER IN A GAMING ESTABLISHMENT AND RELATED METHODS | 30 |
87 | Hiroki Saito | JP | Tokyo | May 19, 2016 / 20160140667 - DATA LINKAGE SUPPORT SYSTEM AND DATA LINKAGE SUPPORT METHOD | 30 |
88 | Dion K. Aoki | US | Henderson, NV | Nov 13, 2014 / 20140335944 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING AND PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED BENEFITS | 30 |
89 | Chad Shapiro | US | Plymouth, MN | Mar 10, 2022 / 20220076536 - GAMING SYSTEMS, APPARATUSES AND METHODS EMPLOYING PARTIAL WINNING COMBINATION FEATURES | 30 |
90 | Clint Owen | US | Austin, TX | May 18, 2017 / 20170140608 - Wagering Game, Gaming Machine, Networked Gaming System and Method With Nudging Re-Spinning Stacked Wilds | 30 |
91 | Matthew Adam Ocko | US | Palo Alto, CA | Jun 22, 2017 / 20170178170 - INCENTIVIZING LOCATION-BASED ACTIONS BY GROUPS | 29 |
92 | Vernon W. Hamlin | US | Lisle, IL | Mar 10, 2016 / 20160071364 - WAGERING GAME COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT | 29 |
93 | Harold E. Mattice | US | Gardnerville, NV | Feb 11, 2016 / 20160041622 - CONTROL OF WAGER-BASED GAME USING GESTURE RECOGNITION | 28 |
94 | Benjamin C. Hoffman | US | Reno, NV | Feb 16, 2017 / 20170046914 - GAMING SYSTEM, GAMING DEVICE AND GAMING METHOD PROVIDING STACKING SYMBOLS AND CONVERTIBLE REELS | 28 |
95 | Cameron A. Filipour | US | Las Vegas, NV | Nov 04, 2021 / 20210343121 - SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WAGERING ON VIRTUAL ELEMENTS OVERLAYING A SPORTS BETTING FIELD | 28 |
96 | Michael D. Frick | US | Crawfordville, FL | Dec 05, 2013 / 20130324212 - CARD BASED INSTANT LOTTERY GAME AND SYMBOL MATCHING DRAW BASED LOTTERY GAME CONFIGURATION | 28 |
97 | David Perry | US | Monarch Beach, CA | Jun 30, 2022 / 20220203235 - Cloud-Based Game Slice Generation and Frictionless Social Sharing with Instant Play | 27 |
98 | Dow K. Hardy | US | Marlborough, MA | Apr 17, 2014 / 20140106866 - Method and Apparatus for Providing Player Incentives | 27 |
99 | Daisyun Okamoto | JP | Tokyo | Feb 26, 2015 / 20150057080 - GAMING MACHINE AND GAMING SYSTEM HAVING CONTROL LEVER | 26 |
100 | Kenji Enokido | JP | Tokyo | Mar 31, 2016 / 20160093144 - GAMING MACHINE THAT CHANGES COLOR OF SYMBOL IN REARRANGING SYMBOLS | 26 |