Leandro Basallo

US Patent:

20130344930, Dec 26, 2013

Filed:

Jun 22, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/530554

Inventors:

Scott A. Caputo - Santa Clara CA, US
Gregory F. Frank - Walnut Creek CA, US
Ernest M. Lafky - San Francisco CA, US
Leandro Basallo - San Francisco CA, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 16, 463 25

Abstract:

Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method providing a collection game including at least one customizable collector. The gaming system displays a field including a plurality of different obstacles and a plurality of awards, provides a player with a collector, and enables the player to associate an item with the collector. The item is associated with one of the obstacles such that the item enables the collector to overcome that obstacle. The gaming system enables the player to position the collector within the field, and displays the collector moving within the field. If the collector intersects with an award, the gaming system accumulates that award. If the collector intersects an obstacle, and if the item associated with the displayed collector does not enable the displayed collector to overcome that obstacle, the gaming system ends the play of the collection game with respect to the collector.

US Patent:

20140066162, Mar 6, 2014

Filed:

Sep 6, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/605660

Inventors:

Leandro Basallo - San Francisco CA, US
Rachael A. Bristol - San Francisco CA, US
Scott A. Caputo - Santa Clara CA, US
Mark C. Nicely - Daly City CA, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 13/12

US Classification:

463 18

Abstract:

In various embodiments, the gaming system disclosed herein provides streaming symbols game which utilizes a single continuous series or chain of symbols and a plurality of symbol display positions which form a path. Specifically, in various embodiments, the gaming system displays the chain of symbols continuously moving through the path of symbol display positions wherein which symbols are evaluated for any awards corresponds to when the chain of symbols stops moving along the path.

US Patent:

8622809, Jan 7, 2014

Filed:

Sep 25, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/626387

Inventors:

Leandro Basallo - San Francisco CA, US
Scott A. Caputo - Santa Clara CA, US
Timothy L. Isaacson - Hayward CA, US

Assignee:

IGT - Las Vegas NV

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

463 20

Abstract:

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a multiplay game with resultant symbols. The game is associated with a plurality of reel sets each including a plurality of reels. Each reel is associated with one or more symbol display areas. For each reel set, each symbol display area associated with a reel of that reel set is associated with a symbol display area associated with one of the reels of each other reel set. The gaming system independently generates and displays certain of the symbols on the reels of the respective reel sets at the corresponding symbol display areas. If associated symbol display areas display symbols having a designated relationship with one another, the gaming system forms a resultant symbol from those symbols. The gaming system determines any awards based on the resultant symbols and not based on any non-resultant symbols.