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.

US Patent:

20170228982, Aug 10, 2017

Filed:

Apr 24, 2017

Appl. No.:

15/495309

Inventors:

- Las Vegas NV, US
Leandro Basallo - San Francisco CA, US
Rachael A. Bristol - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas Uster - San Francisco CA, US
Jodi Manela - Walnut Creek CA, US
Amity Wang - Fremont CA, US
Benjamin J. Zoltewicz - Mill Valley CA, US
Prashant Arora - Mountain View CA, US
David Hernandez-Diaz - San Francisco CA, US
Stephen J. Edwards - Walnut Creek CA, US
Matthew Falzone - San Francisco CA, US
Sean Mountain - San Carlos CA, US
Alexander Present - Berkeley CA, US
Todd Wong - San Mateo CA, US

International Classification:

G07F 17/32
G07F 17/34

Abstract:

In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to a game including a path of different symbol display positions. The gaming system generates one or more symbols (and/or one or more awards) at one or more of the symbol display positions of a matrix or grid. The gaming system then randomly forms a path including a plurality of the symbol display positions and determines an award for the player based on which symbol display positions are included in the formed path.

US Patent:

20170109963, Apr 20, 2017

Filed:

Dec 30, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/395473

Inventors:

- Las Vegas NV, US
Leandro Basallo - San Francisco CA, US
Jon M. Leupp - Orinda CA, US

International Classification:

G07F 17/32
G07F 17/34

Abstract:

Various embodiments of the present disclosure are directed to a gaming system and method providing a slot game including a symbol generator modification event. In various embodiments, the gaming system is configured to provide a slot game, each play of which employs a subset of a plurality of symbol generators. If a symbol generator modification event occurs in association with a first play that employs a first subset of the symbol generators, the gaming system removes one of the symbol generators from the first subset and adds another one of the plurality of symbol generators to the first subset to form a second subset, and employs the second subset for a second play. The gaming system removes and adds the symbol generators to form the second subset such that the average expected payback percentage of the second play is greater than the average expected payback percentage of the first play.

US Patent:

20170004674, Jan 5, 2017

Filed:

Sep 14, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/265412

Inventors:

- Las Vegas NV, US
Mark C. Nicely - Daly City CA, US
Brian F. Saunders - Sunnyvale CA, US
Colin M. Ferris - San Francisco CA, US
Leandro Basallo - San Francisco CA, US

International Classification:

G07F 17/32
G07F 17/34

Abstract:

A gaming system including a cascading symbol or tumbling reel game which utilizes zero, one or more upgrades in association with zero, one or more shifting symbols. Upon an occurrence of an upgrade event, the gaming system upgrades one or more aspects or attributes of one or more games played. In certain embodiments, such upgrades pertain to upgrading one or more symbols displayed at one or more symbol display positions of one or more symbol display position grids. In certain other embodiments, such upgrades pertain to upgrading the award evaluation of one or more symbols displayed at one or more symbol display positions of one or more symbol display position grids. In certain other embodiments, such upgrades pertain to upgrading one or more attributes or features of one or more bonus or secondary games which are subsequently triggered.

US Patent:

20160260282, Sep 8, 2016

Filed:

May 16, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/155684

Inventors:

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

International Classification:

G07F 17/32
G07F 17/34

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.

US Patent:

20160232751, Aug 11, 2016

Filed:

Apr 15, 2016

Appl. No.:

15/130397

Inventors:

- Las Vegas NV, US
Leandro Basallo - San Francisco CA, US
Rachael A. Bristol - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas Uster - San Francisco CA, US
Jodi Manela - Walnut Creek CA, US
Amity Wang - Fremont CA, US
Benjamin J. Zoltewicz - Mill Valley CA, US
Prashant Arora - Mountain View CA, US
David Hernandez-Diaz - San Francisco CA, US
Stephen J. Edwards - Walnut Creek CA, US
Matthew Falzone - San Francisco CA, US
Sean Mountain - San Carlos CA, US
Alexander Present - Berkeley CA, US
Todd Wong - San Mateo CA, US

International Classification:

G07F 17/32
G07F 17/34

Abstract:

In various embodiments, the present disclosure relates generally to a game including a path of different symbol display positions. The gaming system generates one or more symbols (and/or one or more awards) at one or more of the symbol display positions of a matrix or grid. The gaming system then randomly forms a path including a plurality of the symbol display positions and determines an award for the player based on which symbol display positions are included in the formed path.