Paulina Glavich Rodgers

US Patent:

6997808, Feb 14, 2006

Filed:

Mar 22, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/086198

Inventors:

Paulina Rodgers - Reno NV, US
Joseph E. Kaminkow - Reno NV, US
Shawn Van Asdale - Reno NV, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 30, 463 16, 2731381

Abstract:

A gaming device which includes symbols having a transformation probability. The gaming device in one embodiment includes an activator symbol. When the activator symbol is displayed, a processor of the gaming device determines the transformation probability of each of the displayed symbols and randomly determines which, if any, symbols are to be transformed into wild symbols or other functional symbols based on the transformation probability of the symbols.

US Patent:

7037191, May 2, 2006

Filed:

May 1, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/137530

Inventors:

Paulina Rodgers - Reno NV, US
Karen M. Cregan - Reno NV, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 16, 463 25

Abstract:

The gaming device provides a number of selections. When the player chooses a selection, the gaming device randomly generates a value and randomly places the value into one of a number of adjacent slots. When the bottom of each slot is covered with values, the game removes the values and provides an award to the player. In one embodiment, the award includes a value from each slot and in a preferred embodiment the award includes the smallest value from the slots. The gaming device subtracts the lowest value from the remaining values and the player chooses another selection. The process continues until one of a plurality of possible endings occurs.

US Patent:

7090580, Aug 15, 2006

Filed:

Jul 31, 2003

Appl. No.:

10/633391

Inventors:

Paulina Rodgers - Reno NV, US
Erick T. Ching - Reno NV, US
Jasonlee Kissee Hohman - Sparks NV, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 20

Abstract:

A gaming device including a plurality of reels having several symbols with at least one wild symbol. In one embodiment, the gaming device spins the reels for at one spin. If a wild symbol is indicated on a payline associated with the reels and no winning symbol combinations are indicated on the payline, the gaming device holds the reel including the wild symbol, stationary. The gaming device then re-spins the other reels for a designated number of spins, not including the reel having the wild symbol, in the game. The gaming device provides an award associated with any winning symbol combinations on the payline. In another embodiment, the gaming device holds one of the reels stationary when a wild symbol is indicated on a payline associated with the reels the award amounts associated with any indicated winning symbol combinations on the payline are less than a designated award value.

US Patent:

7121943, Oct 17, 2006

Filed:

Sep 3, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/233979

Inventors:

Bayard S. Webb - Sparks NV, US
Tonja M. Peterson - Reno NV, US
Anthony J. Baerlocher - Reno NV, US
Paulina Rodgers - Reno NV, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 25

Abstract:

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for operating a gaming device that enables a player to obtain an award based upon the number of goals the player is able to achieve during game play. The goals advance in difficulty as the player achieves each goal. The game terminates automatically when the player fails to achieve a goal.

US Patent:

7198570, Apr 3, 2007

Filed:

Jun 27, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/183892

Inventors:

Paulina Rodgers - Reno NV, US
Anthony J. Baerlocher - Reno NV, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 20, 463 16

Abstract:

A gaming device including an award wheel having multiple sections including a plurality of award symbols and at least one terminator symbol, a section indicator, a spin initiator and a processor connected to the award wheel and the spin initiator. The player, or the gaming device, spins the award wheel using a spin initiator. The gaming device provides an award to the player, if the section indicator indicates that the player obtained an award. The player continues to spin the award wheel until the section indicator indicates that the player obtained a terminator, which ends the bonus game and the player receives the total accumulated award.

US Patent:

7252592, Aug 7, 2007

Filed:

Jan 23, 2006

Appl. No.:

11/337317

Inventors:

Paulina Rodgers - Reno NV, US
Joseph E. Kaminkow - Reno NV, US
Shawn Van Asdale - Reno NV, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 30, 463 16, 2731381

Abstract:

A gaming device which includes symbols having a transformation probability. The gaming device in one embodiment includes an activator symbol. When the activator symbol is displayed, a processor of the gaming device determines the transformation probability of each of the displayed symbols and randomly determines which, if any, symbols are to be transformed into wild symbols or other functional symbols based on the transformation probability of the symbols.

US Patent:

7273415, Sep 25, 2007

Filed:

Sep 12, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/243047

Inventors:

Karen M. Cregan - Reno NV, US
Paulina Rodgers - Reno NV, US
Anthony J. Baerlocher - Reno NV, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 25, 463 16, 463 20, 463 42

Abstract:

A gaming device having a bonus round with multiple selection groups is provided. The gaming device provides a plurality of selection groups including a final selection group. Each non-final selection group includes selections that yield awards and at least one selection that yields an advance indicator. The advance indicator signals the end of a player's picking from one selection group and the start of the player's picking from a subsequent selection group. The gaming device provides the player with a total number of picks. The player uses the picks to advance through as many selection groups as possible, wherein the awards increase as the player advances.

US Patent:

7311598, Dec 25, 2007

Filed:

Aug 26, 2005

Appl. No.:

11/213536

Inventors:

Joseph E. Kaminkow - Reno NV, US
Anthony J. Baerlocher - Reno NV, US
Zeke Brill - Reno NV, US
Hans Elias - Reno NV, US
Paulina Rodgers - Reno NV, US
Kehl T. LeSourd - Reno NV, US
Eric L. Wagner - Sparks NV, US
Christopher D. Carlisle - Reno NV, US
Kirk A. Tedsen - Reno NV, US
Michael MacVittie - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

IGT - Reno NV

International Classification:

A63F 13/00

US Classification:

463 16, 463 25, 463 31, 463 42, 463 46

Abstract:

A gaming device system in which a plurality of gaming devices are linked by a common bonus event is provided. In one embodiment, the linked gaming device system includes a shared symbol generation display that is positioned adjacent to each of a plurality of associated gaming devices and has a plurality of sections and values displayed at each section. Upon a triggering of the bonus event, any player eligible to participate in the bonus may achieve an outcome generated from the bonus event including the shared display. When the shared display is activated, it simultaneously generates a separate or individual outcome associated with each of the gaming devices. The outcomes are spatially related to one another so that a random generation of an outcome associated with one gaming device automatically generates random outcomes associated with each gaming device. Each gaming device however receives the outcome only if it has participated in the random generation.