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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 06, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 16, 2006
Applicants:
Bayard S. Webb, Sparks, NV (US);
Tonja M. Peterson, Reno, NV (US);
Anthony J. Baerlocher, Reno, NV (US);
Paulina Rodgers, Reno, NV (US);
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 (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01); A63F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/00 (2006.01); G06F 19/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
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.