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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:
Nov. 05, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2005
David B. Schultz, Henderson, NV (US);
Terence G. Daly, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Kimberly J. Cohn, Las Vegas, NV (US);
William E. Rommerdahl, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
John Lasalvia, Las Vegas, NV (US);
John E. Garofalo, Jr., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Nathanial A. Hammond, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jack a Martin, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
David B. Schultz, Henderson, NV (US);
Terence G. Daly, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Kimberly J. Cohn, Las Vegas, NV (US);
William E. Rommerdahl, Huntington Beach, CA (US);
John LaSalvia, Las Vegas, NV (US);
John E. Garofalo, Jr., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Nathanial A. Hammond, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Jack A Martin, Salt Lake City, UT (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
Systems, gaming machines, games, and methods for displaying an exploding icon are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, a gaming device comprises a display screen that presents a game. The game presented on the display screen comprises one or more game icons for display in various locations on the display screen, wherein the game presents an animated icon upon the occurrence of a triggering event such that the animated icon produces one or more wild icons that move about the display screen before being positioned in fixed locations on the display screen. Additionally, the gaming device includes a means for activating the game and triggering the presentation of the animated icon, and a means for determining whether one or more combinations of the game icons and the wild icons form any winning combinations.