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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:
Jul. 08, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2010
Applicants:
Bradley Berman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Ryan Strand, Hopkins, MN (US);
Chad Shapiro, Plymouth, MN (US);
Sara Minor, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Inventors:
Bradley Berman, Minnetonka, MN (US);
Ryan Strand, Hopkins, MN (US);
Chad Shapiro, Plymouth, MN (US);
Sara Minor, St. Louis Park, MN (US);
Assignee:
Other;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 9/24 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Methods, apparatuses, and systems for awarding gaming payouts in slot games are provided. Embodiments are directed to initiating a reelspin and moving at least one modifying symbol to a new symbol location. If a predetermined symbol appears in the new symbol location as a result of the reelspin, the predetermined symbol is replaced with the modifying symbol.