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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:
May. 23, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2013
Applicant:
Igt, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Inventors:
Mark C. Nicely, Daly City, CA (US);
Jon Leupp, Orinda, CA (US);
Timothy L. Isaacson, Alameda, CA (US);
Leandro Basallo, San Francisco, CA (US);
Scott A. Caputo, Santa Clara, CA (US);
Assignee:
IGT, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/32 (2006.01); G07F 17/34 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07F 17/3211 (2013.01); G07F 17/32 (2013.01); G07F 17/3258 (2013.01); G07F 17/34 (2013.01);
Abstract
A gaming system and method which provides multiple individually and independently activated un-weighted award displays, wherein a plurality of designated awards have the same probability of being won regardless of how many of the award displays are activated. In various embodiments, the designated awards are different, and in various embodiments, the designated awards are progressive awards. In various embodiments, the un-weighted award displays include a plurality of award wheels.