Patents by Inventor Joel P. Scarpulla

Joel P. Scarpulla has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Gaming device having a plurality of symbol generators and accumulation game with multiple independent terminating conditions
    Patent number: 7794320
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a plurality of symbol generators displayed to a player. A plurality of symbol sets are associated with each symbol generator and each symbol set includes a plurality of symbols. Each of the symbols has a value and a probability. The processor generates one of the symbols on each of the symbol generators and marks each generated symbol. The gaming device continues generating symbols until all of the symbols in a symbol set associated with at least one of the symbol generators are marked. The game provides an award to a player when all of the symbols in at least one of the symbol sets are marked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2004
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2010
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Anthony J. Baerlocher, Ryan W. Cuddy, Joel P. Scarpulla, Brian Krueger
  • Gaming machine
    Patent number: D900938
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kehl Lesourd, Joel P. Scarpulla, Dylan Nettenstrom, Curtis Thompson