Patents by Inventor John Victor Ludwick

John Victor Ludwick 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).

  • Publication number: 20230245532
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine, system, and method are disclosed for conducting a keno game. The keno game may be conducted alone or in conjunction with a bingo game. The electronic gaming machine may receive a wager from a player, and conduct the bingo game and/or keno game in response to the wager. Based on the wager, a quantity of numbered keno balls may be designated as feature numbered keno balls. The electronic gaming machine may conduct the keno game using the feature numbered keno balls, and display a bonus if and/or when one or more feature numbered keno balls match one or more player selected keno numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventor: John Victor Ludwick
  • Patent number: 11636738
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine, system, and method are disclosed for conducting a keno game. The keno game may be conducted alone or in conjunction with a bingo game. The electronic gaming machine may receive a wager from a player, and conduct the bingo game and/or keno game in response to the wager. Based on the wager, a quantity of numbered keno balls may be designated as feature numbered keno balls. The electronic gaming machine may conduct the keno game using the feature numbered keno balls, and display a bonus if and/or when one or more feature numbered keno balls match one or more player selected keno numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventor: John Victor Ludwick
  • Patent number: 11090552
    Abstract: A gaming machine that includes a game controller to select symbols from the memory, cause the display to display the selected symbols at the display positions, determine if the displayed symbols include a predetermined symbol, and if the predetermined symbol lands on the pay line, in response to the predetermined symbol landing on the pay line, 1) cause the display to animate the first plurality of anticipation states on the pay line, and 2) randomly determine whether to transition the predetermined symbol to the second plurality of free spin states, in response to determining the predetermined symbol transitioning to the second plurality of free spin states, cause the display to animate the second plurality of free spin states on the pay line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 17, 2021
    Assignee: VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: John Victor Ludwick
  • Publication number: 20210233346
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine, system, and method are disclosed for conducting a keno game. The keno game may be conducted alone or in conjunction with a bingo game. The electronic gaming machine may receive a wager from a player, and conduct the bingo game and/or keno game in response to the wager. Based on the wager, a quantity of numbered keno balls may be designated as feature numbered keno balls. The electronic gaming machine may conduct the keno game using the feature numbered keno balls, and display a bonus if and/or when one or more feature numbered keno balls match one or more player selected keno numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2021
    Publication date: July 29, 2021
    Inventor: John Victor Ludwick
  • Patent number: 10984634
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine, system, and method are disclosed for conducting a keno game. The keno game may be conducted alone or in conjunction with a bingo game. The electronic gaming machine may receive a wager from a player, and conduct the bingo game and/or keno game in response to the wager. Based on the wager, a quantity of numbered keno balls may be designated as feature numbered keno balls. The electronic gaming machine may conduct the keno game using the feature numbered keno balls, and display a bonus if and/or when one or more feature numbered keno balls match one or more player selected keno numbers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Inventor: John Victor Ludwick
  • Publication number: 20190184268
    Abstract: A gaming machine that includes a game controller to select symbols from the memory, cause the display to display the selected symbols at the display positions, determine if the displayed symbols include a predetermined symbol, and if the predetermined symbol lands on the pay line, in response to the predetermined symbol landing on the pay line, 1) cause the display to animate the first plurality of anticipation states on the pay line, and 2) randomly determine whether to transition the predetermined symbol to the second plurality of free spin states, in response to determining the predetermined symbol transitioning to the second plurality of free spin states, cause the display to animate the second plurality of free spin states on the pay line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2019
    Publication date: June 20, 2019
    Inventor: John Victor Ludwick
  • Patent number: 10258869
    Abstract: A gaming machine that includes a game controller to select symbols from the memory, cause the display to display the selected symbols at the display positions, determine if the displayed symbols include a predetermined symbol, and if the predetermined symbol lands on the pay line, in response to the predetermined symbol landing on the pay line, 1) cause the display to animate the first plurality of anticipation states on the pay line, and 2) randomly determine whether to transition the predetermined symbol to the second plurality of free spin states, in response to determining the predetermined symbol transitioning to the second plurality of free spin states, cause the display to animate the second plurality of free spin states on the pay line.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2019
    Assignee: VIDEO GAMING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: John Victor Ludwick
  • Publication number: 20190102968
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine, system, and method are disclosed for conducting a keno game. The keno game may be conducted alone or in conjunction with a bingo game. The electronic gaming machine may receive a wager from a player, and conduct the bingo game and/or keno game in response to the wager. Based on the wager, a quantity of numbered keno balls may be designated as feature numbered keno balls. The electronic gaming machine may conduct the keno game using the feature numbered keno balls, and display a bonus if and/or when one or more feature numbered keno balls match one or more player selected keno numbers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventor: John Victor Ludwick
  • Publication number: 20180361227
    Abstract: A gaming machine that includes a game controller to select symbols from the memory, cause the display to display the selected symbols at the display positions, determine if the displayed symbols include a predetermined symbol, and if the predetermined symbol lands on the pay line, in response to the predetermined symbol landing on the pay line, 1) cause the display to animate the first plurality of anticipation states on the pay line, and 2) randomly determine whether to transition the predetermined symbol to the second plurality of free spin states, in response to determining the predetermined symbol transitioning to the second plurality of free spin states, cause the display to animate the second plurality of free spin states on the pay line.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Inventor: John Victor Ludwick
  • Patent number: D823876
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: John Victor Ludwick
  • Patent number: D823877
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: John Victor Ludwick
  • Patent number: D823878
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: John Victor Ludwick