Patents by Inventor Kazunori Ohtsuka

Kazunori Ohtsuka 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 machine for running normal game and free game
    Patent number: 9892598
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that offers wider applicability and more enjoyment. To this end, a slot machine 1 configured to run a normal game and a free game which develops from the normal game, includes a storage device storing a free game payout table and a normal game payout table, wherein a maximum payout obtainable in the normal game is higher than a maximum payout obtainable in the free game, and a chance of winning the maximum payout in the normal game is higher than a chance of winning the maximum payout in the free game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2018
    Assignees: UNIVERSAL ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, ARUZE GAMING AMERICA, INC.
    Inventors: Kenta Kitamura, Susumu Mio, Kazunori Ohtsuka
  • GAMING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20150325083
    Abstract: It is an object of the present invention to provide a gaming machine that offers wider applicability and more enjoyment. To this end, a slot machine 1 configured to run a normal game and a free game which develops from the normal game, includes a storage device storing a free game payout table and a normal game payout table, wherein a maximum payout obtainable in the normal game is higher than a maximum payout obtainable in the free game, and a chance of winning the maximum payout in the normal game is higher than a chance of winning the maximum payout in the free game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Kenta KITAMURA, Susumu Mio, Kazunori Ohtsuka