Patents by Inventor Raymond Maras

Raymond Maras 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 with random symbol selection
    Patent number: 8721428
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes a display and a game controller that provides a wagering game in which a plurality of symbol display positions are provided on the display. When a player stakes a wager on the outcome of the wagering game the game controller selects symbols for display sequentially. The set of symbols is dynamic, wherein at least two symbols from the symbol set are changed between at least certain symbol selections depending on a characteristic of a symbol selected in a previous selection. The display positions may be arranged in rows and columns.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2014
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd
    Inventors: Colin Fong, Raymond Maras, David Villa
  • Gaming Machine With Random Symbol Selection
    Publication number: 20130040726
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes a display and a game controller that provides a wagering game in which a plurality of symbol display positions are provided on the display. When a player stakes a wager on the outcome of the wagering game the game controller selects symbols for display sequentially. The set of symbols is dynamic, wherein at least two symbols from the symbol set are changed between at least certain symbol selections depending on a characteristic of a symbol selected in a previous selection. The display positions may be arranged in rows and columns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2012
    Publication date: February 14, 2013
    Inventors: Colin Fong, Raymond Maras, David Villa
  • GAMING MACHINE WITH RANDOM SYMBOL SELECTION
    Publication number: 20080064477
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes a display and a game controller that provides a wagering game in which a plurality of symbol display positions are provided on the display. When a player stakes a wager on the outcome of the wagering game the game controller selects symbols for display sequentially. The set of symbols is dynamic, wherein at least two symbols from the symbol set are changed between at least certain symbol selections depending on a characteristic of a symbol selected in a previous selection. The display positions may be arranged in rows and columns.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 4, 2007
    Publication date: March 13, 2008
    Inventors: Colin Fong, Raymond Maras, David Villa