Patents by Inventor Ryan William Cuddy
Ryan William Cuddy 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).
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Patent number: 9092942Abstract: In one embodiment, the gaming system and method disclosed herein provides a plurality of gaming devices that each participate in a group game including a plurality of masked group game components and determines and provides separate awards to each player of the gaming devices based on the amount of modifiers applied to each of the group game components having a modifier applied by the player of that gaming device. In one embodiment, the gaming system enables each player to selectively apply or associate a plurality of modifiers to a single game component or apply the plurality of modifiers across the plurality of game components. For each gaming device, the gaming system displays and provides any awards to the player of that gaming device.Type: GrantFiled: February 1, 2012Date of Patent: July 28, 2015Assignee: IGTInventors: Scott A. Caputo, Ryan William Cuddy, Rogelio S. Decasa, Benjamin Mikal Fuller, Carl Victor Kniesteadt, Alan Robert Weiss
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Patent number: 8277307Abstract: The gaming device and method disclosed herein have a plurality of reels and at least one expanding and roaming wild symbol. The wild symbol moves relative to the reels to provide additional award opportunities. When both the wild symbol and a designated trigger symbol appear on one of the reels, the wild symbol expands to form an expanded wild symbol set that includes a plurality of individual wild symbols. The designated trigger symbol determines the number of moves. For each move, the expanded wild symbol set moves to one of the reels. That is, the expanded wild symbol set enables a plurality of individual wild symbols to randomly move from reel to reel for a number of moves, wherein the number is determined based on the designated trigger symbol. After each move, the gaming device performs an award evaluation to determine whether a winning combination is displayed on the reels.Type: GrantFiled: February 22, 2012Date of Patent: October 2, 2012Assignee: IGTInventors: Janna B. Jensen, Kurt Larsen, Ryan William Cuddy
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Publication number: 20120157181Abstract: The gaming device and method disclosed herein have a plurality of reels and at least one expanding and roaming wild symbol. The wild symbol moves relative to the reels to provide additional award opportunities. When both the wild symbol and a designated trigger symbol appear on one of the reels, the wild symbol expands to form an expanded wild symbol set that includes a plurality of individual wild symbols. The designated trigger symbol determines the number of moves. For each move, the expanded wild symbol set moves to one of the reels. That is, the expanded wild symbol set enables a plurality of individual wild symbols to randomly move from reel to reel for a number of moves, wherein the number is determined based on the designated trigger symbol. After each move, the gaming device performs an award evaluation to determine whether a winning combination is displayed on the reels.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 22, 2012Publication date: June 21, 2012Applicant: IGTInventors: Janna B. Jensen, Kurt Larsen, Ryan William Cuddy
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Publication number: 20120129589Abstract: In one embodiment, the gaming system and method disclosed herein provides a plurality of gaming devices that each participate in a group game including a plurality of masked group game components and determines and provides separate awards to each player of the gaming devices based on the amount of modifiers applied to each of the group game components having a modifier applied by the player of that gaming device. In one embodiment, the gaming system enables each player to selectively apply or associate a plurality of modifiers to a single game component or apply the plurality of modifiers across the plurality of game components. For each gaming device, the gaming system displays and provides any awards to the player of that gaming device.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 1, 2012Publication date: May 24, 2012Applicant: IGTInventors: Scott A. Caputo, Ryan William Cuddy, Rogelio S. Decasa, Benjamin Mikal Fuller, Carl Victor Kniesteadt, Alan Robert Weiss
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Patent number: 8137179Abstract: The gaming device and method disclosed herein have a plurality of reels and at least one expanding and roaming wild symbol or wild symbol set. The wild symbol or wild symbol set moves relative to the reels to provide a player with additional opportunities to win an award. When the wild symbol appears on one of the reels and a designated trigger symbol also appears on one of the reels, the wild symbol expands to form an expanded wild symbol set that includes a plurality of individual wild symbols. The designated trigger symbol is associated with or determines the number of rolls (i.e., the number of times the expanded wild symbol set will roll or move across the reels). For each roll, the expanded wild symbol set rolls (left to right or right to left) to one of the reels. That is, the expanded wild symbol set enables a plurality of individual wild symbols to randomly move or roam from reel to reel for a number of rolls or moves, wherein the number is determined based on the designated trigger symbol.Type: GrantFiled: November 8, 2006Date of Patent: March 20, 2012Assignee: IGTInventors: Janna B. Jensen, Kurt Larsen, Ryan William Cuddy
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Patent number: 8118662Abstract: In one embodiment, the gaming system and method disclosed herein provides a plurality of gaming devices that each participate in a group game including a plurality of masked group game components and determines and provides separate awards to each player of the gaming devices based on the amount of modifiers applied to each of the group game components having a modifier applied by the player of that gaming device. In one embodiment, the gaming system enables each player to selectively apply or associate a plurality of modifiers to a single game component or apply the plurality of modifiers across the plurality of game components. For each gaming device, the gaming system displays and provides any awards to the player of that gaming device.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2009Date of Patent: February 21, 2012Assignee: IGTInventors: Scott A. Caputo, Ryan William Cuddy, Rogelio S. Decasa, Benjamin Mikal Fuller, Carl Victor Kniesteadt, Alan Robert Weiss
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Publication number: 20090253492Abstract: In one embodiment, the gaming system and method disclosed herein provides a plurality of gaming devices that each participate in a group game including a plurality of masked group game components and determines and provides separate awards to each player of the gaming devices based on the amount of modifiers applied to each of the group game components having a modifier applied by the player of that gaming device. In one embodiment, the gaming system enables each player to selectively apply or associate a plurality of modifiers to a single game component or apply the plurality of modifiers across the plurality of game components. For each gaming device, the gaming system displays and provides any awards to the player of that gaming device.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 14, 2009Publication date: October 8, 2009Applicant: IGTInventors: Scott A. Caputo, Ryan William Cuddy, Rogelio S. Decasa, Benjamin Mikal Fuller, Carl Victor Kniesteadt, Alan Robert Weiss
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Publication number: 20080108411Abstract: The gaming device and method disclosed herein have a plurality of reels and at least one expanding and roaming wild symbol or wild symbol set. The wild symbol or wild symbol set moves relative to the reels to provide a player with additional opportunities to win an award. When the wild symbol appears on one of the reels and a designated trigger symbol also appears on one of the reels, the wild symbol expands to form an expanded wild symbol set that includes a plurality of individual wild symbols. The designated trigger symbol is associated with or determines the number of rolls (i.e., the number of times the expanded wild symbol set will roll or move across the reels). For each roll, the expanded wild symbol set rolls (left to right or right to left) to one of the reels. That is, the expanded wild symbol set enables a plurality of individual wild symbols to randomly move or roam from reel to reel for a number of rolls or moves, wherein the number is determined based on the designated trigger symbol.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2006Publication date: May 8, 2008Applicant: IGTInventors: Janna B. Jensen, Kurt Larsen, Ryan William Cuddy
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Patent number: 7033270Abstract: A gaming device having a game having a plurality of choices wherein each choice has an associated number of points. The processor provides an initial number of picks to the player. The processor also maintains a regeneration amount, whereby the player receives a new number of picks if the points associated with the player's choices accumulate at least to the regeneration amount, within the provided number of picks. In one embodiment accumulating points includes accumulating awards. If the player accumulates a predetermined goal amount of points, the player also wins a goal award.Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2004Date of Patent: April 25, 2006Assignee: IGTInventors: Anthony J. Baerlocher, Ryan William Cuddy, Bayard S. Webb
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Patent number: 6986709Abstract: The present invention includes a gaming device which includes a plurality of game functions for a single game and a probability associated with each game function. After a predetermined event occurs, the processor uses the probabilities to generate a particular game function for a player to use. Preferably, the predetermined event is a game triggering event. The processor can generate different game functions for a single game from predetermined event to predetermined event. This type of gaming device increases the interest and entertainment of gaming device players.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2001Date of Patent: January 17, 2006Assignee: IGTInventors: Andrea C. Hughs-Baird, Ryan William Cuddy, Brian Daniel Swift
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Patent number: 6796900Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a gaming device having a processor and a display device connected to the processor. The display device displays a plurality of choices to a player, whereby each choice has an associated number of points. The processor provides an initial number of picks to the player. The processor also maintains a regeneration amount, whereby the player receives a new number of picks if the points associated with the player's choices accumulate at least to the regeneration amount, within the provided number of picks. In one embodiment accumulating points includes accumulating awards. If the player accumulates a predetermined goal amount of points, the player also wins a goal award.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2001Date of Patent: September 28, 2004Assignee: IGTInventors: Anthony J. Baerlocher, Ryan William Cuddy, Bayard S. Webb
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Patent number: 6783457Abstract: The present invention relates to a bonus scheme for a gaming device which presents a plurality of selections to the player in one or more rounds. After a players chooses each selection, a processor, using predetermined probabilities, generates various outcomes. Depending upon which types of outcomes are generated, the player may advance to different rounds where the player can choose other selections, or instead the bonus round can terminate.Type: GrantFiled: October 15, 2001Date of Patent: August 31, 2004Assignee: IGTInventors: Andrea C. Hughs-Baird, Ryan William Cuddy, Brian Daniel Swift, Anthony J. Baerlocher, Cari L. Blomquist, Lance R. Peterson
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Publication number: 20030060255Abstract: In one embodiment, the present invention includes a gaming device having a processor and a display device connected to the processor. The display device displays a plurality of choices to a player, whereby each choice has an associated number of points. The processor provides an initial number of picks to the player. The processor also maintains a regeneration amount, whereby the player receives a new number of picks if the points associated with the player's choices accumulate at least to the regeneration amount, within the provided number of picks. In one embodiment accumulating points includes accumulating awards. If the player accumulates a predetermined goal amount of points, the player also wins a goal award.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 26, 2001Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventors: Anthony J. Baerlocher, Ryan William Cuddy, Bayard S. Webb
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Publication number: 20030060252Abstract: The present invention includes a gaming device which includes a plurality of game functions for a single game and a probability associated with each game function. After a predetermined event occurs, the processor uses the probabilities to generate a particular game function for a player to use. Preferably, the predetermined event is a game triggering event. The processor can generate different game functions for a single game from predetermined event to predetermined event. This type of gaming device increases the interest and entertainment of gaming device players.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2001Publication date: March 27, 2003Inventors: Andrea C. Hughs-Baird, Ryan William Cuddy, Brian Daniel Swift
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Publication number: 20020049084Abstract: The present invention relates to a bonus scheme for a gaming device which presents a plurality of selections to the player in one or more rounds. After a players chooses each selection, a processor, using predetermined probabilities, generates various outcomes. Depending upon which types of outcomes are generated, the player may advance to different rounds where the player can choose other selections, or instead the bonus round can terminate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 15, 2001Publication date: April 25, 2002Inventors: Andrea C. Hughs-Baird, Ryan William Cuddy, Brian Daniel Swift, Anthony J. Baerlocher, Cari L. Blomquist, Lance R. Peterson