Patents by Inventor Stephen Loader

Stephen Loader 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: 20240104995
    Abstract: A gaming device includes a processor and a memory storing symbol data, trigger probability data for wager options, and instructions. The symbol data includes reel strips including positions dynamically configurable with trigger symbols associated with feature games, and trigger symbol sets including different versions of the trigger symbols and corresponding to the wager options. The instructions, when executed, cause the processor to receive a selected wager option; configure the reel strips by selecting a trigger symbol from the trigger symbol set corresponding to the selected wager option for the dynamically configurable positions; select symbols from the configured reel strips for display in symbol positions; control display of the selected symbols; and upon the selected symbols including a trigger symbol associated with a feature game, determine whether the feature game is triggered based on the trigger probability data for the selected wager option and an identity of the trigger symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: James Loader, Rajni Choudhary, Geoffrey Richardson, Benjamin Tinworth, Stephen Jones-McQueen
  • Patent number: 9483658
    Abstract: A method of operating a display device, such as a tablet device, comprises displaying a plurality of covers corresponding to respective different data items, such as financial information, and selecting at least one cover and displaying the corresponding data item or data items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2016
    Assignee: BARCLAYS BANK PLC
    Inventor: Malcolm Stephen Loader
  • Publication number: 20150242651
    Abstract: A method of operating a display device, such as a tablet device, comprises displaying a plurality of covers corresponding to respective different data items, such as financial information, and selecting at least one cover and displaying the corresponding data item or data items
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2013
    Publication date: August 27, 2015
    Inventor: Malcolm Stephen Loader
  • Publication number: 20080005675
    Abstract: A method, system and program product for operating a data processing system comprises displaying on a display device a plurality of nodes of a network and a grid of intersection points, each intersection point either indicating the existence of a connection between two nodes, or indicating the lack of a connection between two nodes. Following receipt of a first user input at a user interface device, the first user input comprising selection of an intersection point, and a second user input at a user interface device, the second user input indicating a change for the selected intersection point, the change comprising an addition, deletion or amendment of a connection corresponding to the selected intersection, the display of the grid of intersection points is updated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2007
    Publication date: January 3, 2008
    Inventors: GRAHAM ALDERSON, Stephen Loader, Stephen Rowles
  • Patent number: 7168886
    Abstract: The present application relates to methods for laying a traffic calming surface, in which molten material is deposited on the surface of a road or path and is then moulded so as to form a continuous, substantially sinusoidal profile which extends along the intended direction of travel. The profile can be formed by employing at least one pair of longitudinal rails which are positioned on the surface of the road so as to be spaced apart from each other and such that they are aligned with the intended direction of travel. The upper surface of the rails exhibits the required profile so that molten material deposited between the rails can be spread between the rails to form the required surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2007
    Assignee: Prismo Limited
    Inventor: Stephen Loader