Patents Assigned to AGS LLC
  • Patent number: 10580261
    Abstract: A gaming machine and a gaming method for playing a Latin bingo includes displaying one or more Latin bingo cards where each of the one or more Latin bingo cards comprising at least one free space, drawing bingo balls and daubing corresponding numbers on the one or more Latin bingo cards, comparing the one or more Latin bingo cards to predetermined matching winning outcomes, and awarding an award to said player when the one or more Latin bingo cards matches the predetermined matching winning outcomes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventor: Marcus Fortunato de Mello Costa
  • Patent number: 10540856
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to an electronic gaming device including a memory, a processor, and a plurality of reels. The memory may include one or more slash feature structures. The processor may generate one or more symbols to be located in the one or more areas. The processor may generate one or more slashing symbols. The processor may obtain one or more inputs relating to the one or more slashing symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2020
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventor: Jason Dean Grace
  • Publication number: 20200005592
    Abstract: A gaming machine is provided having a cabinet (and optionally an internal locked box) enclosing one or more heat generating components such that the heat generating components are enclosed within an air-tight gas-filled volume having a convective loop configuration. A clean thermal transfer gas is circulated about the loop so as to flow past and absorb heat energy from the heat generating components and then continue in sealed fashion through at least one flow-through path of a multi-flow heat exchanger having a plurality of flow-through paths in heat exchange coupling with one another. At least one of the other flow-through paths of the heat exchanger has ambient air flowing by or in it so as to remove heat energy from the clean thermal transfer gas. The gaming machine further includes a plurality of computer-controlled blowers operatively coupled to the heat exchanging flow-through paths.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Applicant: AGS LLC
    Inventor: Gerald Francis Wasinger
  • Patent number: 10515508
    Abstract: Push-button switches and components thereof, including push-button switch button covers, as well as methods of making the same and gaming machines having such push-button switches, are provided. The push-button switches are low profile and configured for aperture-free mounting, and the button covers are configured to convey information and have improved characteristics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2019
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventor: Mark Robert Brandau
  • Patent number: 10493358
    Abstract: A card shuffler or other card handling apparatus defines a card receiving and/or dispensing area that accepts cards of multiple sizes. In one embodiment, structural elements such as sidewalls and an end-wall cause the card receiving/dispensing area to have a first size for accommodating cards of a first size. One or more spacers may be removably located in the card receiving/dispensing area, thus causing the card receiving/dispensing area to reduce the effective size of the receiving/dispensing area, such as to reduce its width, so as to accept or accommodate cards of a second size which is smaller than the first size.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventors: Nasr Faisal Sattar, Carlos Luis, Jr., Michael Nicholas Skorzov
  • Publication number: 20190355215
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence (AI) learning machine is integrated into a gaming system to adaptively learn to predict when and where excessive chronological clustering of winning hits is likely to occur for a progressive jackpot (e.g., a high frequency one) within the gaming system, to preemptively prepare for such occurrences by prefunding one or more smart-awards funds to cope with such excessive chronological clusterings of hits and to use the one or more smart-awards funds to pay off not-first-in-time winners with a same jackpot award amount as is paid to the true first-in-time winner of the jackpot if such runner up winners hit their respective win conditions within a predetermined smart-awards time span after the first-in-time winner hits. This can avoid or reduce feelings of unfairness by the not-first-in-time winners especially when the latter hit just a split second after the true first-in-time winner hits the jackpot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 31, 2019
    Publication date: November 21, 2019
    Applicant: AGS LLC
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Melnick, Andrew James Burke, Anil Kumar Narra, Bradley Donald Schultz, Leah Anne Pinnow
  • Patent number: 10475276
    Abstract: A gaming machine has a cabinet which defines one or more interior areas and has at least one access door or panel which is movably mounted to the cabinet to selectively provide access to the interior area(s). A door control comprises a scissor arm and a door shock. The scissor arm comprises first and second links which are rotatably connected at a joint and connect to the cabinet and access door, thus permitting a wide range of movement of the access door. The door shock mounts to the cabinet and the scissor arm, thus controlling movement of the scissor arm.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventors: Kevin Lee Hohman, Mark Robert Brandau
  • Publication number: 20190325703
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence (AI) learning machine is integrated into a gaming system to adaptively learn to predict when and where excessive chronological clustering of winning hits is likely to occur for a progressive jackpot (e.g., a high frequency one) within the gaming system, to preemptively prepare for such occurrences by prefunding one or more smart-awards funds to cope with such excessive chronological clusterings of hits and to use the one or more smart-awards funds to pay off not-first-in-time winners with a same jackpot award amount as is paid to the true first-in-time winner of the jackpot if such runner up winners hit their respective win conditions within a predetermined smart-awards time span after the first-in-time winner hits. This can avoid or reduce feelings of unfairness by the not-first-in-time winners especially when the latter hit just a split second after the true first-in-time winner hits the jackpot.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: AGS LLC
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Melnick, Andrew James Burke, Anil Kumar Narra, Bradley Donald Schultz, Leah Anne Pinnow
  • Publication number: 20190321717
    Abstract: A system and method of shuffling decks of cards is disclosed including verifying that the shuffled deck of cards has the same number of cards as the deck of cards had had when a manual verification process was performed at the initiation of use of the deck of cards. Using the measured weight of the deck of cards after completion of shuffling, the number of cards in the shuffled deck of cards is verified. A cut card may be introduced to reduce the possibility of exposing the hole card to view. Two decks of cards may be used in sequence so that a first deck of cards is being used to play the game of cards while the second deck of cards is being shuffled and verified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Applicant: AGS LLC
    Inventors: Robert John Rynda, Terry Keith Walker
  • Patent number: 10453303
    Abstract: Wager-based video slot reel games are described where prizes are awarded based upon the appearance of scatter symbols. The games can allow a player to select the number of scatter symbols needed to win prizes. Also, the game logic can be configured to select the number of scatter symbols needed to win prizes. In one embodiment, a bonus game including free spins and scatter symbols is generated. Prior to beginning the bonus game, a player can select a combination of free spins and scatter symbols needed to win prizes, such as progressive prizes. Although the scatter symbols and/or free spins needed to win prizes can be varied within a video slot reel game, the probability of winning the prizes can be maintained approximately the same for each variation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventor: Nathan Daniel MacGregor
  • Patent number: 10445977
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes a vertically translating currency acceptor. The currency acceptor may be moved from a first, lowered position to a second, raised position along a substantially vertical path. The lowered position may comprise a use position where an acceptor slot of the currency acceptor is positioned for player input of currency but service access to the currency acceptor is limited. The raised position may comprise a service position where the acceptor is readily accessible for service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventors: Brian Edward Tovar, Mark Robert Brandau, Kevin Lee Hohman
  • Patent number: 10445983
    Abstract: An artificial intelligence (AI) learning machine is integrated into a gaming system to adaptively learn to predict when and where excessive chronological clustering of winning hits is likely to occur for a progressive jackpot (e.g., a high frequency one) within the gaming system, to preemptively prepare for such occurrences by prefunding one or more smart-awards funds to cope with such excessive chronological clusterings of hits and to use the one or more smart-awards funds to pay off not-first-in-time winners with a same jackpot award amount as is paid to the true first-in-time winner of the jackpot if such runner up winners hit their respective win conditions within a predetermined smart-awards time span after the first-in-time winner hits. This can avoid or reduce feelings of unfairness by the not-first-in-time winners especially when the latter hit just a split second after the true first-in-time winner hits the jackpot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2019
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventors: Scott Andrew Melnick, Andrew James Burke, Anil Kumar Narra, Bradley Donald Schultz, Leah Anne Pinnow
  • Publication number: 20190304241
    Abstract: A display control system for a gaming machine is described. The display control system allows a gaming machine controller to directly control attributes of one or more video displays coupled to a gaming machine. Display attributes can be adjusted to account for different machine states which can occur when the gaming machine is operating in an attract mode, game play mode and tilt mode. A few examples of display attributes which can be controlled include but are not limited to power on or off, input source selection, contrast control, brightness control and color temp control.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 18, 2019
    Publication date: October 3, 2019
    Applicant: AGS LLC
    Inventor: Ian Robert Scott
  • Patent number: 10431036
    Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a gaming device including a memory, a processor, a display, a plurality of display areas located on the display, and a plurality of external lights located at an outer area of a front surface of the electronic gaming device. The plurality of external lights forming a u-shape with a left side, a right side, and a bottom where each of the left side, the right side, and the bottom includes a first light column, a second light column, and a third light column. The gaming device including a processor that initiates a base game via the plurality of display areas located on the display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventors: Sigmund Lee, Karl Frederick Zedell, Jr., Rachel Marie Calhoun, Ian Robert Scott, Wei Gu, Ariel David Turgel, Daniel Kendall Harden
  • Patent number: 10417860
    Abstract: A gaming machine has a cabinet, one or more first displays, and a topper mount which supports a topper display above the cabinet and the first display(s). The topper mount may comprise a tower which extends upwardly from the cabinet and arms which extend upwardly from the tower to support the topper display. The topper mount extends behind the topper display while supporting the topper display outwardly in alignment with the first display(s) and directly adjacent to the first display(s). The topper mount may define an internal cable routing path from the topper display into the cabinet.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2019
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventors: Rachel Calhoun Lewis, James Ely Tillery
  • Patent number: 10410464
    Abstract: An air filtration and cooling system for an electronic gaming machine is described. The electronic gaming machine can provide play of a wager-based game. The air filtration and cooling system is disposed within an interior of the gaming machine cabinet. The air filtration and cooling system can include a plenum which guides air through system. Electrical components, such as a game controller and a power supply, can be located within the plenum. For cooling purposes, air from outside the cabinet can be blown over the electrical components. Prior to allowing the air to pass over the electrical components, the air from outside the cabinet can be filtered, such as using a two-stage filter. The filtration system is configured to remove contaminants in the air which can damage the electrical components, such as contaminants associated with cigarette smoke.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 27, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventor: Gerald Francis Wasinger
  • Patent number: D865873
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventors: Rachel Calhoun Lewis, Sigmund Hyunjai Lee, Karl Frederick Zedell, Jr., Mark Robert Brandau, Brian Edward Tovar, Wei Gu, Ariel David Turgel, Daniel Kendall Harden
  • Patent number: D872190
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventors: Karl Frederick Zedell, Jr., Kevin Lee Hohman, Eric Steven Boese, Sigmund Hyunjai Lee, Rachel Marie Calhoun, Wei Gu, Daniel Kendall Harden, Ariel David Turgel
  • Patent number: D874574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventors: Rachel Calhoun Lewis, Wei Gu, Ariel David Turgel
  • Patent number: D874575
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: AGS LLC
    Inventors: Rachel Calhoun Lewis, Wei Gu, Ariel David Turgel