Patents Assigned to John Bentley
  • Hand-held electronic gambling game device
    Patent number: 5178389
    Abstract: A game device, preferably hand-held, has an electronic display pattern generator, a display, and a play button to initiate generation of a game which displays sets of symbols which "rotate" after the manner of a fruit machine and which can be held from "rotating" by a hold button. The device includes the capability of limiting the number of games playable, and a lock button allows a winning display to be locked irrevocably to establish proof of a win.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 1991
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1993
    Assignee: John Bentley
    Inventors: John Bentley, Gordon McNally