Patents by Inventor Adam Bland

Adam Bland 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: 20250111751
    Abstract: A gaming system includes a processor and a memory storing instructions thereon which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to: control a display device to display a play instance of an electronic game including a first subset of reels and a second subset of reels; cause display of a first set of symbols on the first subset of reels; determine that a first trigger condition stored in the memory is satisfied based on the first set of symbols, where the first trigger condition is a pre-defined symbol type appearing on each reel of the first subset of reels; and randomly determine whether to cause display of the same symbols on each reel of the first subset of reels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Riddhi Patel, Adam Bland
  • Patent number: 12260707
    Abstract: An electronic gaming device that includes a display device, a memory device, and a game controller including a processor is described. The processor is configured to apply a game tier to a base game, wherein the game tier corresponds to a credit award range, and cause a base game outcome including symbols displayed on reels to be displayed. The processor is also configured to determine that the base game outcome includes a prize symbol including a first credit award within the credit award range of the game tier. The processor is further configured to apply the game tier to a feature game and cause a feature game outcome including symbols displayed on reels to be displayed. The processor is further configured to determine that the feature game outcome includes the prize symbol including a second credit award within the credit award range of the game tier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2025
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert Honeycutt, Adam Bland
  • Publication number: 20250029452
    Abstract: An electronic gaming device is disclosed in which a game tier during a bonus game, a free game, and/or a hold-and-spin feature is randomly selected such that the game tier is at least as high as a game tier used during a base game play or higher than the game tier used during the base game play. Game symbols displayed during the base game play, the bonus game, the free game, and/or the hold-and-spin feature are according to a theme associated with a team selected by a game player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2024
    Publication date: January 23, 2025
    Inventors: Robert Honeycutt, Adam Bland
  • Publication number: 20240331508
    Abstract: A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a game control unit programmed to display a game screen including a primary game area a plurality of primary game reels and a bonus feature event area including a plurality of bonus prize cells. Each bonus prize cell is configured to display a randomly selected bonus prize, and is operable as one of an active bonus prize cell and an inactive bonus prize cell. Each bonus prize cell is associated with a wager amount value. The game control unit initiates an instance of the game by receiving a wager being placed on the game by the player, selecting bonus prize cells having associated wager amount values equal to or less than the wager amount of the received wager, and operating the selected bonus prize cells as active bonus prize cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2024
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Inventors: Adam Bland, Yuji Ono
  • Patent number: 12002334
    Abstract: A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a game control unit programmed to display a game screen including a primary game area a plurality of primary game reels and a bonus feature event area including a plurality of bonus prize cells. Each bonus prize cell is configured to display a randomly selected bonus prize, and is operable as one of an active bonus prize cell and an inactive bonus prize cell. Each bonus prize cell is associated with a wager amount value. The game control unit initiates an instance of the game by receiving a wager being placed on the game by the player, selecting bonus prize cells having associated wager amount values equal to or less than the wager amount of the received wager, and operating the selected bonus prize cells as active bonus prize cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Konami Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Bland, Yuji Ono
  • Publication number: 20240087420
    Abstract: An electronic gaming device that includes a display device, a memory device, and a game controller including a processor is described. The processor is configured to apply a game tier to a base game, wherein the game tier corresponds to a credit award range, and cause a base game outcome including symbols displayed on reels to be displayed. The processor is also configured to determine that the base game outcome includes a prize symbol including a first credit award within the credit award range of the game tier. The processor is further configured to apply the game tier to a feature game and cause a feature game outcome including symbols displayed on reels to be displayed. The processor is further configured to determine that the feature game outcome includes the prize symbol including a second credit award within the credit award range of the game tier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Honeycutt, Adam Bland
  • Publication number: 20230290230
    Abstract: A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a game control unit programmed to display a game screen including a primary game area a plurality of primary game reels and a bonus feature event area including a plurality of bonus prize cells. Each bonus prize cell is configured to display a randomly selected bonus prize, and is operable as one of an active bonus prize cell and an inactive bonus prize cell. Each bonus prize cell is associated with a wager amount value. The game control unit initiates an instance of the game by receiving a wager being placed on the game by the player, selecting bonus prize cells having associated wager amount values equal to or less than the wager amount of the received wager, and operating the selected bonus prize cells as active bonus prize cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 10, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Adam Bland, Yuji Ono
  • Patent number: 11640750
    Abstract: A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a game control unit programmed to display a game screen including a primary game area a plurality of primary game reels and a bonus feature event area including a plurality of bonus prize cells. Each bonus prize cell is configured to display a randomly selected bonus prize, and is operable as one of an active bonus prize cell and an inactive bonus prize cell. Each bonus prize cell is associated with a wager amount value. The game control unit initiates an instance of the game by receiving a wager being placed on the game by the player, selecting bonus prize cells having associated wager amount values equal to or less than the wager amount of the received wager, and operating the selected bonus prize cells as active bonus prize cells.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2023
    Assignee: Konami Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Bland, Yuji Ohno
  • Publication number: 20200111328
    Abstract: A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a game control unit programmed to display a game screen including a primary game area a plurality of primary game reels and a bonus feature event area including a plurality of bonus prize cells. Each bonus prize cell is configured to display a randomly selected bonus prize, and is operable as one of an active bonus prize cell and an inactive bonus prize cell. Each bonus prize cell is associated with a wager amount value. The game control unit initiates an instance of the game by receiving a wager being placed on the game by the player, selecting bonus prize cells having associated wager amount values equal to or less than the wager amount of the received wager, and operating the selected bonus prize cells as active bonus prize cells.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Adam Bland, Yuji Ohno