Patents by Inventor Asher A. Kaufman

Asher A. Kaufman 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).

  • Three-dimensional games of chance having multiple reel stops
    Patent number: 8690671
    Abstract: A gaming machine may have at least one display device capable of displaying 3-D images of a game of chance, and at least one processor to execute instructions to display the 3-D images on the display device, the at least one processor having display video data to display the 3-D images for: at least one first object having a first reel stop associated with a first payout value, the at least one first object moving about a central axis, each of the at least one first object having an individual center point, and at least one second object having a second reel stop, the at least one second object moving about the individual center point, the second reel stop associated with a second payout value, wherein the first payout value and the second payout value determine a total payout associated with an outcome of the game of chance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2014
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Asher A. Kaufman
  • THREE-DIMENSIONAL GAMES OF CHANCE HAVING MULTIPLE REEL STOPS
    Publication number: 20090061983
    Abstract: A gaming machine may have at least one display device capable of displaying 3-D images of a game of chance, and at least one processor to execute instructions to display the 3-D images on the display device, the at least one processor having display video data to display the 3-D images for: at least one first object having a first reel stop associated with a first payout value, the at least one first object moving about a central axis, each of the at least one first object having an individual center point, and at least one second object having a second reel stop, the at least one second object moving about the individual center point, the second reel stop associated with a second payout value, wherein the first payout value and the second payout value determine a total payout associated with an outcome of the game of chance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 29, 2007
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventor: Asher A. Kaufman