Patents by Inventor Atena REYHANI

Atena REYHANI 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).

  • Progressive jackpot for deals of instant game ticket where winning progressive jackpot instant ticket is randomly selected from unplayed tickets after progressive jackpot amount for the deals of instant tickets reaches predetermined value
    Patent number: 11341819
    Abstract: A winning progressive jackpot ticket is selected from deals of instant tickets that are dispensed from a network of gaming machines by randomly selecting, upon initiation of a progressive jackpot, a progressive jackpot value that falls within a predetermined range of progressive jackpot values, detecting in the server when the progressive jackpot value is reached as a result of a purchase of an instant ticket at one of the gaming machines, randomly selecting the winning progressive jackpot ticket from all of the currently unplayed instant tickets, or from the next n number of currently unplayed instant tickets, when the progressive jackpot value is detected as reaching the progressive jackpot value that was randomly selected, and awarding the current progressive jackpot amount to the player who subsequently purchases the winning progressive jackpot ticket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: DIAMOND GAME ENTERPRISES
    Inventors: William F. Breslo, Bryan J. Greene, Atena Reyhani
  • PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT FOR DEALS OF INSTANT GAME TICKET WHERE WINNING PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT INSTANT TICKET IS RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM UNPLAYED TICKETS AFTER PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT AMOUNT FOR THE DEALS OF INSTANT TICKETS REACHES PREDETERMINED VALUE
    Publication number: 20210241569
    Abstract: A winning progressive jackpot ticket is selected from deals of instant tickets that are dispensed from a network of gaming machines by randomly selecting, upon initiation of a progressive jackpot, a progressive jackpot value that falls within a predetermined range of progressive jackpot values, detecting in the server when the progressive jackpot value is reached as a result of a purchase of an instant ticket at one of the gaming machines, randomly selecting the winning progressive jackpot ticket from all of the currently unplayed instant tickets, or from the next n number of currently unplayed instant tickets, when the progressive jackpot value is detected as reaching the progressive jackpot value that was randomly selected, and awarding the current progressive jackpot amount to the player who subsequently purchases the winning progressive jackpot ticket.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2021
    Publication date: August 5, 2021
    Inventors: William F. BRESLO, Bryan J. GREENE, Atena REYHANI
  • Progressive jackpot for deals of instant game ticket where winning progressive jackpot instant ticket is randomly selected from unplayed tickets after coin-in or progressive jackpot amount for the deals of instant tickets reaches predetermined value
    Patent number: 10984635
    Abstract: A winning progressive jackpot ticket is selected from deals of instant tickets that are dispensed from a network of gaming machines by randomly selecting, upon initiation of a progressive jackpot, a coin-in value that falls within a predetermined range of coin-in values, detecting in the server when the coin-in value is reached as a result of a purchase of an instant ticket at one of the gaming machines, randomly selecting the winning progressive jackpot ticket from all of the currently unplayed instant tickets, or from the next n number of currently unplayed instant tickets, when the coin-in value is detected as reaching the coin-in value that was randomly selected, and awarding the current progressive jackpot amount to the player who subsequently purchases the winning progressive jackpot ticket. A similar process randomly selects a progressive jackpot value that falls within a predetermined range of progressive jackpot values.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 20, 2021
    Assignee: DIAMOND GAME ENTERPRISES
    Inventors: William F. Breslo, Bryan J. Greene, Atena Reyhani
  • PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT FOR DEALS OF INSTANT GAME TICKET WHERE WINNING PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT INSTANT TICKET IS RANDOMLY SELECTED FROM UNPLAYED TICKETS AFTER COIN-IN OR PROGRESSIVE JACKPOT AMOUNT FOR THE DEALS OF INSTANT TICKETS REACHES PREDETERMINED VALUE
    Publication number: 20200126345
    Abstract: A winning progressive jackpot ticket is selected from deals of instant tickets that are dispensed from a network of gaming machines by randomly selecting, upon initiation of a progressive jackpot, a coin-in value that falls within a predetermined range of coin-in values, detecting in the server when the coin-in value is reached as a result of a purchase of an instant ticket at one of the gaming machines, randomly selecting the winning progressive jackpot ticket from all of the currently unplayed instant tickets, or from the next n number of currently unplayed instant tickets, when the coin-in value is detected as reaching the coin-in value that was randomly selected, and awarding the current progressive jackpot amount to the player who subsequently purchases the winning progressive jackpot ticket. A similar process randomly selects a progressive jackpot value that falls within a predetermined range of progressive jackpot values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2018
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: William F. BRESLO, Bryan J. GREENE, Atena REYHANI