Patents by Inventor Daniel W. Sopala

Daniel W. Sopala 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).

  • Gaming device which displays multiple gaming results wherein subsequent results are formed from previous results
    Patent number: 7666085
    Abstract: A gaming device which displays multiple results wherein subsequently displayed results are formed from previously displayed results. A gaming device randomly generates and displays a first set of symbols. The gaming device also generates a second set of symbols. The second set of symbols are not initially displayed to a player. The gaming device compares the first and second set of symbols to determine whether any symbols in the first set of symbols match any symbols in the second set of symbols. The gaming device displays the matching symbols and then displays the second set of symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2010
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: William E. Vorias, Anthony J. Baerlocher, Daniel W. Sopala, Matthew Earl Belger
  • Gaming device which displays multiple gaming results wherein subsequent results are formed from previous results
    Publication number: 20040048651
    Abstract: A gaming device which displays multiple results wherein subsequently displayed results are formed from previously displayed results. A gaming device randomly generates and displays a first set of symbols. The gaming device also generates a second set of symbols. The second set of symbols are not initially displayed to a player. The gaming device compares the first and second set of symbols to determine whether any symbols in the first set of symbols match any symbols in the second set of symbols. The gaming device displays the matching symbols and then displays the second set of symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2002
    Publication date: March 11, 2004
    Inventors: William E. Vorias, Anthony J. Baerlocher, Daniel W. Sopala, Matthew Earl Belger