Patents by Inventor David Ceniceroz

David Ceniceroz 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).

  • Patent number: 11941950
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (EGM) is provided. The EGM includes a processor circuit and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to perform operations. Operations include causing a display, by a display device and for a first play of a game, of a first plurality of symbols at a first plurality of symbol display positions associated with a plurality of reels. Operations include, responsive to an occurrence of a symbol display location modification event associated with a reel of the plurality of reels, modifying a location of symbol display positions associated with that reel. Operations include, responsive to a modified location of symbol display positions associated with that reel being a designated location, triggering a secondary event associated with an event zone associated with that reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: David Ceniceroz
  • Patent number: 11941949
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (EGM) is provided. The EGM includes a processor circuit and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to perform operations. Operations include causing a display, by a display device and for a first play of a game, of a first plurality of symbols at a first plurality of symbol display positions associated with a plurality of reels. Operations include, responsive to an occurrence of a symbol display location modification event associated with a reel of the plurality of reels, modifying a location of symbol display positions associated with that reel. Operations include, responsive to a modified location of symbol display positions associated with that reel being a designated location, triggering a secondary event associated with an event zone associated with that reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: David Ceniceroz
  • Patent number: 11915558
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that modify one or more symbols based on an accumulation of such symbols at one or more symbol display positions over a plurality of plays of a game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: David Ceniceroz
  • Publication number: 20230306811
    Abstract: Systems and methods which provide a player zero, one or more awards based on a variable quantity of symbol display positions associated with one or more reels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 24, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: David Ceniceroz, Julianne Rodgers
  • Publication number: 20230306820
    Abstract: Systems and methods which provide a player zero, one or more awards based on a variable quantity of symbol display positions associated with one or more reels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: David Ceniceroz, Julianne Rodgers
  • Patent number: 11699323
    Abstract: Systems and methods which provide a player zero, one or more awards based on a variable quantity of symbol display positions associated with one or more reels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: David Ceniceroz, Julianne Rodgers
  • Patent number: 11694595
    Abstract: Systems and methods which provide a player zero, one or more awards based on a variable quantity of symbol display positions associated with one or more reels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: David Ceniceroz, Julianne Rodgers
  • Patent number: 11651644
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that provide a movable window for the selection of symbol display positions associated with a plurality of reels for a play of a game, wherein the window encompasses certain of the symbol display positions for an award determination of those symbol display positions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: David Ceniceroz
  • Publication number: 20230105979
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (EGM) is provided. The EGM includes a processor circuit and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to perform operations. Operations include causing a display, by a display device and for a first play of a game, of a first plurality of symbols at a first plurality of symbol display positions associated with a plurality of reels. Operations include, responsive to an occurrence of a symbol display location modification event associated with a reel of the plurality of reels, modifying a location of symbol display positions associated with that reel. Operations include, responsive to a modified location of symbol display positions associated with that reel being a designated location, triggering a secondary event associated with an event zone associated with that reel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventor: David CENICEROZ
  • Publication number: 20230094246
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (EGM) is provided. The EGM includes a processor circuit and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to perform operations. Operations include causing a display, by a display device and for a first play of a game, of a first plurality of symbols at a first plurality of symbol display positions associated with a plurality of reels. Operations include, responsive to an occurrence of a symbol display location modification event associated with a reel of the plurality of reels, modifying a location of symbol display positions associated with that reel. Operations include, responsive to a modified location of symbol display positions associated with that reel being a designated location, triggering a secondary event associated with an event zone associated with that reel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventor: David CENICEROZ
  • Publication number: 20230091459
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that provide a movable window for the selection of symbol display positions associated with a plurality of reels for a play of a game, wherein the window encompasses certain of the symbol display positions for an award determination of those symbol display positions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2021
    Publication date: March 23, 2023
    Inventor: David Ceniceroz
  • Patent number: 11551526
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (EGM) is provided. The EGM includes a processor circuit and a memory device which stores a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the processor circuit, cause the processor circuit to perform operations. Operations include causing a display, by a display device and for a first play of a game, of a first plurality of symbols at a first plurality of symbol display positions associated with a plurality of reels. Operations include, responsive to an occurrence of a symbol display location modification event associated with a reel of the plurality of reels, modifying a location of symbol display positions associated with that reel. Operations include, responsive to a modified location of symbol display positions associated with that reel being a designated location, triggering a secondary event associated with an event zone associated with that reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: David Ceniceroz
  • Publication number: 20220415131
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that modify one or more symbols based on an accumulation of such symbols at one or more symbol display positions over a plurality of plays of a game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: David Ceniceroz
  • Patent number: D966287
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2022
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: David Ceniceroz, Sonia Prins
  • Patent number: D978888
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: David Ceniceroz
  • Patent number: D992578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: David Ceniceroz, Sonia Prins
  • Patent number: D992579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: David Ceniceroz
  • Patent number: D1010670
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: David Ceniceroz, Sonia Prins
  • Patent number: D1016833
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: David Ceniceroz
  • Patent number: D1021917
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: David Ceniceroz