Patents by Inventor David Steven Schugar

David Steven Schugar 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).

  • Method to Drive an Auxiliary Wagering Game Using a Reeled Slot Machine
    Publication number: 20120052936
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to drive an auxiliary game using resultant reel stops on a slot machine. Reel stops can have an action or property associated with them which affects the auxiliary game. When a player spins reels on the slot machine, the player can win a standard prize based on a resulting combination of symbols displayed on the slot machine and the player can also win an auxiliary prized based on the auxiliary game which can be controlled, in whole or in part, by where the reels stop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2011
    Publication date: March 1, 2012
    Inventor: David Steven Schugar
  • Method to drive an auxiliary wagering game using a reeled slot machine
    Patent number: 7976381
    Abstract: A method, apparatus, and computer readable storage to drive an auxiliary game using resultant reel stops on a slot machine. Reel stops can have an action or property associated with them which affects the auxiliary game. When a player spins reels on the slot machine, the player can win a standard prize based on a resulting combination of symbols displayed on the slot machine and the player can also win an auxiliary prized based on the auxiliary game which can be controlled, in whole or in part, by where the reels stop.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2006
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2011
    Inventor: David Steven Schugar