Patents by Inventor Dougal William Austin

Dougal William Austin 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).

  • Publication number: 20090124389
    Abstract: Wagering games, gaming machines, networked gaming systems and associated methods are disclosed that include a randomly selected feature game. One disclosed aspect provides for a wagering game including a primary game and a plurality of feature games. One or more of the plurality of feature games is selected for play upon a triggering event associated with the primary game. In another disclosed aspect, the wagering game may also include at least two types of progressives including wide-area progressives, casino-wide progressives, bank progressives and stand-alone progressives. Another disclosed aspect provides a pay table, wherein the pay table changes dynamically according to the size of a wager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: BALLY GAMING, INC.
    Inventors: Loren T. Nelson, Michael DePalma, Charles Ryan Leach, Dougal William Austin
  • Publication number: 20090124367
    Abstract: Wagering games, gaming machines, networked gaming systems and associated methods are disclosed that include a randomly selected feature game. One disclosed aspect provides for a wagering game including a primary game and a plurality of feature games. One or more of the plurality of feature games is selected for play upon a triggering event associated with the primary game. In another disclosed aspect, the wagering game may also include at least two types of progressives including wide-area progressives, casino-wide progressives, bank progressives and stand-alone progressives. Another disclosed aspect provides a pay table, wherein the pay table changes dynamically according to the size of a wager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: BALLY GAMING, INC.
    Inventors: Loren T. Nelson, Michael DePalma, Charles Ryan Leach, Dougal William Austin
  • Publication number: 20090124333
    Abstract: Wagering games, gaming machines, networked gaming systems and associated methods are disclosed that include a randomly selected feature game. One disclosed aspect provides for a wagering game including a primary game and a plurality of feature games. One or more of the plurality of feature games is selected for play upon a triggering event associated with the primary game. In another disclosed aspect, the wagering game may also include at least two types of progressives including wide-area progressives, casino-wide progressives, bank progressives and stand-alone progressives. Another disclosed aspect provides a pay table, wherein the pay table changes dynamically according to the size of a wager.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2008
    Publication date: May 14, 2009
    Applicant: BALLY GAMING, INC.
    Inventors: Loren T. Nelson, Michael DePalma, Charles Ryan Leach, Dougal William Austin