Patents by Inventor Edwin Hoeks

Edwin Hoeks 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).

  • Wagering game having player selections on type of wagering game and game features applied to selected wagering game
    Patent number: 9064368
    Abstract: A gaming system and methods for conducting a wagering game allowing player selection of a base game and a game feature. A gaming system includes a display displaying a plurality of game icons and a plurality of game feature icons. Each of the game icons indicate a respective different base game and each of the game feature icons indicate a respective different game feature. An input device accepts a player selection of one of the plurality of game icons. The input device further accepts a player selection of one of the plurality of game feature icons. A controller selects a base game in response to the player selection of one of the plurality of game icons and selects a game feature in response to the player selection of one of the plurality of game feature icons. The controller operates the selected base game incorporating the selected game feature.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 23, 2015
    Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Allon G. Englman, Edwin Hoeks
  • WAGERING GAME HAVING PLAYER SELECTIONS ON TYPE OF WAGERING GAME AND GAME FEATURES APPLIED TO SELECTED WAGERING GAME
    Publication number: 20110230254
    Abstract: A gaming system and methods for conducting a wagering game allowing player selection of a base game and a game feature. A gaming system includes a display displaying a plurality of game icons and a plurality of game feature icons. Each of the game icons indicate a respective different base game and each of the game feature icons indicate a respective different game feature. An input device accepts a player selection of one of the plurality of game icons. The input device further accepts a player selection of one of the plurality of game feature icons. A controller selects a base game in response to the player selection of one of the plurality of game icons and selects a game feature in response to the player selection of one of the plurality of game feature icons. The controller operates the selected base game incorporating the selected game feature.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2010
    Publication date: September 22, 2011
    Applicant: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Allon G. Englman, Edwin Hoeks