Patents by Inventor Eric Steven Boese

Eric Steven Boese 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 systems and methods and rotating assemblies for use therein
    Patent number: 8622803
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes a memory, a first display device configured to display a first game, a second display device configured to display a second game, and a processor coupled to the memory, to the first display device, and to the second display device. The second display device includes a plurality of segments, wherein at least one of the segments is an electronic display device. The processor is configured to enable play of the first game in response to a wager made by the player, enable play of the second game upon detection of a triggering event during play of the first game, and during play of the first game and the second game, update the electronic display device to reflect a current award value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2014
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Ryan W. Cuddy, Eric Steven Boese, Thomas J. O'Brien
  • GAMING SYSTEMS AND METHODS AND ROTATING ASSEMBLIES FOR USE THEREIN
    Publication number: 20100323776
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes a memory, a first display device configured to display a first game, a second display device configured to display a second game, and a processor coupled to the memory, to the first display device, and to the second display device. The second display device includes a plurality of segments, wherein at least one of the segments is an electronic display device. The processor is configured to enable play of the first game in response to a wager made by the player, enable play of the second game upon detection of a triggering event during play of the first game, and during play of the first game and the second game, update the electronic display device to reflect a current award value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2009
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Ryan W. Cuddy, Eric Steven Boese, Thomas J. O'Brien