Patents by Inventor Garrett M. Olson

Garrett M. Olson 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 device having multiple audio, video or audio-video exhibitions associated with related symbols
    Publication number: 20030190945
    Abstract: The present invention is a gaming device that provides a gaming device that displays a plurality of related symbols, wherein each symbol has a different exhibition associated with it. The gaming device includes a display adapted to display the symbols and the exhibitions, whereby when a symbol is selected, the display provides the associated exhibition. In one preferred embodiment, the gaming device includes an exhibition library that stores a plurality of exhibitions. Each time a symbol is selected, the gaming device selects an exhibition from the exhibition library, associates it with that symbol, and displays it.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2003
    Publication date: October 9, 2003
    Inventors: William J. Bussick, Lance R. Peterson, Anthony J. Baerlocher, Garrett M. Olson, James A. Vasquez, Joseph E. Kaminkow, Aaron T. Jones
  • Gaming device having multiple audio, video or audio-video exhibitions associated with related symbols
    Patent number: 6554703
    Abstract: The present invention is a gaming device that provides a gaming device that displays a plurality of related symbols, wherein each symbol has a different exhibition associated with it. The gaming device includes a display adapted to display the symbols and the exhibitions, whereby when a symbol is selected, the display provides the associated exhibition. In one preferred embodiment, the gaming device includes an exhibition library that stores a plurality of exhibitions. Each time a symbol is selected, the gaming device selects an exhibition from the exhibition library, associates it with that symbol, and displays it.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2003
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: William J. Bussick, Lance R. Peterson, Anthony J. Baerlocher, Garrett M. Olson, James A. Vasquez, Joseph E. Kaminkow, Aaron T. Jones