Patents by Inventor James R. Stanek

James R. Stanek 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, apparatus and system for gaming using a rotatable payout indicator
    Patent number: 7226358
    Abstract: Gaming devices comprising a gaming unit configured for play of a primary game and a bonus game. The bonus game portion of the gaming unit includes at least a outcome display element with an associated, cooperative outcome indicator element. The outcome display element may be rotatable about a substantially upright axis and comprise a sphere, a gem or other suitable element for displaying potential game outcomes for the bonus game, the game outcome being indicated by a portion of the outcome display element aligned with the outcome indicator element upon cessation of rotation of the former. Employing visually perceptible representations of rotation of the outcome display element rather than physical rotation thereof is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2007
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Charles R. Miller, Brian A. Johnson, James R. Stanek, Canyon Deville, Michael MacVittie, William R. Adams
  • Method, apparatus and system for gaming using a rotatable payout indicator
    Publication number: 20040009807
    Abstract: Gaming devices comprising a gaming unit configured for play of a primary game and a bonus game. The bonus game portion of the gaming unit includes at least a outcome display element with an associated, cooperative outcome indicator element. The outcome display element may be rotatable about a substantially upright axis and comprise a sphere, a gem or other suitable element for displaying potential game outcomes for the bonus game, the game outcome being indicated by a portion of the outcome display element aligned with the outcome indicator element upon cessation of rotation of the former. Employing visually perceptible representations of rotation of the outcome display element rather than physical rotation thereof is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 10, 2003
    Publication date: January 15, 2004
    Inventors: Charles R. Miller, Brian A. Johnson, James R. Stanek, Canyon Deville, Michael MacVittie, William R. Adams
  • Method, apparatus and system for gaming using a rotatable payout indicator
    Publication number: 20020065126
    Abstract: Gaming devices comprising a gaming unit configured for play of a primary game and a bonus game. The bonus game portion of the gaming unit includes at least a outcome display element with an associated, cooperative outcome indicator element. The outcome display element may be rotatable about a substantially upright axis and comprise a sphere, a gem or other suitable element for displaying potential game outcomes for the bonus game, the game outcome being indicated by a portion of the outcome display element aligned with the outcome indicator element upon cessation of rotation of the former. Employing visually perceptible representations of rotation of the outcome display element rather than physical rotation thereof is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 27, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Inventors: Charles R. Miller, Brian A. Johnson, James R. Stanek, Canyon Deville, Michael MacVittie, William R. Adams