Patents by Inventor Jason DeGrandmaison

Jason DeGrandmaison 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for providing tickets from gaming devices and/or lottery terminals
    Patent number: 8678916
    Abstract: Gaming devices dispense tickets which are unrelated to a player's success on a particular game played on a gaming device or to the player's credits on a credit meter or other “cash out” indicator. The gaming devices provide gaming awards, and also provide tickets. Other methods provide tickets during the play of wagering games. Still other embodiments comprise lottery terminals which dispense tickets other than those purchased by a lottery patron or won on a purchased lottery ticket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 4, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Lee E. Cannon, Mike Maroney, Robert Gunn, Mick D. Roemer, William R. Adams, Jason DeGrandmaison
  • Methods and apparatus for providing tickets from gaming devices and/or lottery terminals
    Patent number: 8419526
    Abstract: Gaming devices dispense tickets which are unrelated to a player's success on a particular game played on a gaming device or to the player's credits on a credit meter or other “cash out” indicator. The gaming devices provide gaming awards and also provide tickets. Other methods provide tickets during the play of wagering games. Still other embodiments comprise lottery terminals which dispense tickets other than those purchased by a lottery patron or won on a purchased lottery ticket.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2013
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Lee E. Cannon, Mike Maroney, Robert Guinn, Mick D. Roemer, William R. Adams, Jason DeGrandmaison