Patents by Inventor Jeff L. Nauman

Jeff L. Nauman 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 morphing symbol feature
    Patent number: 10068433
    Abstract: A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes at least one input device, at least one display device, and at least one processor. The gaming system further includes at least one memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to display a wagering game having an array of symbols indicating a randomly selected outcome, the array of symbols including a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and, in response to the array of symbols including a special symbol, change the special symbol into a modified symbol, the modified symbol corresponding with a second symbol of the array of symbols to form a modified array, the second symbol being selected based on a predetermined condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 4, 2018
    Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeff L. Nauman
  • WAGERING GAME HAVING MORPHING SYMBOL FEATURE
    Publication number: 20120322532
    Abstract: A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes at least one input device, at least one display device, and at least one processor. The gaming system further includes at least one memory device that stores a plurality of instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate with the at least one display device and the at least one input device to display a wagering game having an array of symbols indicating a randomly selected outcome, the array of symbols including a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns, and, in response to the array of symbols including a special symbol, change the special symbol into a modified symbol, the modified symbol corresponding with a second symbol of the array of symbols to form a modified array, the second symbol being selected based on a predetermined condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2011
    Publication date: December 20, 2012
    Applicant: WMS Gaming, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeff L. Nauman