Patents by Inventor Jeffrey S. Korthauer

Jeffrey S. Korthauer 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).

  • Patent number: 10204485
    Abstract: Presented herein are gaming systems, gaming machines, and methods for conducting wagering games. Gaming machines are disclosed which include a gaming cabinet, display device(s) and input device(s) coupled to the cabinet, and game-logic circuitry disposed within the cabinet. Game-logic circuitry is configured to: display on the display device a jackpot value of a progressive jackpot in a progressive jackpot meter; determine a meter speed for the progressive jackpot meter to incrementally display the jackpot value increase to a second jackpot value within a set time; determine a controlled meter position from the meter speed; determine a scroll speed for the controlled meter position; determine a respective scroll speed for each meter position to the right of the controlled meter position; display on the display device the progressive jackpot meter increasing to the second jackpot value as restricted by the first speed of scroll and any respective speeds of scroll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2019
    Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Korthauer, Jeffry L. Nauman, Yashpal Y. Patel
  • Publication number: 20160232752
    Abstract: Presented herein are gaming systems, gaming machines, and methods for conducting wagering games. Gaming machines are disclosed which include a gaming cabinet, display device(s) and input device(s) coupled to the cabinet, and game-logic circuitry disposed within the cabinet. Game-logic circuitry is configured to: display on the display device a jackpot value of a progressive jackpot in a progressive jackpot meter; determine a meter speed for the progressive jackpot meter to incrementally display the jackpot value increase to a second jackpot value within a set time; determine a controlled meter position from the meter speed; determine a scroll speed for the controlled meter position; determine a respective scroll speed for each meter position to the right of the controlled meter position; display on the display device the progressive jackpot meter increasing to the second jackpot value as restricted by the first speed of scroll and any respective speeds of scroll.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 29, 2016
    Publication date: August 11, 2016
    Inventors: Jeffrey S. Korthauer, Jeffry L. Nauman, Yashpal Y. Patel