Patents by Inventor Jeremie Moll
Jeremie Moll 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).
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Patent number: 10343053Abstract: Methods of administering wagering games may involve accepting an ante wager. Initial cards may be dealt, at least one card face up. A suit selected from spades, diamonds, clubs, and hearts may be randomly designated to be a power suit for a current round of play. A play wager may be accepted, after presenting the option to place the play wager or make a player election to fold. An additional card available may be dealt for each of the initial cards of the power suit. A payout on the ante and play wagers may be paid when the best poker hand formable is a predetermined winning hand, and the ante and play wagers may be collected when the best poker hand formable is not a predetermined winning hand.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2017Date of Patent: July 9, 2019Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Richard M. Milosevich, Roger M. Snow, Jeremie Moll
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Publication number: 20170312618Abstract: Methods of administering wagering games may involve accepting an ante wager. Initial cards may be dealt, at least one card face up. A suit selected from spades, diamonds, clubs, and hearts may be randomly designated to be a power suit for a current round of play. A play wager may be accepted, after presenting the option to place the play wager or make a player election to fold. An additional card available may be dealt for each of the initial cards of the power suit. A payout on the ante and play wagers may be paid when the best poker hand formable is a predetermined winning hand, and the ante and play wagers may be collected when the best poker hand formable is not a predetermined winning hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2017Publication date: November 2, 2017Inventors: Richard M. Milosevich, Roger M. Snow, Jeremie Moll
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Publication number: 20170087443Abstract: Methods of administering wagering games may involve accepting an ante wager. Initial cards may be dealt, at least one card face up. A suit selected from spades, diamonds, clubs, and hearts may be randomly designated to be a power suit for a current round of play. A play wager may be accepted, after presenting the option to place the play wager or make a player election to fold. An additional card available may be dealt for each of the initial cards of the power suit. A payout on the ante and play wagers may be paid when the best poker hand formable is a predetermined winning hand, and the ante and play wagers may be collected when the best poker hand formable is not a predetermined winning hand.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 25, 2015Publication date: March 30, 2017Inventors: Richard M. Milosevich, Roger M. Snow, Jeremie Moll
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Patent number: 9142091Abstract: A gaming system comprises a wager input device for receiving a primary wager from a player, the player associated with a player account, and at least one display for displaying a primary wagering game and a secondary wagering game. Secondary wagering game outcomes are independent of the primary wagering game. The system further comprises a controller operative to cause the at least one display to display a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game; upon the occurrence of a first triggering event, enter a player into the secondary wagering game, wherein the player is represented in the secondary wagering game by a player avatar; upon the occurrence of a second triggering event, end the player?s participation in the secondary wagering game; award the player any awards collected by the player avatar in the secondary wagering game; and credit the player account by the amount of the collected awards.Type: GrantFiled: June 17, 2014Date of Patent: September 22, 2015Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Dion Aoki, Christopher Barney, Andrew Guinn, Jeremie Moll, Jorge L. Shimabukuro, Alfred Thomas
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Publication number: 20140295952Abstract: A gaming system comprises a wager input device for receiving a primary wager from a player, the player associated with a player account, and at least one display for displaying a primary wagering game and a secondary wagering game. Secondary wagering game outcomes are independent of the primary wagering game. The system further comprises a controller operative to cause the at least one display to display a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game; upon the occurrence of a first triggering event, enter a player into the secondary wagering game, wherein the player is represented in the secondary wagering game by a player avatar; upon the occurrence of a second triggering event, end the player?s participation in the secondary wagering game; award the player any awards collected by the player avatar in the secondary wagering game; and credit the player account by the amount of the collected awards.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 17, 2014Publication date: October 2, 2014Inventors: Dion Aoki, Christopher Barney, Andrew Guinn, Jeremie Moll, Jorge L. Shimabukuro, Alfred Thomas
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Patent number: 8790175Abstract: A gaming system comprises a wager input device for receiving a primary wager from a player, the player associated with a player account, and at least one display for displaying a primary wagering game and a secondary wagering game. Secondary wagering game outcomes are independent of the primary wagering game. The system further comprises a controller operative to cause the at least one display to display a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game; upon the occurrence of a first triggering event, enter a player into the secondary wagering game, wherein the player is represented in the secondary wagering game by a player avatar; upon the occurrence of a second triggering event, end the player's participation in the secondary wagering game; award the player any awards collected by the player avatar in the secondary wagering game; and credit the player account by the amount of the collected awards.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2008Date of Patent: July 29, 2014Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.Inventors: Dion Aoki, Christopher Barney, Andrew Guinn, Jeremie Moll, Jorge L. Shimabukuro, Alfred Thomas
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Patent number: 8393956Abstract: A method of operating a wagering game comprises detecting receipt of a primary wager for playing a primary wagering game, and activating a first bonus feature in response to one or more first eligibility criteria, the first bonus feature having a first bonus payback percentage. The method further comprises activating a second bonus feature in response to one or more second eligibility criteria, the one or more second eligibility criteria including activation of the first bonus feature. The second bonus feature has a second bonus payback percentage higher than the first bonus payback percentage. The method further comprises displaying a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game, and in response to at least one triggering event associated with the first and the second bonus features, conducting the first or second bonus feature if the first and second bonus feature is active.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2008Date of Patent: March 12, 2013Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.Inventors: Mark B. Gagner, Robert L. Kyte, Michael W. Mastropietro, Jeremie Moll, Matthew J. Ward, Peter R. Anderson
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Patent number: 8267771Abstract: A gaming system comprises a wager input device and at least one display for displaying a primary wagering game and a secondary wagering game. The secondary wagering game comprises a playing field, the playing field having a set of field attributes associated therewith. The system further comprises a controller operative to (i) determine and display a first outcome of the primary wagering game, (ii) determine if a first set of game attributes associated with first outcome is eligible for play in the secondary wagering game, (iii) if the first outcome is eligible, determine a second outcome of the secondary wagering game by resolving the first set of game attributes with the set of field attributes in accordance with a first rule set, and (iv) if the second outcome is a winning outcome, award a first award.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2008Date of Patent: September 18, 2012Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.Inventors: Matthew Wilson, Benjamin T. Gomez, Joel R. Jaffe, Jeremie Moll, Alfred Thomas
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Publication number: 20100248818Abstract: A gaming system comprises a wager input device for receiving a primary wager from a player, the player associated with a player account, and at least one display for displaying a primary wagering game and a secondary wagering game. Secondary wagering game outcomes are independent of the primary wagering game. The system further comprises a controller operative to cause the at least one display to display a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game; upon the occurrence of a first triggering event, enter a player into the secondary wagering game, wherein the player is represented in the secondary wagering game by a player avatar; upon the occurrence of a second triggering event, end the player's participation in the secondary wagering game; award the player any awards collected by the player avatar in the secondary wagering game; and credit the player account by the amount of the collected awards.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2008Publication date: September 30, 2010Applicant: WMS Gaming Inc.Inventors: Dion Aoki, Christopher Barney, Andrew Guinn, Jeremie Moll, Jorge L. Shimabukuro, Alfred Thomas
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Publication number: 20100240436Abstract: A gaming system comprises a wager input device and at least one display for displaying a primary wagering game and a secondary wagering game. The secondary wagering game comprises a playing field, the playing field having a set of field attributes associated therewith. The system further comprises a controller operative to (i) determine and display a first outcome of the primary wagering game, (ii) determine if a first set of game attributes associated with first outcome is eligible for play in the secondary wagering game, (iii) if the first outcome is eligible, determine a second outcome of the secondary wagering game by resolving the first set of game attributes with the set of field attributes in accordance with a first rule set, and (iv) if the second outcome is a winning outcome, award a first award.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2008Publication date: September 23, 2010Applicant: VMS Gaming Inc.Inventors: Matthew Wilson, Benjamin T. Gomez, Joel R. Jaffe, Jeremie Moll, Alfred Thomas
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Publication number: 20100167815Abstract: A method of operating a wagering game comprises detecting receipt of a primary wager for playing a primary wagering game, and activating a first bonus feature in response to one or more first eligibility criteria, the first bonus feature having a first bonus payback percentage. The method further comprises activating a second bonus feature in response to one or more second eligibility criteria, the one or more second eligibility criteria including activation of the first bonus feature. The second bonus feature has a second bonus payback percentage higher than the first bonus payback percentage. The method further comprises displaying a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game, and in response to at least one triggering event associated with the first and the second bonus features, conducting the first or second bonus feature if the first and second bonus feature is active.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2008Publication date: July 1, 2010Applicant: WMS GAMING INC.Inventors: Mark B. Gagner, Robert L. Kyte, Michael W. Mastropietro, Jeremie Moll, Matthew J. Ward, Peter R. Anderson