Patents by Inventor John E. Padgett

John E. Padgett 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).

  • Gaming system, machine and method with a prize modifier
    Patent number: 8469787
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method are disclosed which provide a random prize modification wherein a promotion index value is produced for a player in a wagering game. This promotion index value is then used in modifying a predetermined prize based on the wagering game outcome. In one embodiment, a particular game outcome is associated with an initial index value. The promotion index value is then produced and added to the initial index value to produce a final index value. This final index value is then used to look up an associated prize which is assigned to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2013
    Assignee: Multimedia Games, Inc.
    Inventor: John E. Padgett
  • GAMING SYSTEM, MACHINE AND METHOD WITH A PRIZE MODIFIER
    Publication number: 20100311498
    Abstract: A system, apparatus, and method are disclosed which provide a random prize modification wherein a promotion index value is produced for a player in a wagering game. This promotion index value is then used in modifying a predetermined prize based on the wagering game outcome. In one embodiment, a particular game outcome is associated with an initial index value. The promotion index value is then produced and added to the initial index value to produce a final index value. This final index value is then used to look up an associated prize which is assigned to the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 17, 2010
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: MULTIMEDIA GAMES, INC.
    Inventor: John E. Padgett
  • Bingo prize mapping system with prize promotion
    Patent number: 7806762
    Abstract: A promotion index value is produced for a player in a bingo game. This promotion index value is then used in assigning a prize to the player for their participation in the bingo game. In one embodiment, a particular bingo pattern achieved in a bingo game is associated with an initial index value. The promotion index value is then produced and added to the initial index value to produce a final index value. This final index value is then used to look up an associated bingo game prize which is assigned to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2005
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Multimedia Games, Inc.
    Inventor: John E. Padgett
  • Prize assignment method and program product for bingo-type games
    Patent number: 7695361
    Abstract: A pattern probability (302) is determined for each of a number of target patterns (301) achievable in a bingo-type game. Each pattern probability (302) comprises a probability of achieving the respective target pattern (301) in the bingo-type game. Different pattern sets are then associated with each different prize level in a desired prize distribution. The target patterns (301) and their respective pattern probabilities (302) are assigned or mapped to the different pattern sets so that the probability of achieving any target pattern included in a pattern set comprises a value approximating the desired probability of the prize level with which the pattern set is associated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 13, 2010
    Assignee: Multimedia Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Clifton E. Lind, Gary L. Loebig, Jefferson C. Lind, Joseph R. Enzminger, John E. Padgett, Martin A. Keane, David M. Brandt