Patents by Inventor Kevin M. Higgins

Kevin M. Higgins 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).

  • Publication number: 20220044519
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for facilitating funds to and from an electronic gaming machine via a mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Erik B. Petersen, Kevin M. Higgins, Dwayne R. Nelson, Steven G. LeMay, Dwayne A. Davis, Dennis T. Kleppen, Warner R. Cockerille, IV, James A. Vasquez, Bradley Boudreau, Suzanne Cockerille, Marc A. Espin, Larry R. Hollibaugh
  • Publication number: 20210407248
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for providing one or more incentives to a player in association with a mobile device facilitated transfer of funds to an electronic gaming machine and/or from the electronic gaming machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin M. Higgins
  • Publication number: 20210403196
    Abstract: This document describes an assembly structure for corrugated packaging. The assembly structure is made from a single flat piece of fiberboard, including a center panel, two partial side panels, and two tabbed side panels. The center panel forms the bottom (or top) of the packaging. Tabbed side panels form two sides of the packaging, and the partial side panels, combined with the tabs or the tabbed side panels form the other two sides. The assembly structure can be made from corrugated fiberboard. The flutes of the corrugated fiberboard run in a direction that causes, when the panels are folded, the flutes of the two tabbed side panels to be vertical, providing strength in the stacking direction. While the flutes in the partial panels are horizontal, when the tabs of the tabbed side panels are folded to mate with the partial side panels, the flutes of the tabs are also vertical.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2020
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Applicant: Google LLC
    Inventor: Kevin M. Higgins
  • Publication number: 20210407247
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for providing one or more incentives to a player in association with a mobile device facilitated transfer of funds to an electronic gaming machine and/or from the electronic gaming machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Publication date: December 30, 2021
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin M. Higgins
  • Patent number: 11145161
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for providing one or more incentives to a player in association with a mobile device facilitated transfer of funds to an electronic gaming machine and/or from the electronic gaming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin M. Higgins
  • Patent number: 10922921
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods for employing one or more aspects of player influence to alter or modify one or more parameters of a random generation of one or more game outcomes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin M. Higgins, Dwayne R. Nelson
  • Patent number: 10885740
    Abstract: A system that enables cryptocurrency funds to be transferred between a gaming establishment account associated with a player and an external cryptocurrency account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin M. Higgins, Dwayne R. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20200410810
    Abstract: A system that utilizes an application running on a mobile device to provide a service window associated with a gaming establishment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin M. Higgins, Dwayne R. Nelson
  • Publication number: 20200410813
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods for facilitating funds to and from an electronic gaming machine via a mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 14, 2020
    Publication date: December 31, 2020
    Inventors: Erik B. Petersen, Kevin M. Higgins, Dwayne R. Nelson, Steven G. LeMay, Dwayne A. Davis, Dennis T. Kleppen, Warner R. Cockerille, IV, James A. Vasquez, Bradley Boudreau, Suzanne Cockerille, Marc A. Espin, Larry R. Hollibaugh
  • Publication number: 20200402353
    Abstract: A system that interconnects multiple accounts associated with a gaming establishment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2020
    Publication date: December 24, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin M. Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd, Erik Petersen, Lance Yuan, Mike Zarlenga, Dwayne A. Davis, Sina Miri
  • Patent number: 10805296
    Abstract: An online gaming registration system allows online gaming patrons to register once and use this registration to create online gaming accounts with gaming Web sites, thereby avoiding having to show proof of residency, age and other requirements set by regulatory entities multiple times. Residency rules and other requirements vary from one jurisdiction to another and the present invention addresses some of the issues that arise from this. An online gaming Web site receives a login from an online player over the Internet. The site determines that the player has an account with the online gaming site and that the account is linked to an online gaming registration system account. The online gaming site receives claims-based data relating to the online player and accepts the player as verified for online gaming at the gaming Web site.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2020
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kevin M. Higgins, Erik B. Petersen, Steven G. LeMay
  • Patent number: 10777037
    Abstract: Systems and methods that utilizes an application running on a mobile device to collect game data regarding a player's experience at an electronic gaming machine, wherein the application subsequently utilizes such collected game data is inform the player of their prior experiences at different EGMs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 15, 2020
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin M. Higgins
  • Publication number: 20200273284
    Abstract: Systems and methods that utilizes an application running on a mobile device to collect game data regarding a player's experience at an electronic gaming machine, wherein the application subsequently utilizes such collected game data is inform the player of their prior experiences at different EGMs
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 21, 2019
    Publication date: August 27, 2020
    Inventors: Dwayne R. Nelson, Kevin M. Higgins
  • Publication number: 20200265676
    Abstract: A system that enables funds transferred into the system from one or more external funding sources responsive to one or more check deposit actions associated with a mobile device application being executed on a mobile device
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2019
    Publication date: August 20, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin M. Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd
  • Patent number: 10726677
    Abstract: A gaming system that enables a player to concurrently play a plurality of games at a gaming device regardless or independent of if the gaming accounting system in communication with the gaming device is configured to support such concurrent game play.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Paul W. Bolton, Dwayne R. Nelson, William R. Brosnan, Kevin M. Higgins
  • Publication number: 20200211322
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods which utilize a player identification device to provide to electronic gaming machines certain gaming system functionality and features otherwise not associated with or available in association with the electronic gaming machines existing gaming establishment management systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 12, 2020
    Publication date: July 2, 2020
    Inventors: Erik B. Petersen, Kevin M. Higgins, Matthew Levin
  • Publication number: 20200152005
    Abstract: A system that enables cryptocurrency funds to be transferred between a gaming establishment account associated with a player and an external cryptocurrency account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2018
    Publication date: May 14, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin M. Higgins, Dwayne R. Nelson
  • Patent number: 10621824
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems and methods which utilize a player identification device to provide to electronic gaming machines certain gaming system functionality and features otherwise not associated with or available in association with the electronic gaming machines existing gaming establishment management systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Erik B. Petersen, Kevin M. Higgins, Matthew Levin
  • Publication number: 20200105105
    Abstract: A gaming system that enables a player to concurrently play a plurality of games at a gaming device regardless or independent of if the gaming accounting system in communication with the gaming device is configured to support such concurrent game play.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Paul W. Bolton, Dwayne R. Nelson, William R. Brosnan, Kevin M. Higgins
  • Publication number: 20200090466
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods for employing one or more aspects of player influence to alter or modify one or more parameters of a random generation of one or more game outcomes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 13, 2018
    Publication date: March 19, 2020
    Inventors: Kevin M. Higgins, Dwayne R. Nelson