Patents by Inventor Lloyd Gilbert Sefton

Lloyd Gilbert Sefton 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).

  • Multiple pay combination gaming apparatus
    Patent number: 9947168
    Abstract: A gaming machine is disclosed that provides a game in which a player of the gaming machine stakes a wager on one or more outcomes of the game that are represented as symbols arranged in an array of symbol display positions. The player controls the number of outcomes on which a wager is staked by operating a user interface. During play of the game the gaming machine causes a display to display indicia representative of the total number of outcomes selected but not display indicia representative of every available outcome and not display indicia of every selected outcome. Indicia representative of an individual outcome is displayed when that outcome defines a winning combination. A method of providing a graphical user interface for a gaming machine is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LTD
    Inventors: Nicholas Luke Bennett, Marijan Jon Kovacic, Lloyd Gilbert Sefton
  • Multiple Pay Combination Gaming Apparatus
    Publication number: 20120202581
    Abstract: A gaming machine is disclosed that provides a game in which a player of the gaming machine stakes a wager on one or more outcomes of the game that are represented as symbols arranged in an array of symbol display positions. The player controls the number of outcomes on which a wager is staked by operating a user interface. During play of the game the gaming machine causes a display to display indicia representative of the total number of outcomes selected but not display indicia representative of every available outcome and not display indicia of every selected outcome. Indicia representative of an individual outcome is displayed when that outcome defines a winning combination. A method of providing a graphical user interface for a gaming machine is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Inventors: Nicholas Luke Bennett, Marijan Jon Kovacic, Lloyd Gilbert Sefton
  • CONFIGURABLE USER INTERFACE FOR A GAMING APPARATUS
    Publication number: 20080153566
    Abstract: A gaming machine is disclosed. The gaming machine includes a controller that controls play of a game and selectively operates in a first mode and a second mode of operation. In the first mode of operation a user interface includes a combination of a touch screen on the display and physical buttons on the gaming apparatus. In the second mode of operation the user interface includes only physical buttons. The user interface is configurable to display buttons on the touch screen in different configurations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2008
    Publication date: June 26, 2008
    Inventors: Marijan Jon Kovacic, Martin Kenneth Leach, Lloyd Gilbert Sefton