Patents by Inventor Mark A. Hettinger

Mark A. Hettinger 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).

  • Methods of conducting games of chance and gaming devices with multiple pay lines
    Publication number: 20050164776
    Abstract: Methods of playing games of chance and gaming devices comprising multiple wagering options. In one aspect, a single wagering unit activates a plurality of pay lines. In another aspect, at least one wager is randomly assigned to at least one pay line. Other aspects include novel arrangements of pay lines and wagering options to add excitement and enjoyment to the gaming experience. According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, one or more indicia for a particular pay line are received for display thereon from at least one other gaming device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2005
    Publication date: July 28, 2005
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: William Adams, Mark Hettinger
  • Methods of conducting games of chance and gaming devices with multiple pay lines
    Patent number: 6869357
    Abstract: Methods of playing games of chance and gaming devices comprising multiple wagering options. In one aspect, a single wagering unit activates a plurality of pay lines. In another aspect, at least one wager is randomly assigned to at least one pay line. Other aspects include novel arrangements of pay lines and wagering options to add excitement and enjoyment to the gaming experience. According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, one or more indicia for a particular pay line are received for display thereon from at least one other gaming device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 22, 2005
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: William R. Adams, Mark A. Hettinger
  • Method and apparatus for player selection of an electronic game payout
    Patent number: 6712693
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for providing the player of an electronically-controlled gaming device with greater control of selected parameters of the game. The value or frequency of occurrence of selected game elements or combinations of elements may be ranked or re-ranked from preset orders and/or values by a player of the gaming device to accommodate individual preferences as to winning elements or combinations of elements. The association and size of award payouts with certain elements or combinations may be varied. The microprocessor or other programmed controller for the gaming device automatically adjusts other parameters of the game in response to player input or adjustment of selected parameters to maintain a selected house advantage for the gaming device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2004
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Mark Hettinger
  • Methods of conducting games of chance and gaming devices with multiple pay lines
    Publication number: 20030114215
    Abstract: Methods of playing games of chance and gaming devices comprising multiple wagering options. In one aspect, a single wagering unit activates a plurality of pay lines. In another aspect, at least one wager is randomly assigned to at least one pay line. Other aspects include novel arrangements of pay lines and wagering options to add excitement and enjoyment to the gaming experience. According to yet another embodiment of the present invention, one or more indicia for a particular pay line are received for display thereon from at least one other gaming device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 19, 2001
    Publication date: June 19, 2003
    Inventors: William R. Adams, Mark A. Hettinger