Patents by Inventor Mark Sinosich

Mark Sinosich 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).

  • Patent number: 9865138
    Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and media for adapting single player games of skill to a gaming environment. This game gaming comprises: accepting, through the gaming machine, initiation of play by a player; providing one or more games of video game skill, wherein a Playfield is chosen from a Playfield Selection Pool wherein the Playfield is set to have a Maximum Available Payout and games are chosen from that Playfield; evaluating and recording the results of the play of the said game session in the said Playfield; presenting a Paytable to the player, wherein the Paytable comprises one or more lines of payouts based on a player's play results; evaluating and distributing any payout earned according to the best play results and the Paytable; and managing the variance of Return To Player (RTP) of the Paytable, by adjusting selection weights of different Playfields presented to a player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: GAMECO, INC.
    Inventors: Blaine Joshua Graboyes Goldman, Mark Sinosich, Mark C. Nicely
  • Publication number: 20170148271
    Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and media for adapting single player games of skill to a gaming environment. This game gaming comprises: accepting, through the gaming machine, initiation of play by a player; providing one or more games of video game skill, wherein a Playfield is chosen from a Playfield Selection Pool wherein the Playfield is set to have a Maximum Available Payout and games are chosen from that Playfield; evaluating and recording the results of the play of the said game session in the said Playfield; presenting a Paytable to the player, wherein the Paytable comprises one or more lines of payouts based on a player's play results; evaluating and distributing any payout earned according to the best play results and the Paytable; and managing the variance of Return To Player (RTP) of the Paytable, by adjusting selection weights of different Playfields presented to a player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2016
    Publication date: May 25, 2017
    Inventors: Blaine Joshua GRABOYES GOLDMAN, Mark SINOSICH, Mark C. NICELY
  • Patent number: 9530282
    Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and media for adapting single player games of skill to a gaming environment. This game gaming comprises: accepting, through the gaming machine, initiation of play by a player; providing one or more games of video game skill, wherein a Playfield is chosen from a Playfield Selection Pool wherein the Playfield is set to have a Maximum Available Payout and games are chosen from that Playfield; evaluating and recording the results of the play of the said game session in the said Playfield; presenting a Paytable to the player, wherein the Paytable comprises one or more lines of payouts based on a player's play results; evaluating and distributing any payout earned according to the best play results and the Paytable; and managing the variance of Return To Player (RTP) of the Paytable, by adjusting selection weights of different Playfields presented to a player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: GAMECO, INC.
    Inventors: Blaine Joshua Graboyes Goldman, Mark Sinosich, Mark C. Nicely
  • Publication number: 20160343211
    Abstract: Described are methods, systems, and media for adapting single player games of skill to a gaming environment. This game gaming comprises: accepting, through the gaming machine, initiation of play by a player; providing one or more games of video game skill, wherein a Playfield is chosen from a Playfield Selection Pool wherein the Playfield is set to have a Maximum Available Payout and games are chosen from that Playfield; evaluating and recording the results of the play of the said game session in the said Playfield; presenting a Paytable to the player, wherein the Paytable comprises one or more lines of payouts based on a player's play results; evaluating and distributing any payout earned according to the best play results and the Paytable; and managing the variance of Return To Player (RTP) of the Paytable, by adjusting selection weights of different Playfields presented to a player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2016
    Publication date: November 24, 2016
    Inventors: Blaine Joshua GRABOYES GOLDMAN, Mark SINOSICH, Mark C. NICELY
  • Publication number: 20080113739
    Abstract: A method of operating a gaming machine/a gaming machine (10) comprising a display (14), a game controller (36) to control the play of the game, and control images displayed on the display, the game is a spinning reel game (FIG. 3) comprising a plurality of symbols that are separated into a plurality of symbol sets (FIG. 9), each set of symbols is associated with a distinct reel, a combined symbol is defined by the combination of a symbol from one symbol set with at least one symbol from at least one other symbol set but not with at least some other symbols from the at least one other symbol set (62, 64), during the play of the game, representations of the game are displayed on the display showing a random selection of plurality of symbols from each symbol set and prize is awardable only when a matching combined symbol (52, 54, 56, 58, 62, 64) is displayed on the display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2005
    Publication date: May 15, 2008
    Inventors: Antoon Visser, Edgar Pau, Mark Sinosich, Adrian Watson