Patents by Inventor Megan Schlegel

Megan Schlegel 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: 20060073872
    Abstract: A gaming device having selectable awards on a moving mechanical display, such as a symbol display mechanism or an award display mechanism. In one embodiment, the gaming device includes an electromechanical secondary display device that is operable to rotate about an axis. The electromechanical secondary display device includes at least one and preferably a plurality of individual symbol display members. Each individual symbol display member is adapted to display at least one symbol or award. In operation, after determining the symbol, award or outcome displayed by each of the individual symbol display members, the electromechanical secondary display device rotates about an axis to indicate one of the individual symbol display members. The symbol or award displayed on the indicated symbol display member is provided to the player and the game ends.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2004
    Publication date: April 6, 2006
    Inventors: Janna B-Jensen, Cari Blomquist, Randall Mead, Megan Schlegel, Melvin Hawes, Jamie Goins, Andrea Hughs-Baird
  • Publication number: 20050054421
    Abstract: A gaming device including a plurality of award values and a plurality of modifier values. A characteristic is associated with at least one award value position and at least one modifier value position. The gaming device provides an award to a player associated with at least one award value position and at least one modifier value position, wherein the award includes an additional award when the award value position and the modifier value position contain the same or related characteristics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 8, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Andrea Hughs-Baird, Megan Schlegel
  • Publication number: 20050020351
    Abstract: A gaming device and method having a pick reduction game. Initially, a plurality of first selections are displayed to the player. A number of picks is displayed to the player where the number of picks is greater than the number of first selections. The player uses the number of picks to pick first selections until the player picks a trigger selection. The number of picks are reduced after each pick by the player. When the player picks the trigger selection, the gaming device displays a plurality of second selections to the player. Each of the second selections is associated with an award. The player picks second selections and receives awards for each picked second selection until there are no picks remaining.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Anthony Baerlocher, Joseph Kaminkow, Megan Schlegel, Randall Mead
  • Publication number: 20050020342
    Abstract: A gaming device which provides a plurality of multi-component offers to a player and displays each offer to the player. Each multi-component offer includes a plurality of components having sub-components. The player can independently accept each component. Once a player accepts a component, the player receives a value based on the sub-components associated with that accepted component. The player continues to play the bonus game until the player has accepted all of the components in the offers or until there are no offers remaining. The gaming device then provides an award to the player based on the values of the accepted components of the offers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2004
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Gregg Palmer, Bayard Webb, Megan Schlegel, Anthony Baerlocher