Patents by Inventor Michael John Khoury

Michael John Khoury 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: 11783676
    Abstract: A gaming machine, system, method, and program product provide a new slot machine game in which a gaming continuum displays advancement toward a highest state. The gaming continuum and includes a game activation display function that, based on a random selection associated with a wager activation, either partially advances the gaming continuum or totally advances the gaming continuum, the gaming continuum entering a decay state after each game outcome. The decay state includes displaying an advancing level of the gaming continuum decreasing toward an initial state. If a wager activation occurs before the initial state is reached, the level of the continuum is used as the starting state of the subsequent game round.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2023
    Assignee: Everi Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Juan Mariscal, Jason Yet-Fai Chan, Michael John Khoury, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20220028221
    Abstract: A gaming machine, system, method, and program product provide a new slot machine game in which a gaming continuum displays advancement toward a highest state. The gaming continuum and includes a game activation display function that, based on a random selection associated with a wager activation, either partially advances the gaming continuum or totally advances the gaming continuum, the gaming continuum entering a decay state after each game outcome. The decay state includes displaying an advancing level of the gaming continuum decreasing toward an initial state. If a wager activation occurs before the initial state is reached, the level of the continuum is used as the starting state of the subsequent game round.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 11, 2021
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Applicant: Everi Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Juan Mariscal, Jason Yet-Fai Chan, Michael John Khoury
  • Patent number: 11151843
    Abstract: A gaming machine, system, method, and program product provide a new slot machine game in which a gaming continuum displays advancement toward a highest state. The gaming continuum and includes a game activation display function that, based on a random selection associated with a wager activation, either partially advances the gaming continuum to provide a losing game outcome or totally advances the gaming continuum to provide a winning game outcome, the gaming continuum entering a decay state after each game outcome. The decay state includes displaying an advancing level of the gaming continuum decreasing toward an initial state. If a wager activation occurs before the initial state is reached, the level of the continuum is used as the starting state of the subsequent game round.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2021
    Assignee: Everi Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Juan Mariscal, Jason Yet-Fai Chan, Michael John Khoury, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20200111323
    Abstract: A gaming machine, system, method, and program product provide a new slot machine game in which a gaming continuum displays advancement toward a highest state. The gaming continuum and includes a game activation display function that, based on a random selection associated with a wager activation, either partially advances the gaming continuum to provide a losing game outcome or totally advances the gaming continuum to provide a winning game outcome, the gaming continuum entering a decay state after each game outcome. The decay state includes displaying an advancing level of the gaming continuum decreasing toward an initial state. If a wager activation occurs before the initial state is reached, the level of the continuum is used as the starting state of the subsequent game round.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: Everi Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Juan Mariscal, Jason Yet-Fai Chan, Michael John Khoury, JR.
  • Patent number: 10504329
    Abstract: A gaming machine, system, method, and program product provide a new slot machine game in which a gaming meter or continuum displays advancement toward a highest state. The gaming continuum and includes a game activation display function that, based on a random selection associated with a wager activation, either partially fills the gaming continuum to provide a losing game outcome or totally fills the gaming continuum to provide a winning game outcome, the gaming continuum entering a decay state after each game outcome. The decay state includes displaying an advancing level of the gaming continuum decreasing toward a lowest state. If a wager activation occurs before the lowest state is reached, the instantaneous level of the continuum is used as the starting state of the subsequent game round.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Everi Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Juan Mariscal, Jason Yet-Fai Chan, Michael John Khoury, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20190066446
    Abstract: A gaming machine, system, method, and program product provide a new slot machine game in which a gaming meter or continuum displays advancement toward a highest state. The gaming continuum and includes a game activation display function that, based on a random selection associated with a wager activation, either partially fills the gaming continuum to provide a losing game outcome or totally fills the gaming continuum to provide a winning game outcome, the gaming continuum entering a decay state after each game outcome. The decay state includes displaying an advancing level of the gaming continuum decreasing toward a lowest state. If a wager activation occurs before the lowest state is reached, the instantaneous level of the continuum is used as the starting state of the subsequent game round.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2017
    Publication date: February 28, 2019
    Applicant: Everi Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Juan Mariscal, Jason Yet-Fai Chan, Michael John Khoury, JR.