Patents by Inventor Nathan Ajhar

Nathan Ajhar 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: 20240105010
    Abstract: Gaming systems and method that provide a play of a multi-stage game including a first stage during which a quantity of sections of a wheel are accumulated for subsequent use in a second stage of the play of the multi-stage game, and the second stage during which the accumulated quantity of sections of the wheel are employed to select sections of the wheel before the sections are displayed with awards displayed in association with the selected sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 4, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Yu Chong, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar
  • Publication number: 20240105009
    Abstract: Gaming systems and method that provide a play of a multi-stage game including a first stage during which a quantity of sections of a wheel are accumulated for subsequent use in a second stage of the play of the multi-stage game, and the second stage during which the accumulated quantity of sections of the wheel are employed to select sections of the wheel before the sections are displayed with awards displayed in association with the selected sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Yu Chong, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar
  • Publication number: 20240105011
    Abstract: A first electronic gaming machine (“EGM”) includes a processor circuit and a memory coupled to the processor circuit. The memory includes machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the EGM to perform operations. The operations include determining that an event has been triggered on a second EGM. The second EGM can be separate from the first EGM. The operations can further include, responsive to determining that the event has been triggered on the second EGM, providing an incentive on the first EGM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Nick HILLSTROM, Lauren HILLSTROM, Nathan AJHAR, Chris PETERSON
  • Publication number: 20240054863
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that replicate a symbol driven event obtained at one gaming device at one or more other gaming devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar, Yu Chong
  • Patent number: 11893860
    Abstract: A first electronic gaming machine (“EGM”) includes a processor circuit and a memory coupled to the processor circuit. The memory includes machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the EGM to perform operations. The operations include determining that a first event has been triggered on a second EGM. The second EGM can be separate from the first EGM. The operations can further include, responsive to determining that the first event has been triggered on the second EGM, adjusting a probability of triggering a second event on the first EGM.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Nick Hillstrom, Lauren Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar, Chris Peterson
  • Patent number: 11887437
    Abstract: Gaming systems and method that provide a banked bonus player selection feature including a symbol display such as a displayed wheel having a plurality of displayed player selectable sections for a play of a multi-player game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Nick Hillstrom, Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar
  • Patent number: 11861983
    Abstract: Gaming systems and method that provide a play of a multi-stage game including a first stage during which a quantity of sections of a wheel are accumulated for subsequent use in a second stage of the play of the multi-stage game, and the second stage during which the accumulated quantity of sections of the wheel are employed to select sections of the wheel before the sections are displayed with awards displayed in association with the selected sections.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Yu Chong, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar
  • Publication number: 20230419774
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (“EGM”) includes a processor circuit and a memory coupled to the processor circuit. The memory includes machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the EGM to perform operations. The operations include generating a grid of symbols comprising a set of symbols. The operations further include determining that the set of symbols form a winning shape based on a position of each symbol in the set of symbols within the grid of symbols. The operations further include, responsive to determining that the set of symbols form the winning shape, providing an award to a user of the EGM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2022
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventors: Yu CHONG, Chris Peterson, Nathan AJHAR, Nick HILLSTROM
  • Publication number: 20230410603
    Abstract: Systems and methods which employ one or more triggering events that occur in association with a limited term expansion of a displayed portion of a symbol display position matrix.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Nathan Ajhar, Nick Hillstrom, Yu Chong, Chris Peterson
  • Publication number: 20230410602
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that provide a wheel section selection feature including a displayed wheel including a plurality of displayed gaming system selectable sections for a play of a secondary game. In various embodiments, one or more shared sections of the wheel and/or a wheel section indicator associated with the wheel are enhanced for the play of the secondary game based on a wager level in a play of the primary game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar
  • Publication number: 20230410604
    Abstract: Systems and methods which employ one or more reels that expand and contract responsive to the occurrence of (or lack thereof) different events.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Yu Chong, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar, Chris Peterson
  • Publication number: 20230410601
    Abstract: Gaming systems and method that provide a play of a multi-stage game including a first stage during which a quantity of sections of a wheel are accumulated for subsequent use in a second stage of the play of the multi-stage game, and the second stage during which the accumulated quantity of sections of the wheel are employed to select sections of the wheel before the sections are displayed with awards displayed in association with the selected sections.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 21, 2022
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Yu Chong, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar
  • Patent number: 11837052
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that replicate a symbol driven event obtained at one gaming device at one or more other gaming devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar, Yu Chong
  • Publication number: 20230386296
    Abstract: A system includes a processor circuit and a memory including machine-readable instructions that cause the processor circuit to receive a wager for a wagering game at a gaming device, the wagering game including a plurality of game symbol positions. A plurality of game symbols for the plurality of game symbol positions are determined and a contiguous subset of game symbols of the plurality of game symbols is further determined, wherein each game symbol of the subset of game symbols is adjacent another game symbol of the subset of game symbols. After determining whether the subset of game symbols corresponds to a winning game result, the instructions further cause the processor circuit to. in response to a determination that the subset of game symbols corresponds to a winning game result, provide a game award to a player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Chris PETERSON, Yu CHONG, Nathan AJHAR, Nick HILLSTROM
  • Publication number: 20230386297
    Abstract: A first electronic gaming machine (“EGM”) includes a processor circuit and a memory coupled to the processor circuit. The memory includes machine-readable instructions that, when executed by the processor circuit, cause the EGM to perform operations. The operations include determining that a first event has been triggered on a second EGM. The second EGM can be separate from the first EGM. The operations can further include, responsive to determining that the first event has been triggered on the second EGM, adjusting a probability of triggering a second event on the first EGM.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Nick HILLSTROM, Lauren HILLSTROM, Nathan AJHAR, Chris PETERSON
  • Publication number: 20230386299
    Abstract: A system determines a gaming device of a plurality of gaming devices and transmits a message to the gaming device, the message including an invitation to participate in a competitive wagering game. In response to an acceptance of the respective invitation, the gaming device is included in a plurality of active gaming devices and a competitive wagering game is initiated including a plurality of wagering games at the active gaming devices. A plurality of base game results is generated and it is determined whether each base game result is a winning base game result. A winning competitive game result is also selected from the plurality of base game results for the competitive wagering game. For each winning base game result, a base game award is provided at the corresponding gaming device, and a competitive game award is provided at the gaming device associated with the winning competitive game result.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Nathan AJHAR, Nick HILLSTROM, Yu CHONG
  • Publication number: 20230386300
    Abstract: A system receives a wager for a wagering game and a selection of a first payline of a plurality of paylines of the wagering game at a gaming device, the first payline associated with a bonus award value. A plurality of game symbols are determined, and for each payline, it is determined whether the game symbols associated with the payline indicate a winning game result. For each winning game result, the system determines a base award value associated with the winning game result. The system determines whether the first payline is associated with a winning game result. For each winning game result, a base award value associated with the winning game result is provided. For the winning game result associated with the first payline, a total award value based on the base award value associated with the winning game result and the bonus award value is provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Chris PETERSON, Nick HILLSTROM, Nathan AJHAR, Yu CHONG
  • Publication number: 20230386298
    Abstract: Gaming systems and method that provide a banked bonus player selection feature including a symbol display such as a displayed wheel having a plurality of displayed player selectable sections for a play of a multi-player game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2022
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Nick Hillstrom, Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar
  • Publication number: 20230377420
    Abstract: Systems and methods that employ one or more triggering events that occur to select a symbol display position and modify one or more instances of a symbol displayed in association with that selected symbol display position into a designated symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2022
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Nathan Ajhar, Nick Hillstrom, Chris Peterson
  • Publication number: 20230368614
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that provide randomly triggered payline specific symbol replacement features for plays of a slot game, wherein when the system or method randomly determines to provide the payline specific symbol replacement for that payline for a play of the slot game, the system or method can replace a non-winning symbol displayed along that payline adjacent to a winning symbol combination with a replacement symbol such as a wild symbol.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 16, 2023
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Yu Chong, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar