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).

  • SLOT MACHINE IMPLEMENTING A MIRROR OPERATION
    Publication number: 20210295657
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to computational devices and, in particular, toward a computational device, system, and method of operating a computational device. The method may include determining that a predetermined mirror symbol has landed within a predetermined symbol area and then repositioning symbols within an array of symbols according to a mirror operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2021
    Publication date: September 23, 2021
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar
  • Slot machine implementing a mirror operation
    Patent number: 11074786
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to computational devices and, in particular, toward a computational device, system, and method of operating a computational device. The method may include determining that a predetermined mirror symbol has landed within a predetermined symbol area and then repositioning symbols within an array of symbols according to a mirror operation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 27, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar
  • Slot machine implementing a symbol lock operation
    Patent number: 10872500
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to computational devices and, in particular, toward a computational device, system, and method of operating a computational device. The method may include determining that a re-spin operation is available with a symbol lock feature and then implementing the re-spin for symbols in an array of symbols that are unlocked or otherwise not identified as being locked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar, Yu Chong
  • Gaming system and method for accumulating symbols for subsequent reuse
    Patent number: 10783748
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods for accumulating designated symbols during a gaming session wherein upon an occurrence of a designated symbol accumulator redistribution event, zero, one or more of such accumulated designated symbols are reused to influence zero, one or more determined awards.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Yu Chong, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar
  • SLOT MACHINE IMPLEMENTING A SYMBOL LOCK OPERATION
    Publication number: 20200294361
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to computational devices and, in particular, toward a computational device, system, and method of operating a computational device. The method may include determining that a re-spin operation is available with a symbol lock feature and then implementing the re-spin for symbols in an array of symbols that are unlocked or otherwise not identified as being locked.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Publication date: September 17, 2020
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar, Yu Chong
  • SLOT MACHINE IMPLEMENTING A MIRROR OPERATION
    Publication number: 20200219366
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to computational devices and, in particular, toward a computational device, system, and method of operating a computational device. The method may include determining that a predetermined mirror symbol has landed within a predetermined symbol area and then repositioning symbols within an array of symbols according to a mirror operation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 7, 2019
    Publication date: July 9, 2020
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar