Patents by Inventor Nicholas Jon Scheffel

Nicholas Jon Scheffel 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).

  • KENO STRUCTURES FOR CENTRAL DETERMINATION SYSTEMS
    Publication number: 20260162492
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods of operation thereof that include a central determination system and electronic gaming machines configured to provide plays of keno games.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 11, 2024
    Publication date: June 11, 2026
    Inventors: Nicholas Jon Scheffel, Daniel Robert Tooker
  • Historical event based determinations
    Patent number: 12646382
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to gaming systems and methods that provide historical event based determinations for game play in a gaming environment. In various such embodiments, the gaming systems and methods provide historical horse race based game play in a gaming environment. In various other embodiments, the gaming systems and methods that provide historical bingo based game play in a gaming environment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Nicholas Jon Scheffel
  • AVERAGE EXPECTED RETURN ADJUSTMENT DEVICE FOR GAMING SYSTEMS PROVIDING SINGLE-HAND DRAW POKER AND/OR MULTI-HAND DRAW POKER
    Publication number: 20260100092
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that provide a play of a single-hand draw poker game or a multi-hand draw poker game that includes an average expected return adjustment device activatable by an operator of the gaming system to either increase the average expected return for plays of a draw poker game provided by the gaming system or to decrease the average expected return of the plays of the draw poker game provided by the gaming system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2024
    Publication date: April 9, 2026
    Inventors: Nicholas Jon Scheffel, Matthew Aaron Jeanos
  • HISTORICAL EVENT BASED DETERMINATIONS
    Publication number: 20250182566
    Abstract: Historical horse race gaming systems and methods that employ the randomness of selecting one or more correct horse race finishers to obtain a direct pseudo random number generation that functions as a weighted random determination for randomly determining an outcome of a play of a game such as but not limited to a reel game, a card game, a keno game, a dice game, or a roulette game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventor: Nicholas Jon Scheffel
  • HISTORICAL EVENT BASED DETERMINATIONS
    Publication number: 20250182583
    Abstract: Various embodiments relate to gaming systems and methods that provide historical event based determinations for game play in a gaming environment. In various such embodiments, the gaming systems and methods provide historical horse race based game play in a gaming environment. In various other embodiments, the gaming systems and methods that provide historical bingo based game play in a gaming environment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2023
    Publication date: June 5, 2025
    Inventor: Nicholas Jon Scheffel
  • SYMBOL ACCUMULATION SEQUENCE WITH SYMBOL DISPLAY PATTERN MATCHING FEATURE
    Publication number: 20250148859
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods providing symbol displays and a symbol accumulation sequence that includes a symbol display pattern matching feature that is employed to enlarge the symbol displays in specific manners for the symbol accumulation sequence.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2023
    Publication date: May 8, 2025
    Inventor: Nicholas Jon Scheffel