Patents by Inventor Patrick Aaron Finch

Patrick Aaron Finch 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: 8998711
    Abstract: A method of gaming comprising: awarding a feature game in response to a trigger event occurring; and conducting a feature game comprising: displaying a plurality of objects for selection; receiving player selections of a plurality of objects, making one or more awards to the player based on the player selected objects; forming a composite image based on the player selected objects; and displaying the composite image on a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Jamie Keith Langille, Jon McNair Leupp, Patrick Aaron Finch
  • Publication number: 20110250946
    Abstract: A gaming system is disclosed that includes a symbol selector arranged to select a plurality of symbols for display at a plurality of display positions, at least some of the symbols including indicia indicative of respective prizes available to a player, and a prize selector arranged to facilitate selection of at least one of the displayed symbols by a player and thereby selection of a prize sought by the player. The system is arranged to hold the or each player selected symbol at the or each respective display position for at least one subsequent selection of symbols by the symbol selector. The system also includes an outcome evaluator arranged to determine whether a winning combination including the at least one player selected symbol exists after at least one subsequent selection of symbols by the symbol selector, and a prize allocator arranged to allocate the selected prize to the player when a winning combination including the at least one player selected symbol exists.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 30, 2011
    Publication date: October 13, 2011
    Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia PTY Limited
    Inventor: Patrick Aaron Finch
  • Publication number: 20090061994
    Abstract: A method of gaming comprising: awarding a feature game in response to a trigger event occurring; and conducting a feature game comprising: displaying a plurality of objects for selection; receiving player selections of a plurality of objects, making one or more awards to the player based on the player selected objects; forming a composite image based on the player selected objects; and displaying the composite image on a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 28, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jamie Keith Langille, Jon McNair Leupp, Patrick Aaron Finch