Patents by Inventor Peter Thomas Kup-Ferroth

Peter Thomas Kup-Ferroth 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: 9875623
    Abstract: A gaming system includes a plurality of gaming devices and a linked game controller in data communication with the plurality of gaming devices. The linked game controller is arranged to conduct a linked game in which eligible ones of the gaming devices participate and any award is shared between the participating gaming devices. The linked game controller is arranged to conduct the linked game by generating at least one game outcome, and evaluating each game outcome to determine any award associated with the linked game to share based on the number of participating gaming devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2018
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventor: Peter Thomas Kup-Ferroth
  • Publication number: 20160379451
    Abstract: A gaming system includes a plurality of gaming devices and a linked game controller in data communication with the plurality of gaming devices. The linked game controller is arranged to conduct a linked game in which eligible ones of the gaming devices participate and any award is shared between the participating gaming devices. The linked game controller is arranged to conduct the linked game by generating at least one game outcome, and evaluating each game outcome to determine any award associated with the linked game to share based on the number of participating gaming devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 8, 2016
    Publication date: December 29, 2016
    Inventor: Peter Thomas Kup-Ferroth
  • Patent number: 9412235
    Abstract: A gaming system having a plurality of gaming devices linked to a game controller. The linked game controller conducts a linked game in which eligible ones of the gaming devices participate and any award is shared between the participating gaming devices. The linked game controller conducts the linked game by generating at least one game outcome, and evaluating each game outcome based on the number of participating gaming devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventor: Peter Thomas Kup-Ferroth
  • Patent number: 8727856
    Abstract: A method of gaming comprising the step of triggering an event to occur on one or more gaming devices in response to the occurrence of a designated, outcome of an independent table game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Peter Thomas Kup-Ferroth
  • Publication number: 20110053682
    Abstract: An example gaming system includes a plurality of gaming devices. The gaming devices interconnected within the gaming system in such a manner that, when a first award is made in respect of one of the gaming devices, the gaming system conducts an independent determination for each eligible gaming device of the one or more other gaming devices of the plurality of gaming devices to determine whether to provide a corresponding award to one or more eligible gaming devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2010
    Publication date: March 3, 2011
    Applicant: Aristocrat Technologies Australia PTY Limited
    Inventor: Peter Thomas Kup-Ferroth
  • Publication number: 20100304832
    Abstract: A method of gaming comprising: keeping a score of at least one award for each participating gaming device of a plurality of gaming devices; updating the respective scores based on play of the respective gaming devices; keeping an aggregate score of each at least one award; updating the aggregate score in response to score aggregation events associated with the respective gaming devices, each update based at least on a current score of the individual gaming device with which the respective aggregation event is associated; determining, in response to each aggregation event, whether to make a prize award based on a current aggregate score and a prize award score to the player of the gaming device with which the aggregation event is associated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 13, 2010
    Publication date: December 2, 2010
    Inventor: Peter Thomas Kup-Ferroth
  • Publication number: 20100285886
    Abstract: A gaming system (1) comprising: a plurality of gaming devices (10); and a linked game controller (150) in data communication with the plurality of gaming devices (10), the linked game controller (150) arranged to conduct a linked game in which eligible ones of the gaming devices (10) participate and any award is shared between the participating gaming devices (10), wherein the linked game controller (150) is arranged to conduct the linked game by generating at least one game outcome, and evaluating each game outcome to determine any award associated with the linked game to share based on the number of participating gaming devices (10).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2010
    Publication date: November 11, 2010
    Inventor: Peter Thomas Kup-Ferroth
  • Publication number: 20100234085
    Abstract: A method of gaming comprising the step of triggering an event to occur on one or more gaming devices in response to the occurrence of a designated, outcome of an independent table game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2010
    Publication date: September 16, 2010
    Inventor: Peter Thomas Kup-Ferroth