Patents by Inventor Robbert Van Elven

Robbert Van Elven 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: 12640009
    Abstract: An electronic gaming device is provided. The gaming device includes a processor. The processor is programmed to: in response to transitioning to a feature game, cause one or more trigger symbols displayed on a reel display to transition to a credit symbol that includes a credit value wherein the credit value is determined by performing a lookup within a first award table, cause the reel display to spin causing a new trigger symbol to be displayed, cause the new trigger symbol to transition to a new credit symbol; and if a total number of credit symbols displayed on the reel display meets a first threshold value, assign a new credit value to the new credit symbol by performing a lookup within a second award table, wherein the second award table includes credit values that are greater than the credit values of the first award table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 26, 2026
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies PTY Limited
    Inventors: Amy Batsiokis, Lagan Gupta, Gaurav Goel, Vishal Singh, Dinh Tran, Nicholas O'Sullivan, Robbert Van Elven, Lauren Chapple, Philip Seifert, Tyson Elliott, Romit Aggarwal, Sarah Boxall
  • Publication number: 20260073772
    Abstract: A gaming device is disclosed comprising a display, a processor, and memory storing instructions. The instructions cause the processor to display feature game indicators showing current feature states and corresponding feature games. A selection operation obtains current feature states as active for a game instance. The display indicates which feature states were selected as active. A game element selection operation obtains game elements for positions. A first permutation of outcomes is associated with the game instance and first computational resources. The selected game elements are displayed and an outcome is determined. Upon a trigger condition for an active feature state being met by the outcome, the corresponding feature game is conducted in accordance with the active feature state. A second permutation of outcomes is associated with the feature game, based on the first permutation and feature game outcomes, with second computational resources equivalent to the first computational resources.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2025
    Publication date: March 12, 2026
    Inventors: Dinh Tran, Amy Batsiokis, Hiram Yu, Nicholas O’Sullivan, Philip Seifert, Ravi Khatri, Sandeep Saharawat, Upinder Dhaliwal, Lauren Chapple, Romit Aggarwal, Robbert Van Elven, Emily Chew, Paul Connelly
  • Patent number: 12499736
    Abstract: Conducting a feature game based on an active feature state includes displaying a plurality of feature game indicators that indicate respective ones of the current feature states and a feature game to which the respective ones of the current feature states correspond. A defined number of the current feature states to be active for a game instance of a spinning reel game is selected. The display is controlled to visually indicate in connection with the feature game indicators, which of the plurality of feature states were selected to be active feature states for the game instance. An outcome is determined in accordance with the selected symbols for the game instance. Upon a trigger condition for an active feature state being met by the outcome, the feature game is conducted in accordance with the feature state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 16, 2025
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Dinh Tran, Amy Batsiokis, Hiram Yu, Nicholas O'Sullivan, Philip Seifert, Ravi Khatri, Sandeep Saharawat, Upinder Dhaliwal, Lauren Chapple, Romit Aggarwal, Robbert Van Elven, Emily Chew, Paul Connelly
  • Publication number: 20240355177
    Abstract: An electronic gaming device is provided. The gaming device includes a processor. The processor is programmed to: in response to transitioning to a feature game, cause one or more trigger symbols displayed on a reel display to transition to a credit symbol that includes a credit value wherein the credit value is determined by performing a lookup within a first award table, cause the reel display to spin causing a new trigger symbol to be displayed, cause the new trigger symbol to transition to a new credit symbol; and if a total number of credit symbols displayed on the reel display meets a first threshold value, assign a new credit value to the new credit symbol by performing a lookup within a second award table, wherein the second award table includes credit values that are greater than the credit values of the first award table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: October 24, 2024
    Inventors: Amy BATSIOKIS, Lagan GUPTA, Gaurav GOEL, Vishal SINGH, Dinh TRAN, Nicholas O'SULLIVAN, Robbert VAN ELVEN, Lauren CHAPPLE, Philip SEIFERT, Tyson ELLIOTT, Romit AGGARWAL
  • Publication number: 20230334949
    Abstract: Conducting a feature game based on an active feature state includes displaying a plurality of feature game indicators that indicate respective ones of the current feature states and a feature game to which the respective ones of the current feature states correspond. A defined number of the current feature states to be active for a game instance of a spinning reel game is selected. The display is controlled to visually indicate in connection with the feature game indicators, which of the plurality of feature states were selected to be active feature states for the game instance. An outcome is determined in accordance with the selected symbols for the game instance. Upon a trigger condition for an active feature state being met by the outcome, the feature game is conducted in accordance with the feature state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Dinh Tran, Amy Batsiokis, Hiram Yu, Nicholas O'Sullivan, Philip Seifert, Ravi Khatri, Sandeep Saharawat, Upinder Dhaliwal, Lauren Chapple, Romit Aggarwal, Robbert Van Elven, Emily Chew, Paul Connelly