Patents by Inventor Shawn Hupp

Shawn Hupp 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).

  • Player wheel section set selection
    Patent number: 11978301
    Abstract: Gaming systems and method that provide a player wheel set selection feature including a displayed wheel having a plurality of displayed player selectable sections for a play of a game, and wherein the quantity of sections selectable by the player is at least one and less than all of the sections of the wheel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Shawn Hupp, Arthur Levesque, Nathan Ajhar
  • PLAYER WHEEL SECTION SET SELECTION
    Publication number: 20230316850
    Abstract: Gaming systems and method that provide a player wheel set selection feature including a displayed wheel having a plurality of displayed player selectable sections for a play of a game, and wherein the quantity of sections selectable by the player is at least one and less than all of the sections of the wheel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 4, 2022
    Publication date: October 5, 2023
    Inventors: Chris Peterson, Shawn Hupp, Arthur Levesque, Nathan Ajhar
  • Gaming system and method for providing plays of multiple games
    Patent number: 9533214
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the gaming system and method disclosed herein enables a player to allocate portions of a selected predetermined wager amount amongst a plurality of linked games. In one such embodiment, the player selects allocation percentages such that the total of the allocated portions according to the allocation percentages equals the selected predetermined wager amount. For each of the plurality of linked games, the gaming system determines and displays a game outcome, and determines and displays an award associated with the determined game outcome. The gaming system further provides the determined award for each of the plurality of linked games to the player.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2017
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Shannon L. Council, Paul S. Heenan, Shawn A. Hupp, Gilbert F. Leiker, Kimberley K. Maya, Alejandro Parrilla Pereira, Adam C. Rud, Oscar E. Salgado, Corey E. Stisser, Shenea A. Strader, Jae M. Yi
  • GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING PLAYS OF MULTIPLE GAMES
    Publication number: 20140087841
    Abstract: In various embodiments, the gaming system and method disclosed herein enables a player to allocate portions of a selected predetermined wager amount amongst a plurality of linked games. In one such embodiment, the player selects allocation percentages such that the total of the allocated portions according to the allocation percentages equals the selected predetermined wager amount. For each of the plurality of linked games, the gaming system determines and displays a game outcome, and determines and displays an award associated with the determined game outcome. The gaming system further provides the determined award for each of the plurality of linked games to the player.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2012
    Publication date: March 27, 2014
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Shannon L. Council, Paul S. Heenan, Shawn A. Hupp, Gilbert F. Leiker, Kimberley K. Maya, Alejandro Parrilla Pereira, Adam C. Rud, Oscar E. Salgado, Corey E. Stisser, Shenea A. Strader, Jae M. Yi