Patents by Inventor Stephen William Johnson

Stephen William Johnson 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: 8657670
    Abstract: A gaming machine has a display and a game controller arranged to control images of symbols displayed on the display. The game controller is arranged to play a game wherein at least one random event is caused to be displayed on the display and, if a predefined winning event occurs, the machine awards a prize. The gaming machine includes a determining module for determining whether or not at least one further prize, following the awarding of an initial prize, is to be awarded, the determining module using the value of that initial prize in determining the probability of the player successfully winning the at least one further prize.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2007
    Date of Patent: February 25, 2014
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd.
    Inventor: Stephen William Johnson
  • Patent number: D1060411
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2025
    Assignee: Caterpillar Inc.
    Inventors: Keith R. Folken, Matthew R. Headley, Patrick Cozad, Varun K. Yellichetty, Ramya Gangishetty, Stephen William Johnson