Patents by Inventor Ted HASE

Ted HASE 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).

  • Publication number: 20250349187
    Abstract: There are provided a gaming machine and method that utilize game-logic circuitry and a graphical user interface configured to present a plurality of symbol-bearing base reels and a base array. The symbols include a plurality of triggering symbol types. The plurality of base reels are repeatedly spun and stopped to land symbols from the base reels in the base array. In response to the landed symbols including one of a plurality of triggering events, a bonus game is selected based on the number of triggering symbol types contributing to the triggering event. One or more of the bonus games may also add additional pluralities of symbol bearing reels and arrays based on the number of triggering symbol types contributing to the triggering event. The triggering symbols in the bonus games may be value-bearing symbols, the values borne by the triggering symbols based on their relative frequencies in the triggering event.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 30, 2025
    Publication date: November 13, 2025
    Inventors: Ted HASE, Kyle LEIBOVITZ, Joshua SIEVERDING, Yanis TSOMBANIDIS, Emily WASIELEWSKI, Hong WEI
  • Publication number: 20250273049
    Abstract: There is provided a gaming system, gaming machine, and method that utilize game-logic circuitry and a presentation assembly configured to present symbol positions and award options including award indicia, and further to present: (i) a game outcome by populating the symbol positions with symbols, and (ii) in response to the symbols including at least one trigger symbol and at least one award symbol, an award sequence comprising a cycle for each trigger symbol, each cycle of the award sequence including: selecting a respective one or more award options for each award symbol, updating award indicia for each award symbol based on the award value associated with the respective selected award options, aggregating award values indicated by the updated award indicia of the award symbols, and, in response to determining the award sequence includes one or more remaining cycles, removing the updated award indicia from the award symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2025
    Publication date: August 28, 2025
    Inventors: Yanis TSOMBANIDIS, Ted HASE, Zachary SCHMID, Joshua SIEVERDING, Hong WEI
  • Patent number: 12340660
    Abstract: There is provided a gaming system, gaming machine, and method that utilize game-logic circuitry and a presentation assembly configured to present symbol positions and award options including award indicia, and further to present: (i) a game outcome by populating the symbol positions with symbols, and (ii) in response to the symbols including at least one trigger symbol and at least one award symbol, an award sequence comprising a cycle for each trigger symbol, each cycle of the award sequence including: selecting a respective one or more award options for each award symbol, updating award indicia for each award symbol based on the award value associated with the respective selected award options, aggregating award values indicated by the updated award indicia of the award symbols, and, in response to determining the award sequence includes one or more remaining cycles, removing the updated award indicia from the award symbols.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 24, 2025
    Assignee: LNW Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Yanis Tsombanidis, Ted Hase, Zachary Schmid, Joshua Sieverding, Hong Wei
  • Publication number: 20250111735
    Abstract: There are provided a gaming machine and method that utilize game-logic circuitry and a presentation assembly configured to present a plurality of symbol-bearing base reels and a base array. The plurality of base reels are repeatedly spun and stopped to land symbols from the base reels in the base array. In response to the landed symbols including a triggering symbol combination, a level up mode recursively adds additional pluralities of symbol bearing reels and arrays for each subsequent triggering symbol combination prior to exhaustion of a spin counter. The symbols forming each triggering combination are at least partially removed from the reels and replaced with replacement symbols including enhanced payment symbols to make the game more lucrative at each level.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 3, 2025
    Inventors: Ted HASE, Kyle LEIBOVITZ, Joshua SIEVERDING, Yanis TSOMBANIDIS, Emily WASIELEWSKI, Hong WEI
  • Publication number: 20240119794
    Abstract: There is provided a gaming system, gaming machine, and method that utilize game-logic circuitry and a presentation assembly configured to present symbol positions and award options including award indicia, and further to present: (i) a game outcome by populating the symbol positions with symbols, and (ii) in response to the symbols including at least one trigger symbol and at least one award symbol, an award sequence comprising a cycle for each trigger symbol, each cycle of the award sequence including: selecting a respective one or more award options for each award symbol, updating award indicia for each award symbol based on the award value associated with the respective selected award options, aggregating award values indicated by the updated award indicia of the award symbols, and, in response to determining the award sequence includes one or more remaining cycles, removing the updated award indicia from the award symbols.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Inventors: Yanis TSOMBANIDIS, Ted HASE, Zachary SCHMID, Joshua SIEVERDING, Hong WEI