Patents by Inventor THOMAS ALLEN, II

THOMAS ALLEN, II 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).

  • Gaming system and method with dynamically determined guaranteed awards
    Patent number: 10896579
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods for providing a sequence of a quantity of plays of a game wherein each play of the game is guaranteed to result in at least a currently employed guaranteed award amount.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventor: Thomas Allen, II
  • GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH DYNAMICALLY DETERMINED GUARANTEED AWARDS
    Publication number: 20200388112
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods for providing a sequence of a quantity of plays of a game wherein each play of the game is guaranteed to result in at least a currently employed guaranteed award amount.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2019
    Publication date: December 10, 2020
    Inventor: Thomas Allen, II
  • Gaming system and method providing a slot game in which different sets of symbols are randomly associated with different symbol display areas and used to determine an outcome
    Patent number: 9189926
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method providing a slot game in which, for each play of the slot game, different sets of symbols are randomly associated with different symbol display areas and used to determine an outcome for that play of the slot game. Generally, for each play of the slot game, the gaming system does so by: (a) randomly associating each of a plurality of different sets of symbols with a different one of a plurality of different symbol display areas; (b) for each of the sets of symbols, randomly selecting one of the symbols of that set to determine an outcome for that play of the slot game; and (c) displaying the randomly selected symbols at the associated symbol display areas (i.e., displaying the determined outcome).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Boris Hallerbach, Gretchan P. Pooser, Harvey Duenas, Dave Ross, Marc Meugniot, Dana Veltman, Thomas Allen, II, Kimberly A. Burgess, Lukas Blake, Ken Jacobs, Erik Warren
  • GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING A SLOT GAME IN WHICH DIFFERENT SETS OF SYMBOLS ARE RANDOMLY ASSOCIATED WITH DIFFERENT SYMBOL DISPLAY AREAS AND USED TO DETERMINE AN OUTCOME
    Publication number: 20150072751
    Abstract: Various embodiments of the present disclosure provide a gaming system and method providing a slot game in which, for each play of the slot game, different sets of symbols are randomly associated with different symbol display areas and used to determine an outcome for that play of the slot game. Generally, for each play of the slot game, the gaming system does so by: (a) randomly associating each of a plurality of different sets of symbols with a different one of a plurality of different symbol display areas; (b) for each of the sets of symbols, randomly selecting one of the symbols of that set to determine an outcome for that play of the slot game; and (c) displaying the randomly selected symbols at the associated symbol display areas (i.e., displaying the determined outcome).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Publication date: March 12, 2015
    Inventors: Boris Hallerbach, Gretchan P. Pooser, Harvey Duenas, Dave Ross, Marc Meugniot, Dana Veltman, Thomas Allen, II, Kimberly A. Burgess, Lukas Blake, Ken Jacobs, Erik Warren
  • DOOR PAINTING BRACKET
    Publication number: 20070175390
    Abstract: A door bracket for holding stable and upright two or more doors for painting. The door bracket is formed of interconnecting arms which provide an end which is inserted in the door lock passage of the doors. A bracket of two arms can hold 2 to 3 doors upright, and a bracket of three arms can hold 3 or 4 doors upright while they are painted.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 15, 2006
    Publication date: August 2, 2007
    Inventor: THOMAS ALLEN, II