Patents by Inventor Tracey Wright

Tracey Wright 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: 8613664
    Abstract: A gaming system includes a wagering interface that may include a plurality of player-selectable quick-bet elements with each quick-bet element indicating a different total wager for a spin of the plurality of reels. Each total wager is divided among a plurality of paylines associated with positions on the reels. A window is configured to display a subset of the plurality of quick-bet elements. A quick-bet element selection slider is configured to allow each of the plurality of player-selectable quick-bet elements to be displayed within the window. The selection slider is movable to a plurality of positions along a slider path such that the position of the selection slider on the slider path determines the subset of quick-bet elements to be displayed in the window. A wagering interface may include a toggling element for switching from a wagering interface having a plurality of player-selectable quick-bet elements to a classic-bet wagering interface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2013
    Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Peter R. Anderson, Dion K. Aoki, Andrew Guinn, Darren Ng, Richard B. Robbins, Richard T. Schwartz, Tracey Wright
  • Patent number: 8425304
    Abstract: A gaming system comprises a wager input device for receiving a primary wager and a display for displaying a primary wagering game. The gaming system further comprises a controller which is operative to (i) detect receipt of the primary wager, (ii) display a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game, (iii) display a feature icon on the display, (iv) detect selection of the feature icon, (v) in response to the selection of the feature icon, display a feature menu on the display, the feature menu displaying a plurality of available features capable of activation in addition to the wagering game, and (vi) in response to a first feature of the feature menu being selected, activate and display the first feature if a first eligibility requirement is satisfied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Mark B. Gagner, Damon E. Gura, Jeremie D. Moll, Darren Ng, Tracey Wright
  • Publication number: 20110117999
    Abstract: A gaming system includes a wagering interface that may include a plurality of player-selectable quick-bet elements with each quick-bet element indicating a different total wager for a spin of the plurality of reels. Each total wager is divided among a plurality of paylines associated with positions on the reels. A window is configured to display a subset of the plurality of quick-bet elements. A quick-bet element selection slider is configured to allow each of the plurality of player-selectable quick-bet elements to be displayed within the window. The selection slider is movable to a plurality of positions along a slider path such that the position of the selection slider on the slider path determines the subset of quick-bet elements to be displayed in the window. A wagering interface may include a toggling element for switching from a wagering interface having a plurality of player-selectable quick-bet elements to a classic-bet wagering interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2010
    Publication date: May 19, 2011
    Applicant: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Peter R. Anderson, Dion K. Aoki, Andrew Guinn, Darren Ng, Richard B. Robbins, Richard T. Schwartz, Tracey Wright
  • Publication number: 20100323779
    Abstract: A gaming system comprises a wager input device for receiving a primary wager and a display for displaying a primary wagering game. The gaming system further comprises a controller which is operative to (i) detect receipt of the primary wager, (ii) display a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game, (iii) display a feature icon on the display, (iv) detect selection of the feature icon, (v) in response to the selection of the feature icon, display a feature menu on the display, the feature menu displaying a plurality of available features capable of activation in addition to the wagering game, and (vi) in response to a first feature of the feature menu being selected, activate and display the first feature if a first eligibility requirement is satisfied.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2008
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Applicant: WMS GAMING INC.
    Inventors: Mark B. Gagner, Damon E. Gura, Jeremie D. Moll, Darren Ng, Tracey Wright
  • Publication number: 20090305321
    Abstract: The present invention relates to G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs) and allosteric modulators thereof. More specifically, the invention relates to allosteric modulators of GPCRs that interact at an intracellular binding site. It also relates to methods for designing or identifying small molecule allosteric modulators, including assays (such as competitive binding assays) and methods employing a homology model for the GPCR intracellular site.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2006
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: ASTRAZENECA AB
    Inventors: Caroline Grahames, Philip Mallinder, Fraser McIntosh, Nicholas Tomkinson, Tracey Wright