Patents by Inventor William Langston

William Langston 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: 11847894
    Abstract: A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a control unit programmed to initiate an instance of a primary game and spin and stop virtual reel strips to display an outcome of the primary game. The control unit detects an appearance of a winning combination of game symbols in the outcome and provides an initial award based on the winning combination, and detects an appearance of the collect symbol and a credit prize symbol in the outcome, determines an amount of credits associated with the credit prize symbol, and a bonus award including the determined amount of credits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: KONAMI GAMING, INC.
    Inventors: Satoshi Suda, William Langston
  • Publication number: 20220406141
    Abstract: A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a control unit programmed to initiate an instance of a primary game and spin and stop virtual reel strips to display an outcome of the primary game. The control unit detects an appearance of a winning combination of game symbols in the outcome and provides an initial award based on the winning combination, and detects an appearance of the collect symbol and a credit prize symbol in the outcome, determines an amount of credits associated with the credit prize symbol, and a bonus award including the determined amount of credits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2022
    Publication date: December 22, 2022
    Inventors: Satoshi Suda, William Langston
  • Patent number: 11335168
    Abstract: A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a control unit programmed to initiate an instance of a primary game and spin and stop virtual reel strips to display an outcome of the primary game. The control unit detects an appearance of a winning combination of game symbols in the outcome and provides an initial award based on the winning combination, and detects an appearance of the collect symbol and a credit prize symbol in the outcome, determines an amount of credits associated with the credit prize symbol, and a bonus award including the determined amount of credits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 17, 2022
    Assignee: Konami Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Suda, William Langston
  • Publication number: 20210110663
    Abstract: A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a control unit programmed to initiate an instance of a primary game and spin and stop virtual reel strips to display an outcome of the primary game. The control unit detects an appearance of a winning combination of game symbols in the outcome and provides an initial award based on the winning combination, and detects an appearance of the collect symbol and a credit prize symbol in the outcome, determines an amount of credits associated with the credit prize symbol, and a bonus award including the determined amount of credits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 12, 2020
    Publication date: April 15, 2021
    Inventors: Satoshi Suda, William Langston
  • Patent number: 10733845
    Abstract: A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a control unit programmed to initiate an instance of a primary game and spin and stop virtual reel strips to display an outcome of the primary game. The control unit detects an appearance of a winning combination of game symbols in the outcome and provides an initial award based on the winning combination, and detects an appearance of the collect symbol and a credit prize symbol in the outcome, determines an amount of credits associated with the credit prize symbol, and a bonus award including the determined amount of credits.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 4, 2020
    Assignee: Konami Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Satoshi Suda, William Langston
  • Patent number: 10631772
    Abstract: Methods are provided for non-invasive early screening of a subject for a neurodegenerative disorder, by analyzing one or more parameters associated with the neurodegenerative disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: PARKINSON'S INSTITUTE
    Inventors: J. William Langston, Ruksana Azhu Valappil
  • Publication number: 20190295377
    Abstract: A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a control unit programmed to initiate an instance of a primary game and spin and stop virtual reel strips to display an outcome of the primary game. The control unit detects an appearance of a winning combination of game symbols in the outcome and provides an initial award based on the winning combination, and detects an appearance of the collect symbol and a credit prize symbol in the outcome, determines an amount of credits associated with the credit prize symbol, and a bonus award including the determined amount of credits.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 22, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Satoshi Suda, William Langston
  • Publication number: 20190085394
    Abstract: The present invention provides methods for defining a disease or condition with a wide range of etiologies based on clustering of genes belong to the same biological pathway and observed frequencies or prevalence of various patient factors assessed in a given patient population, including motor and non-motor symptoms, neuropathology, age of onset, genetics, and involvement of peripheral autonomic system, including the enteric nervous system of the gastrointestinal (GI) system. Also disclosed herein are methods and kits for early diagnosis and treatment of subjects for multisystem Lewy body disease (MLBD), including Parkinson's disease, and/or one or more GI conditions that indicate a propensity for MLBD.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 14, 2016
    Publication date: March 21, 2019
    Inventors: J. William Langston, Birgitt SCHÜLE, Linda REES, R. Jeremy NICHOLS, Carrolee BARLOW
  • Patent number: 10233422
    Abstract: Methods of generating cell lines with a sequence variation or copy number variation of a gene of interest, methods of use thereof, and cell lines with a sequence variation or copy number variation of a gene of interest are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2019
    Assignees: PARKINSON'S INSTITUTE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Renee Ann Reijo Pera, J. William Langston, Birgitt Schule, Theodore D. Palmer, Blake Byers, Ha Nam Nguyen, James Anthony Byrne, Branden John Cord
  • Publication number: 20180276717
    Abstract: Described are systems, media, methods, and platforms that provide an application for generating content-limited, interactive previews for electronic media. The application includes an interface allowing a content provider to upload a full electronic media and select one or more contiguous subsets of the media, a module configured to process the electronic media to restrict consumer access to the one or more contiguous subsets of the full electronic media, an interface allowing the content provider to input promotional content, a module configured to integrate the promotional content into the one or more contiguous subsets of the full electronic media to form the content-limited, interactive preview for the electronic media, and a module configured to send an invitation to the consumer to view the preview. The previews operate in a sharing economy wherein a consumer gains access to a preview by sharing an invitation with at least one other consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2016
    Publication date: September 27, 2018
    Inventors: Daniel William LANGSTON, David William DUNHAM, Joel David DUNHAM
  • Publication number: 20180110768
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods utilizing a nicotinic receptor modulator, e.g., to reduce or eliminate a side effect associated with dopaminergic agent treatment. In some embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods utilizing a combination of a dopaminergic agent and a nicotinic receptor modulator that reduces or eliminates a side effect associated with dopaminergic agent treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2017
    Publication date: April 26, 2018
    Inventors: Maryka QUIK, Donato DI MONTE, J. William LANGSTON
  • Publication number: 20170238861
    Abstract: Methods are provided for non-invasive early screening of a subject for a neurodegenerative disorder, by analyzing one or more parameters associated with the neurodegenerative disorder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 6, 2017
    Publication date: August 24, 2017
    Inventors: J. William LANGSTON, Ruksana AZHU VALAPPIL
  • Publication number: 20170114324
    Abstract: Methods of generating cell lines with a sequence variation or copy number variation of a gene of interest, methods of use thereof, and cell lines with a sequence variation or copy number variation of a gene of interest are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2016
    Publication date: April 27, 2017
    Inventors: Renee Ann REIJO PERA, J. William LANGSTON, Birgitt SCHULE, Theodore D. PALMER, Blake BYERS, Ha Nam NGUYEN, James Anthony BYRNE, Branden John CORD
  • Patent number: 9622669
    Abstract: Methods are provided for non-invasive early screening of a subject for a neurodegenerative disorder, by analyzing one or more parameters associated with the neurodegenerative disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2017
    Assignee: PARKINSON'S INSTITUTE
    Inventors: J. William Langston, Ruksana Azhu Valappil
  • Publication number: 20170091831
    Abstract: Described are systems, media, methods, and platforms that provide an application for generating content-limited, interactive previews for electronic media. The application includes an interface allowing a content provider to upload a full electronic media and select one or more contiguous subsets of the media, a module configured to process the electronic media to restrict consumer access to the one or more contiguous subsets of the full electronic media, an interface allowing the content provider to input promotional content, a module configured to integrate the promotional content into the one or more contiguous subsets of the full electronic media to form the content-limited, interactive preview for the electronic media, and a module configured to send an invitation to the consumer to view the preview. The previews operate in a sharing economy wherein a consumer gains access to a preview by sharing an invitation with at least one other consumer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2015
    Publication date: March 30, 2017
    Inventors: Daniel William Langston, David William Dunham, Joel David Dunham
  • Patent number: 9464273
    Abstract: Methods of generating cell lines with a sequence variation or copy number variation of a gene of interest, methods of use thereof, and cell lines with a sequence variation or copy number variation of a gene of interest are provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignees: PARKINSON'S INSTITUTE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE LELAND STANFORD JUNIOR UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Renee Ann Reijo Pera, J. William Langston, Birgitt Schule, Theodore D. Palmer, Blake Byers, Ha Nam Nguyen, James Anthony Byrne, Branden John Cord
  • Publication number: 20160235732
    Abstract: The invention provides compositions and methods utilizing a nicotinic receptor modulator, e.g., to reduce or eliminate a side effect associated with dopaminergic agent treatment. In some embodiments, the invention provides compositions and methods utilizing a combination of a dopaminergic agent and a nicotinic receptor modulator that reduces or eliminates a side effect associated with dopaminergic agent treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2015
    Publication date: August 18, 2016
    Inventors: Maryka QUIK, Donato DI MONTE, J. William LANGSTON
  • Publication number: 20150044193
    Abstract: Compositions and methods are provided for treating a disorder characterized by ?-synuclein dysfunction and/or altered lipid metabolism.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2014
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Amy B. Manning-Bog, Birgitt Schüle, J. William Langston, Clifford A. Lingwood, Michael S. McGrath, Arasteh Ari Azhir
  • Publication number: 20150037257
    Abstract: Human-derived fibroblast cells with copy number variation for alpha-synuclein, and methods of use thereof, are provided. For example, compositions and methods for high through-put screening of potential therapies for neurodegenerative disease such as Parkinson's disease are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2012
    Publication date: February 5, 2015
    Inventors: Sally Mak, Birgitt Schüle, J. William Langston
  • Publication number: 20140356455
    Abstract: Methods of generating cell lines with a sequence variation or copy number variation of a gene of interest, methods of use thereof, and cell lines with a sequence variation or copy number variation of a gene of interest are provided.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2013
    Publication date: December 4, 2014
    Applicants: The Board of Trustees of the Leland Stanford Junior University, Parkinson's Institute
    Inventors: Renee Ann Reijo Pera, J. William Langston, Birgitt Schule, Theodore D. Palmer, Blake Byers, Ha Nam Nguyen, James Anthony Byrne, Branden John Cord