Patents by Inventor Yanhua YIN
Yanhua YIN 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).
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Patent number: 11676452Abstract: A gaming system includes electronic components that implement a value-aggregation procedure for displaying, combining, and awarding credit values in a reel-spinning venue.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2022Date of Patent: June 13, 2023Assignee: LNW Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Qin You, Peter Wilkins, George Napoleon Bouvier, Yanhua Yin, Andrew Rich
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Patent number: 11475734Abstract: A gaming system includes a gaming machine for playing at least one casino wagering game, one or more electronic display devices, and game-logic circuitry. The game-logic circuitry directs at least one of the display devices to display a progressive jackpot, detects, via at least one electronic input device of the gaming machine, a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance, increments the progressive jackpot in response to play of the casino wagering game, directs at least one of the electronic display devices to display an outcome resulting from the casino wagering game, awards the progressive jackpot in response to the displayed outcome being a progressive-winning outcome and/or in response to the progressive jackpot being incremented to a triggering amount, and receives, via at least one of the electronic input devices, a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: October 18, 2022Assignee: SG Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Qin You, Damien James Greig, Shumin Lan, Peter Wilkins, Yanhua Yin
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Patent number: 11367327Abstract: A gaming system includes electronic components that implement a value-aggregation procedure for displaying, combining, and awarding credit values in a reel-spinning venue.Type: GrantFiled: August 3, 2020Date of Patent: June 21, 2022Assignee: SG Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Qin You, Peter Wilkins, George Napoleon Bouvier, Yanhua Yin, Andrew Rich
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Publication number: 20220172566Abstract: A gaming system includes electronic components that implement a value-aggregation procedure for displaying, combining, and awarding credit values in a reel-spinning venue.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2022Publication date: June 2, 2022Inventors: Qin YOU, Peter WILKINS, George Napoleon BOUVIER, Yanhua YIN, Andrew RICH
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Publication number: 20220136294Abstract: A counterbalance mechanism for coupling with a closure panel to assist in opening and closing of the closure panel between a fully closed position and a fully open position of the closure panel, the counterbalance mechanism including: a housing coupled at one end to one of the closure panel and a body of a vehicle by a first connector and at another end by a second connector to the other of the body and the closure panel, the housing containing an extension member and a spring positioned along a longitudinal axis, the spring positioned adjacent to the first connector; the first connector having a body with a connection portion coupled by a connection to an end of the housing positioned at the one end; and a spring retention mechanism for inhibiting extension of the spring out of the one end of the housing, the spring retention mechanism including: a spring retainer positioned between the spring and the end; and a retainer pin positioned between the spring retainer and the end; wherein upon decoupling of the cType: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2021Publication date: May 5, 2022Inventors: Joseph SCHEURING, Wieslaw NOWICKI, Dan COSMIN, Mihai TRAMBITAS, Sen BAI, Yanhua YIN
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Publication number: 20210104125Abstract: A gaming system includes a gaming machine for playing at least one casino wagering game, one or more electronic display devices, and game-logic circuitry. The game-logic circuitry directs at least one of the display devices to display a progressive jackpot, detects, via at least one electronic input device of the gaming machine, a physical item associated with a monetary value that establishes a credit balance, increments the progressive jackpot in response to play of the casino wagering game, directs at least one of the electronic display devices to display an outcome resulting from the casino wagering game, awards the progressive jackpot in response to the displayed outcome being a progressive-winning outcome and/or in response to the progressive jackpot being incremented to a triggering amount, and receives, via at least one of the electronic input devices, a cashout input that initiates a payout from the credit balance.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Qin YOU, Damien James GREIG, Shumin LAN, Peter WILKINS, Yanhua YIN
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Publication number: 20200364982Abstract: A gaming system includes electronic components that implement a value-aggregation procedure for displaying, combining, and awarding credit values in a reel-spinning venue.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 3, 2020Publication date: November 19, 2020Inventors: Qin YOU, Peter WILKINS, George Napoleon BOUVIER, Yanhua YIN, Andrew RICH
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Patent number: 10769888Abstract: A gaming system includes electronic components that implement a value-aggregation procedure for displaying, combining, and awarding credit values in a reel-spinning venue.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2018Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: SG Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Qin You, Peter Wilkins, George Napoleon Bouvier, Yanhua Yin, Andrew Rich
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Patent number: 10726676Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming system including a gaming machine. In response to a triggering event, the gaming system initiates play of a feature game including a plurality of standard symbols and value symbols, the value symbols being associated with one or more values. Value symbols adjacent to one another are combined into a larger composite symbol and held in place on a display device, the standard symbols then replaced with replacement symbols randomly selected from the standard and value symbols. When the replacement symbols include another value symbol adjacent to the composite symbol, the new value symbol is also combined with the composite symbol, increasing its size. At the conclusion of the feature game, a reel associated with the composite symbol is displayed and spun to select an award from a set of possible awards based on the size of the composite symbol.Type: GrantFiled: July 18, 2019Date of Patent: July 28, 2020Assignee: SG Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Qin You, Yanhua Yin, Peter Wilkins, Elizabeth Carter, Jack Chesworth, Ross Malcolm Gilbertson
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Publication number: 20190340880Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming system including a gaming machine. In response to a triggering event, the gaming system initiates play of a feature game including a plurality of standard symbols and value symbols, the value symbols being associated with one or more values. Value symbols adjacent to one another are combined into a larger composite symbol and held in place on a display device, the standard symbols then replaced with replacement symbols randomly selected from the standard and value symbols. When the replacement symbols include another value symbol adjacent to the composite symbol, the new value symbol is also combined with the composite symbol, increasing its size. At the conclusion of the feature game, a reel associated with the composite symbol is displayed and spun to select an award from a set of possible awards based on the size of the composite symbol.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2019Publication date: November 7, 2019Inventors: Qin YOU, Yanhua YIN, Peter WILKINS, Elizabeth CARTER, Jack CHESWORTH, Ross Malcolm GILBERTSON
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Patent number: 10388112Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming system including a gaming machine primarily dedicated for use in playing at least one regulated casino wagering game. In response to a triggering event, the gaming system initiates play of a feature game including a plurality of standard symbols and value symbols, the value symbols being associated with one or more values. One or more of the value symbols are held in place in a group on a display device, the standard symbols then replaced with respective replacement symbols randomly selected from the plurality of standard and value symbols. In response to the replacement symbols including another value symbol, the value symbol is added to the group and at least one of the values of the symbols previously in the group is modified. An award based on the current cumulative value of the held value symbols is determined at the conclusion of the feature game.Type: GrantFiled: June 23, 2016Date of Patent: August 20, 2019Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Qin You, Yanhua Yin, Peter Wilkins, Elizabeth Carter, Jack Chesworth, Ross Malcolm Gilbertson
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Publication number: 20190102992Abstract: A gaming system includes electronic components that implement a value-aggregation procedure for displaying, combining, and awarding credit values in a reel-spinning venue.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 10, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Qin YOU, Peter WILKINS, George Napoleon BOUVIER, Yanhua YIN, Andrew RICH
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Patent number: 10037651Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming system including a gaming machine. In response to a triggering event, the gaming system initiates play of a feature game including a plurality of standard symbols and value symbols, the value symbols being associated with one or more values. Value symbols adjacent to one another are combined into a larger composite symbol and held in place on a display device, the standard symbols then replaced with replacement symbols randomly selected from the standard and value symbols. When the replacement symbols include another value symbol adjacent to the composite symbol, the new value symbol is also combined with the composite symbol, increasing its size. At the conclusion of the feature game, a reel associated with the composite symbol is displayed and spun to select an award from a set of possible awards based on the size of the composite symbol.Type: GrantFiled: December 7, 2017Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Qin You, Yanhua Yin, Peter Wilkins, Elizabeth Carter, Jack Chesworth, Ross Malcolm Gilbertson
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Publication number: 20180102020Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming system including a gaming machine. In response to a triggering event, the gaming system initiates play of a feature game including a plurality of standard symbols and value symbols, the value symbols being associated with one or more values. Value symbols adjacent to one another are combined into a larger composite symbol and held in place on a display device, the standard symbols then replaced with replacement symbols randomly selected from the standard and value symbols. When the replacement symbols include another value symbol adjacent to the composite symbol, the new value symbol is also combined with the composite symbol, increasing its size. At the conclusion of the feature game, a reel associated with the composite symbol is displayed and spun to select an award from a set of possible awards based on the size of the composite symbol.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 7, 2017Publication date: April 12, 2018Inventors: Qin YOU, Yanhua YIN, Peter WILKINS, Elizabeth CARTER, Jack CHESWORTH, Ross Malcolm GILBERTSON
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Publication number: 20170372558Abstract: Disclosed is a gaming system including a gaming machine primarily dedicated for use in playing at least one regulated casino wagering game. In response to a triggering event, the gaming system initiates play of a feature game including a plurality of standard symbols and value symbols, the value symbols being associated with one or more values. One or more of the value symbols are held in place in a group on a display device, the standard symbols then replaced with respective replacement symbols randomly selected from the plurality of standard and value symbols. In response to the replacement symbols including another value symbol, the value symbol is added to the group and at least one of the values of the symbols previously in the group is modified. An award based on the current cumulative value of the held value symbols is determined at the conclusion of the feature game.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 23, 2016Publication date: December 28, 2017Inventors: Qin YOU, Yanhua YIN, Peter WILKINS, Elizabeth CARTER, Jack CHESWORTH, Ross Malcolm GILBERTSON