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William R. Adams
Also filed as: ADAMS II WILLIAM R · ADAMS WILLIAM · ADAMS WILLIAM E · ADAMS WILLIAM M
55 granted patents·26 pending applications·15,007 citations·filing 1973–2023
99Inventor score
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81 records- 0199US6616142B2Game with reservable wild indiciaANCHOR GAMING·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 9, 2003·583 cites·41 claims
- 0299US6494454B2Game with reservable wild indiciaANCHOR GAMING·Filed 2001·Granted Dec 17, 2002·408 cites·89 claims
- 0399US6120031AGame with reservable wild indiciaSTUD D D INC·Filed 1997·Granted Sep 19, 2000·912 cites·19 claims
- 0499US5911418AMethods of playing card games with an additional payout indicatorANCHOR GAMING·Filed 1997·Granted Jun 15, 1999·1.1k cites·59 claims
- 0599US5848932AMethod of playing game and gaming games with an additional payout indicatorANCHOR GAMING·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 15, 1998·1.9k cites·69 claims
- 0699US5823874AMethod of playing game and gaming device with an additional payout indicatorANCHOR GAMING·Filed 1996·Granted Oct 20, 1998·1.7k cites·41 claims
- 0798US7025674B2Method and apparatus for awarding and redeeming promotional points at an electronic gameIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 11, 2006·509 cites·8 claims
- 0898US6322078B1Game with reservable wild indiciaSTUD D D INC·Filed 2000·Granted Nov 27, 2001·301 cites·21 claims
- 0998US6113098AGaming device with supplemental ticket dispenserANCHOR GAMING·Filed 1998·Granted Sep 5, 2000·732 cites·34 claims
- 1098US5882261AMethod of playing game and gaming device with at least one additional payout indicatorANCHOR GAMING·Filed 1996·Granted Mar 16, 1999·1.4k cites·31 claims
- 1197US6334814B1Method of playing game and gaming games with an additional payout indicatorANCHOR GAMING·Filed 1998·Granted Jan 1, 2002·807 cites·14 claims
- 1297US6089978AMethod of playing game and gaming games with an additional payout indicatorANCHOR GAMING·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 18, 2000·1.2k cites·7 claims
- 1397US5431408ACard game with travelling wild cardDD STUD INC·Filed 1994·Granted Jul 11, 1995·548 cites·11 claims
- 1495US6722976B2Method of playing game and gaming device with interactive driving game displayIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2002·Granted Apr 20, 2004·156 cites·14 claims
- 1594US6840858B2Method of playing a wagering game and gaming devices with a bingo-type secondary gameIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2003·Granted Jan 11, 2005·222 cites·27 claims
- 1694US6386974B1Method of playing game and gaming device with interactive driving game displayANCHOR GAMING·Filed 1998·Granted May 14, 2002·299 cites·19 claims
- 1794US5397125AGaming device with payouts of multiple formsANCHOR COIN INC·Filed 1993·Granted Mar 14, 1995·578 cites·18 claims
- 1893US8070590B2Methods and apparatus for providing tickets from gaming devices and/or lottery terminals which are not dependent on a player's success on the underlying gameCANNON LEE E·Filed 2008·Granted Dec 6, 2011·34 cites·7 claims
- 1993US7156736B2Methods of conducting games of chance and gaming devices with multiple pay linesIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2005·Granted Jan 2, 2007·41 cites·20 claims
- 2093US7048275B2System to provide a player with the ability to reserve a wild indicia for use in one or more subsequent gamesIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2003·Granted May 23, 2006·87 cites·44 claims
- 2193US6827646B2Slot machine with an additional payout indicatorIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2002·Granted Dec 7, 2004·157 cites·42 claims
- 2292US8328632B2Methods and apparatus for providing tickets from gaming devices and/or lottery terminals which are not dependent on a player's success on the underlying gameCANNON LEE E·Filed 2011·Granted Dec 11, 2012·15 cites·3 claims
- 2391US8387838B2Device for use in folding fitted sheetsADAMS JANET F·Filed 2010·Granted Mar 5, 2013·28 cites·6 claims
- 2491US7329182B2Methods of conducting games of chance and gaming devices with multiple pay linesIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2007·Granted Feb 12, 2008·32 cites·20 claims
- 2591US6605000B2Slot machine with additional payout indicatorIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2002·Granted Aug 12, 2003·138 cites·19 claims
- 2690US8678916B2Methods and apparatus for providing tickets from gaming devices and/or lottery terminalsIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2012·Granted Mar 25, 2014·22 cites·12 claims
- 2790US4684456AControl of bed expansion in expanded bed reactorLUMMUS CREST INC·Filed 1985·Granted Aug 4, 1987·82 cites·14 claims
- 2889US6869357B2Methods of conducting games of chance and gaming devices with multiple pay linesIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2001·Granted Mar 22, 2005·122 cites·12 claims
- 2988US7686687B2Methods and apparatus for providing tickets from gaming devices and/or lottery terminals which are not dependent on a player's success on the underlying gameIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2003·Granted Mar 30, 2010·106 cites·1 claims
- 3086US7226358B2Method, apparatus and system for gaming using a rotatable payout indicatorIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 5, 2007·118 cites·20 claims
- 3186US4603058APost-treatment of cured, radiation sensitive, polymerizable resins to eliminate surface tackMACDERMID INC·Filed 1984·Granted Jul 29, 1986·36 cites·23 claims
- 3281US4707245ATemperature control for hydrogenation reactionsLUMMUS CREST INC·Filed 1985·Granted Nov 17, 1987·41 cites·15 claims
- 3380US6709332B2Method of playing game and gaming device comprising a primary gaming unit and a pinball-type gameIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 23, 2004·51 cites·16 claims
- 3479US4540118AVariable air volume air conditioning systemREYNOLDS TOBACCO CO R·Filed 1984·Granted Sep 10, 1985·40 cites·14 claims
- 3578US8419526B1Methods and apparatus for providing tickets from gaming devices and/or lottery terminalsCANNON LEE E·Filed 2000·Granted Apr 16, 2013·49 cites·11 claims
- 3677US6663488B1Method of playing game and gaming games with an additional payout indicatorIGT RENO NEV·Filed 1998·Granted Dec 16, 2003·187 cites·20 claims
- 3772US7389743B2Livestock sorting facilityADAMS LAND & CATTLE CO·Filed 2005·Granted Jun 24, 2008·6 cites·16 claims
- 3872US6358146B1Method of playing game and gaming device comprising a primary gaming unit and a pinball-type gameANCHOR GAMING·Filed 1999·Granted Mar 19, 2002·116 cites·42 claims
- 3971US11819008B2Livestock sorting facilityADAMS LAND & CATTLE CO·Filed 2022·Granted Nov 21, 2023·0 cites·4 claims
- 4071US4493736ATarnish-resistant copper alloy and method of preparationTRINDIUM CORP OF AMERICA·Filed 1983·Granted Jan 15, 1985·18 cites·2 claims
- 4168US5362334AComposition and process for treatment of metallic surfacesMACDERMID INC·Filed 1993·Granted Nov 8, 1994·33 cites·12 claims
- 4268US5021147ASolid addition and withdrawalLUMMUS CREST INC·Filed 1989·Granted Jun 4, 1991·23 cites·6 claims
- 4367US7509923B2Livestock sorting facilityADAMS LAND & CATTLE COMPANY·Filed 2007·Granted Mar 31, 2009·5 cites·3 claims
- 4465US4875995ASolid addition and withdrawalLUMMUS CREST INC·Filed 1988·Granted Oct 24, 1989·22 cites·9 claims
- 4565US4744887ASolid addition and withdrawalLUMMUS CREST INC·Filed 1985·Granted May 17, 1988·22 cites·6 claims
- 4664US2009042634A1Methods and apparatus for providing tickets from gaming devices and/or lottery terminals which are not dependent on a player's success on the underlying gameIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2008·Application pending·0 cites
- 4761US11324203B2Livestock sorting facilityADAMS LAND & CATTLE CO·Filed 2018·Granted May 10, 2022·0 cites·20 claims
- 4861US2007184895A1Method of Playing Game and Gaming Games with an Additional Payout IndicatorIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2007·Application pending·0 cites
- 4960US5654126APhotodefinable dielectric composition useful in the manufacture of printed circuitsMACDERMID INC·Filed 1996·Granted Aug 5, 1997·15 cites·16 claims
- 5060US2007105613A1Specialized advertising displays for gaming machines and systemsIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2006·Application pending·0 cites
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