Inventor · disambiguated record
William K. Hughes
Also filed as: HUGHES WILLIAM · HUGHES WILLIAM K · HUGHES WILLIAM KEITH
26 granted patents·3 pending applications·203 citations·filing 2008–2022
96Inventor score
Technology areasG07F
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29 records- 0196US11380164B2Gaming system and method for providing randomly determined progressive award reset valuesIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2020·Granted Jul 5, 2022·8 cites·14 claims
- 0295US8506380B2Gaming system, gaming device, and method for enabling a player to select volatility using game symbolsHUGHES WILLIAM K·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 13, 2013·74 cites·42 claims
- 0393US9275523B1Gaming system and method for displaying a plurality of individual symbols at a single symbol display positionIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 1, 2016·23 cites·23 claims
- 0488US8157646B2Gaming system and method for providing a progressive award multiple times before resetting the displayed value of the provided progressive awardPAWLOSKI JASON P·Filed 2009·Granted Apr 17, 2012·21 cites·11 claims
- 0587US9824526B2Gaming system and method for displaying a plurality of individual symbols at a single symbol display positionIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 21, 2017·6 cites·26 claims
- 0686US9342956B2Gaming system, gaming device and method for shifting progressive award contribution ratesHUGHES WILLIAM KEITH·Filed 2012·Granted May 17, 2016·20 cites·30 claims
- 0785US9064379B2Gaming system and method for providing a progressive award multiple times before resetting the displayed value of the provided progressive awardIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2013·Granted Jun 23, 2015·7 cites·20 claims
- 0884US9799167B2Gaming system and method for providing a progressive award multiple times before resetting the displayed value of the provided progressive awardIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 24, 2017·4 cites·21 claims
- 0982US10127762B2Gaming system, gaming device, and method for enabling a player to select volatility using game symbolsIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 13, 2018·3 cites·40 claims
- 1081US8876590B2Gaming system, gaming device, and method for enabling a player to select volatility using game symbolsIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 4, 2014·5 cites·20 claims
- 1178US10192390B2Gaming system, gaming device, and method for enabling a player to select volatility using game symbolsIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 29, 2019·2 cites·31 claims
- 1278US8414385B1Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a selection game with offer and acceptance featuresTREMBLAY AMANDA·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 9, 2013·9 cites·20 claims
- 1377US9293007B2Gaming system and method for providing a progressive award multiple times before resetting the displayed value of the provided progressive awardIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2015·Granted Mar 22, 2016·2 cites·29 claims
- 1477US8545316B2Gaming system and method for providing a progressive award multiple times before resetting the displayed value of the provided progressive awardPAWLOSKI JASON P·Filed 2012·Granted Oct 1, 2013·4 cites·28 claims
- 1575US10186106B2Gaming system and method for determining awards based on interacting symbolsIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 22, 2019·3 cites·21 claims
- 1672US10325445B2Gaming system and method for displaying a plurality of individual symbols at a single symbol display positionIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2017·Granted Jun 18, 2019·1 cites·22 claims
- 1771US10269213B2Gaming system and method providing a game having a sub-symbol award evaluationIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 23, 2019·1 cites·22 claims
- 1870US9501898B1Gaming system and method providing a game having a sub-symbol award evaluationIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 22, 2016·2 cites·20 claims
- 1969US9858760B2Gaming system and method providing a game having a sub-symbol award evaluationIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 2, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
- 2068US9299220B2Gaming system, gaming device, and method for enabling a player to select volatility using game symbolsIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 29, 2016·1 cites·20 claims
- 2167US9251653B2Gaming system and method displaying one or more additional symbols of a group of designated symbols when less than all of the designated symbols of the group are displayedHUGHES WILLIAM K·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 2, 2016·3 cites·35 claims
- 2267US9208648B2Gaming system and method for triggering a random secondary game in association with multiple concurrently played primary gamesIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 8, 2015·2 cites·23 claims
- 2364US9501894B2Gaming system and method for triggering a secondary game in association with multiple concurrently played primary gamesIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 22, 2016·1 cites·17 claims
- 2460US11735005B2Gaming system and method for providing randomly determined progressive award reset valuesIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2022·Granted Aug 22, 2023·0 cites·14 claims
- 2558US2022284766A1Gaming system and method for providing randomly determined progressive award reset valuesIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2022·Application pending·0 cites
- 2650US8602880B2Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a selection game with offer and acceptance featuresIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 10, 2013·0 cites·23 claims
- 2742US10347074B2Gaming system and method displaying one or more additional symbols of a group of designated symbols when less than all of the designated symbols of the group are displayedIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 9, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 2839US2017221309A1Gaming system and method for providing randomly determined progressive award reset valuesIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 2938US2018225915A1Gaming system and method providing a reel-based wagering game having a reel-upgrade featureIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
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