Patent assignee · US · COMPANY

WMS GAMING, INC.

979Patents
792Active
979Granted
63Portfolio score

Filing activity: Sep 17, 1993 → Sep 11, 2014 · 504 expiring within 5 years

Most-cited patents

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6159097A Gaming machine with variable probability of obtaining bonus game payouts Physics 1,216 Expired
US6159098A Dual-award bonus game for a gaming machine Physics 1,203 Expired
US6190255A Bonus game for a gaming machine Physics 1,135 Expired
US6159095A Video gaming device having multiple stacking features Human Necessities 1,131 Expired
US6155925A Bonus game for gaming machine with payout percentage varying as function of wager Physics 994 Expired
US6347996B1 Gaming machine with concealed image bonus feature Physics 926 Expired
US6004207A Slot machine with incremental pay-off multiplier Physics 909 Expired
US6203429A Gaming machine with bonus mode Human Necessities 880 Expired
US6234897A Gaming device with variable bonus payout feature Human Necessities 725 Expired
US6270411A Gaming machine with animated reel symbols for payoff Physics 722 Expired
US6315660A Gaming machines with board game theme Human Necessities 713 Expired
US5449173A Reel-type slot machine with supplemental payoff Physics 711 Expired
US6517433B2 Reel spinning slot machine with superimposed video image Electricity 614 Expired
US6443837B1 Bonus games for gaming machines with strategy options Physics 597 Expired
US6749510B2 Centralized gaming system with modifiable remote display terminals Physics 579 Expired
US6364766B1 Gaming machine with sorting feature Physics 577 Expired
US6254481A Gaming machine with unified image on multiple video displays Human Necessities 557 Expired
US5456465A Method for determining payoffs in reel-type slot machines Physics 555 Expired
US6561904B2 Decreasing or increasing number of multipliers for a multi-spin slot game Physics 528 Expired
US6428412B1 Gaming machine with interlinked arrangements of puzzle elements Physics 448 Expired
US6517432B1 Gaming machine with moving symbols on symbol array Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 441 Expired
US6358147B1 Gaming machine with multiple payoff modes and award presentation schemes Physics 430 Expired
US6592457B1 Gaming machine with player selected events Human Necessities 420 Expired
US5401024A Keno type video gaming device Physics 400 Expired
US6322309A Bonus game for a gaming machine Physics 389 Expired

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Counts and citation impact are objective bibliographic measures.