Inventor · Decatur, GA, US

Daniel Marks

166Patents
25h-index
37Co-inventors
90Inventor score

Filing activity: Feb 28, 2001 → Nov 12, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6604740B1 Slot machine game having a plurality of ways to designate one or more wild symbols (select-a-wild) Physics 457 Expired
US6910962B2 Electronic game and method for playing a game based upon removal and replacing symbols in the game matrix Human Necessities 299 Expired
US6960133B1 Slot machine game having a plurality of ways for a user to obtain payouts based on selection of one or more symbols (power pays) Physics 284 Expired
US6869360B2 Gaming apparatus and method including a multiplier feature and bonus features Physics 244 Expired
US7357713B2 Electronic game and method for playing a game based upon removal and replacing symbols in the game metrix Human Necessities 115 Expired
US7494413B2 Slot machine game having a plurality of ways for a user to obtain payouts for one or more additional pay lines formed by the appearance of special symbols in a symbol matrix Physics 106 Expired
US7357716B2 Slot machine game having a plurality of ways to issue a percentage of a progressive award based upon any wager level (“percentage progressive”) Physics 104 Expired
US7402102B2 Gaming device having multiple symbols at a single symbol position Physics 89 Expired
US7192347B1 Game machine having a plurality of ways for a user to obtain payouts based on the appearance of any and all symbols within an active symbol matrix (“what you see is what you get”) Physics 82 Expired
US8083581B2 Electronic game and method for playing a game based upon removal and replacing symbols in the game matrix Human Necessities 81 Active
US9251667B2 Game machine having a plurality of ways for a user to obtain payouts based on the appearance of any and all symbols within an active symbol matrix (WYSIWYG) Physics 71 Active
US7252589B1 Method of playing a slot machine (“re-spin & re-pay”) Physics 71 Expired
USD890790S1 Display screen with an animated graphical interface General 70 Active
US7704141B1 Slot machine game having a plurality of ways for a user to obtain payouts based on the selection of one or more symbol positions in the symbol matrix (“Lucky Spot”) Physics 68 Expired
US7758414B1 Method of playing a slot machine game (“Directional Wilds”) Physics 65 Expired
US8221206B2 Gaming device having a partial selectable symbol matrix Physics 59 Active
US6935947B1 Slot machine game having a plurality of ways for a user to obtain payouts based upon matching two or more symbols drawn from the symbol matrix during one or more spins (“Pair' em Up”) Physics 55 Expired
USD949167S1 Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface set General 53 Active
US6893342B1 Slot machine game having a plurality of ways for a user to intuitively obtain payouts Physics 40 Expired
USD978174S1 Display screen or portion thereof with a transitional graphical user interface General 34 Active
US7785191B2 Slot machine game having a plurality of ways for a user to obtain payouts based on selection of one or more symbols (power pays) Physics 33 Active
US7819740B2 Gaming device having a plurality of paylines and different modifiers associated with the paylines Physics 32 Active
US7625280B2 Gaming device having separately and simultaneously displayed paylines Physics 31 Expired
US7578740B2 Gaming device and method having payline progressive awards Physics 29 Active
US7749072B1 Method of providing free games on a slot machine device Physics 27 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.