Inventor · Bozeman, MT, US

Lee E. Cannon

99Patents
35h-index
31Co-inventors
88Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 4, 1976 → Nov 9, 2016

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6652378B2 Gaming machines and systems offering simultaneous play of multiple games and methods of gaming Physics 995 Expired
US5766074A Device and method for displaying a final gaming result Physics 514 Expired
US6780111B2 Method, apparatus and system for perpetual bonus game Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 379 Expired
US6786824B2 Method, apparatus, and system for providing a player with opportunities to win a feature event award Physics 375 Expired
US6860810B2 Gaming machines and systems offering simultaneous play of multiple games and methods of gaming Physics 366 Expired
US6984174B2 Method and apparatus for a player-controllable bonus game Physics 266 Expired
US6837788B2 Method of playing a dual wagering game Physics 251 Expired
US7169041B2 Method and system for weighting odds to specific gaming entities in a shared bonus event Physics 233 Expired
US6746328B2 Multiplier per selected indicia Physics 210 Expired
US7314408B2 Methods and apparatus for a competitive bonus game with variable odds Human Necessities 187 Expired
US6800026B2 Method and apparatus for competitive bonus games with a player as the house Physics 187 Expired
US7785188B2 Gaming device including a plurality of selectable positions and an outcome modifier Physics 170 Active
US7077744B2 Competitive, matrix type game, play thereof as a bonus event to a primary game, and apparatus and systems for implementing the game Human Necessities 167 Expired
US7018292B2 Methods and systems for metered raffle-style gaming Physics 166 Expired
US7976389B2 Method and apparatus for gaming machines with a tournament play bonus feature Physics 152 Expired
US6991538B2 Gaming device having a card game with negative impact cards Physics 147 Expired
US7393280B2 Class of feature event games suitable for linking to multiple gaming machines Physics 144 Expired
US7959507B2 Multi-player bingo game and methods for determining game-winning awards Physics 130 Active
US7326116B2 Method and device implementing a player configurable gaming machine Physics 107 Expired
US7824267B2 Method and apparatus for gaming machines with a tournament play bonus feature Physics 106 Active
US7357714B2 Method and apparatus for providing an advantage to a player in a bonus game Physics 100 Expired
US7686687B2 Methods and apparatus for providing tickets from gaming devices and/or lottery terminals which are not dependent on a player's success on the underlying game Human Necessities 100 Expired
US6746330B2 Method and device for implementing a coinless gaming environment Physics 96 Expired
US7470186B2 Gaming device having a game with sequential display of numbers Physics 91 Expired
US7052392B2 Method and apparatus for providing an advantage to a player in a bonus game Physics 74 Expired

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