Mark C. Nicely
213Patents
31h-index
81Co-inventors
93Inventor score
Filing activity: Oct 4, 1985 → Sep 5, 2023
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US6241607A | Non-rectangular and/or non-orthogonal arrangement of gambling elements in a gaming apparatus | Physics | 347 | Expired |
| US6196547A | Play strategy for a computer opponent in a electronic card game | Human Necessities | 214 | Expired |
| US7867080B2 | Interactive streak game | Physics | 117 | Expired |
| US6676511B2 | Non-rectangular and/or non-orthogonal arrangement of gambling elements in a gaming apparatus | Physics | 111 | Expired |
| US8529345B2 | Gaming system including a gaming table with mobile user input devices | Physics | 88 | Active |
| US7666093B2 | Gaming method and device involving progressive wagers | Physics | 71 | Expired |
| US7533885B2 | Gaming device having a rotor-based game with a bonus opportunity | Physics | 66 | Expired |
| US8002620B2 | Gaming device providing an award based on a count of outcomes which meets a condition | Physics | 61 | Expired |
| US8870642B2 | Gaming system and method providing a multiplay slot game including a cascading symbols feature in which symbols are removed from corresponding symbol display areas of different sets of symbol display areas | Physics | 55 | Active |
| US9355528B2 | Gaming system and method for providing a cascading symbol game with shifting symbols between multiple symbol display position matrices | Physics | 53 | Active |
| US9349251B2 | Gaming system and method for providing a cascading symbol game with upgrade events | Physics | 51 | Active |
| US7993191B2 | Gaming system, gaming device and method for providing draw poker game | Physics | 51 | Active |
| US7674172B2 | Gaming device having a wheel-based game | Human Necessities | 50 | Active |
| US9275524B2 | Gaming system and method for providing a cascading symbol game with multiple symbol display position elements | Physics | 50 | Active |
| US7614946B2 | Card game enabling separate evaluations for multiple game outcome combinations | Physics | 49 | Expired |
| US8287364B2 | Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a game in which a player collects emblems by positioning accumulators in a field | Physics | 47 | Active |
| US9202345B2 | Gaming system and method for providing a symbol matrix with a moveable symbol display window | Physics | 46 | Active |
| US7748714B2 | Casino card game | Physics | 46 | Expired |
| US9430900B2 | Gaming system and method for providing a symbol matrix with a moveable symbol display window | Physics | 44 | Active |
| US8137174B2 | Gaming system, gaming device, and method providing multiple hand card game | Human Necessities | 44 | Active |
| US9177447B2 | Gaming system and method for providing a symbol matrix with a moveable symbol display window | Physics | 43 | Active |
| US4839801A | Architecture for block processing computer system | Physics | 40 | Expired |
| US8277305B2 | Gaming device and method for providing a free spin game with payline multipliers | Physics | 40 | Active |
| US8079903B2 | Gaming system, gaming device and method of providing selection game with interdependent award distribution | Physics | 40 | Active |
| US7708630B2 | Rotor-based gaming device having a system for changing the quantity of potential game outcomes for subsequent plays | Human Necessities | 34 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.