Inventor · Daly City, CA, US

Mark C. Nicely

213Patents
31h-index
81Co-inventors
93Inventor score

Filing activity: Oct 4, 1985 → Sep 5, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.