Inventor · Reno, NV, US

Rick Rowe

38Patents
23h-index
26Co-inventors
85Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 10, 1996 → Sep 4, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5885158A Gaming system for multiple progressive games Human Necessities 776 Expired
US6676522B2 Gaming system including portable game devices Human Necessities 621 Expired
US6620046B2 Method and system for funding and awarding bonuses in a gaming environment Physics 447 Expired
US6800029B2 Gaming environment including portable transaction devices for rating players Human Necessities 397 Expired
US7780529B2 System, method and interface for monitoring player game play in real time Physics 267 Expired
US6884170B2 Method and apparatus for graphically portraying gaming environment and information regarding components thereof Physics 227 Expired
US6830515B2 Method and apparatus for supporting wide area gaming network Physics 99 Expired
US6979264B2 Method and system for verifying entitlement to play a game using biometric identifier Human Necessities 98 Expired
US7775876B2 Method and apparatus for tracking game play Physics 81 Expired
US8979646B2 Casino patron tracking and information use Physics 65 Active
US6892182B1 Method and apparatus for ticket generation and accounting Physics 60 Expired
US7083518B2 Bonus system and method of awarding a bonus without playing a game Physics 45 Expired
US6485366B1 Electronic gaming method and apparatus using simulated number card deck Human Necessities 43 Expired
US7083520B2 In-room game promotion and demonstration method and system Physics 39 Expired
US8135644B2 Method and apparatus for facilitating monetary and reward transactions and accounting in a gaming environment Physics 38 Active
US7008321B2 Method and system for issuing and using gaming machine receipts Physics 38 Expired
US7300352B2 Method and apparatus for graphically portraying gaming environment and information regarding components thereof Physics 37 Expired
US7008320B2 Gaming machine with receipt generation capabilities Physics 33 Expired
US7526447B2 Method and apparatus for facilitating monetary and reward transactions and accounting in a gaming environment Physics 32 Expired
US7399229B2 Method and apparatus for managing gaming machine code downloads Physics 28 Active
US8452687B2 Method and apparatus for facilitating and monitoring monetary transactions and rewards in a gaming environment Physics 28 Active
US7131909B2 Method and apparatus for managing gaming machine code downloads Physics 25 Expired
US8600800B2 Parking locator system including promotion distribution system Physics 24 Active
US8688509B2 Parking locator system providing variably priced parking fees Physics 21 Active
US7707507B1 Method and system for configuring a graphical user interface based upon a user profile Physics 17 Expired

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