Inventor · Reno, NV, US

William K. Bertram

19Patents
13h-index
17Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Jan 2, 1985 → Sep 5, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US6537150B1 Gaming devices having reverse-mapped game set Physics 583 Expired
US7575517B2 Techniques for generating random awards using a plurality of average values Physics 330 Expired
US5393067A System, method and apparatus for generating large jackpots on live game card tables Human Necessities 310 Expired
US5796389A Reduced noise touch screen apparatus and method Physics 309 Expired
US4911449A Reel monitoring device for an amusement machine Physics 178 Expired
US5058893A Reel monitoring device for an amusement machine Physics 95 Expired
US7628691B2 Dynamic paytable for interactive games Physics 82 Expired
US6476798B1 Reduced noise touch screen apparatus and method Physics 64 Expired
US6541921B1 Illumination intensity control in electroluminescent display Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 64 Expired
US4660833A Reel monitoring and diagnostic device for an amusement machine Physics 56 Expired
US6734843B2 Reduced noise touch screen apparatus and method Physics 28 Expired
US7811168B2 Random pay gaming system using weighting function with maximum, minimum, and average value Physics 18 Expired
US7887415B2 Random payout while maintaining the progressive prize pool at the predetermined average pool size Physics 13 Active
US10493329B1 Golf ball tracking system and method Human Necessities 9 Active
US7871328B2 Random pay using non-gaming revenue Physics 8 Active
US8814659B2 Techniques for generating a random awards using a plurality of average values Physics 2 Active
US9501900B2 Gaming system and method combining RNG-based machines and hybrid finite pool-based machines Physics 1 Active
US8715064B2 Dynamic paytable for interactive games Physics 1 Active
US8544560B2 Drive mechanism Fixed Constructions 0 Active

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