IGT
Reno, Nevada
United States
2,300
2016-12-29
2,119
2017-12-05
International Game Technology (IGT) is a gaming technology company based in Reno, US. It is the world's largest manufacturer of slot machines and other gaming technology. IGT designs, manufactures, and distributes casino games and gaming systems for land-based and online casinos, as well as lottery and social gaming products. The company also provides services such as consulting, installation, and maintenance of gaming systems. IGT has offices in more than 100 countries and employs over 12,000 people worldwide.
Top Inventors for applications by IGT
These are the the leading inventors for applications assigned to IGT:
- Anthony J. Baerlocher 403 Reno, NV United States
- Jay S. Walker 205 Ridgefield, CT United States
- Mark C. Nicely 129 Daly City, CA United States
- James A. JORASCH 118 Stamford, CT United States
- Steven G. LeMay 117 Reno, NV United States
- Bryan D. Wolf 110 Reno, NV United States
- Joseph E. Kaminkow 101 Reno, NV United States
- Binh T. Nguyen 98 Reno, NV United States
- Dwayne R. Nelson 87 Las Vegas, NV United States
- IGT 84 Reno, NV United States
- James A. Jorasch 81 New York, NY United States
- Paulina Rodgers 72 Reno, NV United States
- Geoffrey M. GELMAN 68 Stamford,, CT United States
- Scott A. Caputo 64 Santa Clara, CA United States
- Stephen C. TULLEY 63 Fairfield, CT United States
- Craig A. Paulsen 61 Reno, NV United States
- Bayard S. Webb 58 Sparks, NV United States
- Ryan W. Cuddy 56 Reno, NV United States
- Robert C. Tedesco 55 Fairfield, CT United States
- Lee E. Cannon 54 Bozeman, MT United States
- Harold E. Mattice 53 Gardnerville, NV United States
- Jamal Benbrahim 52 Reno, NV United States
- Richard J. SCHNEIDER 47 Las Vegas, NV United States
- Chauncey W. Griswold 46 Reno, NV United States
- Daniel E. TEDESCO 46 Huntington, CT United States
- Russell P. Sammon 45 San Francisco, CA United States
- Joseph R. Hedrick 43 Reno, NV United States
- James A. Vasquez 43 Carson City, NV United States
- Erick T. Ching 40 Reno, NV United States
- Bryan Wolf 39 Reno, NV United States
- Dwayne A. Davis 39 Reno, NV United States
- Hans Elias 38 Reno, NV United States
- Michael M. Oberberger 35 Reno, NV United States
- Richard L. Wilder 35 Sparks, NV United States
- Karen M. Cregan 33 Reno, NV United States
- William R. Wells 33 Reno, NV United States
- Jean-Marie GATTO 28 London, United Kingdom
- Richard E. Michaelson 28 Reno, NV United States
- James W. Stockdale 28 Clio, CA United States
- Lance R. Peterson 28 Reno, NV United States
- William R. Brosnan 27 Reno, NV United States
- Richard E. ROWE 27 Las Vegas, NV United States
- Cara L. IDDINGS 27 Henderson, NV United States
- Brian F. Saunders 27 Sunnyvale, CA United States
- Michael MacVittie 27 Reno, NV United States
- Nicole M. BEAULIEU 27 Reno, NV United States
- Paulina Glavich 26 Reno, NV United States
- Dwayne Nelson 25 Las Vegas, NV United States
- Randall D. Mead 25 Reno, NV United States
- Anthony J. Baerlocher 24 South Bend, IN United States
- Thierry BRUNET DE COURSSOU 23 Henderson, NV United States
- Gregory A. Schlottmann 23 Sparks, NV United States
- Cameron A. Filipour 22 Las Vegas, NV United States
- Steven M. Santisi 22 Ridgefield, CT United States
- Daniel J. DeWaal 22 Las Vegas, NV United States
- Zeke Brill 21 Reno, NV United States
- Magdalena M. Fincham 21 Norwalk, CT United States
- Christian E. Gadda 21 Las Vegas, NV United States
- Andrea C. Hughs-Baird 21 Reno, NV United States
- Geoffrey M. Gelman 20 Boston, MA United States
- Norman C. Gilman 20 Stamford, CT United States
- Stephen C. Tulley 20 Monroe, CT United States
- David C. WILLIAMS 20 Carson City, NV United States
- James STOCKDALE 20 Clio, CA United States
- Alexander Casey Naglestad Cohen 20 Reno, NV United States
- Tonja M. PETERSON 20 Reno, NV United States
- Richard Wilder 20 Sparks, NV United States
- Leandro Basallo 19 San Francisco, CA United States
- Aaron T. Jones 19 Reno, NV United States
- Magdalena M. Fincham 19 Ridgefield, CT United States
- Kirk A. Tedsen 19 Reno, NV United States
- Richard E. Rowe 19 Reno, NV United States
- Cari L. Blomquist 19 Reno, NV United States
- Darren Maya 18 Reno, NV United States
- Scott T. Friesen 18 Stamford, CT United States
- Kehl T. LeSourd 18 Reno, NV United States
- Howard M. Marks 18 Scarsdale, NY United States
- Robert E. Breckner 18 Reno, NV United States
- Anthony M. Singer 18 Ringwood, NJ United States
- Michael P. Khamis 18 Reno, NV United States
- Mark W. Bansemer 18 Reno, NV United States
- Binh Nguyen 17 Reno, NV United States
- William R. Adams 16 Las Vegas, NV United States
- David F. ZUCKER 16 Winnetka, IL United States
- Christmas C. Parker 16 Reno, NV United States
- Thomas M. Sparico 16 Hoboken, NJ United States
- Benjamin C. Hoffman 16 Reno, NV United States
- David H. Muir 15 Warnesbay, Australia
- Franco Crivelli 15 Reno, NV United States
- Damien C. Ennis 15 Reno, NV United States
- Mark D. JACKSON 14 Fort Collins, CO United States
- Brian Underdahl 14 VC Highlands, NV United States
- Christopher D. Carlisle 14 Reno, NV United States
- Xuedong Chen 14 Reno, NV United States
- Michael D. Downs 14 Stamford, CT United States
- Kathleen Nylund Jackson 13 Scituate, MA United States
- Ali Saffari 13 Reno, NV United States
- Michael G. MARTINEK 13 Fort Collins, CO United States
- Richard E. Rowe 13 Incline Village, NV United States
- Alexander POPOVICH 13 Henderson, NV United States
Recent patent applications by IGT
IGT based in Reno, US has been assigned the rights to these inventions. The list includes both Pending Applications and Patent Grants:
US20160379443A1
PhysicsGaming systems and methods for operating gaming systems
#2 | 2016-06-16 ✅ Patent 9,666,027 granted on 2017-05-30US20160171830A1
PhysicsFacilitating use of a financial transaction device in a cashless wagering system in a gaming system
#3 | 2016-01-14US20160013999A1
ElectricityLOGGING SERVER APPLIANCE FOR HOSTED SYSTEM COMMUNITIES AND OPERATION CENTER
#4 | 2015-12-10 ✅ Patent 10,032,339 granted on 2018-07-24US20150356813A1
PhysicsMethod and system including enhanced symbol upgrade feature
#5 | 2015-11-12 ✅ Patent 9,472,046 granted on 2016-10-18US20150326639A1
ElectricityElectronic gaming machines as service gateways
#6 | 2015-04-16 ✅ Patent 9,214,059 granted on 2015-12-15US20150105149A1
PhysicsLighting assembly for reel slot machine
#7 | 2015-04-16 ✅ Patent 9,257,004 granted on 2016-02-09US20150102559A1
PhysicsReel basket encoder
#8 | 2015-04-16 ✅ Patent 9,361,751 granted on 2016-06-07US20150102558A1
PhysicsAttachment mechanism for reel basket assembly
#9 | 2015-04-16 ✅ Patent 9,495,827 granted on 2016-11-15US20150102557A1
PhysicsReel basket assembly
#10 | 2015-03-12 ✅ Patent 9,257,013 granted on 2016-02-09US20150072783A1
Human necessitiesFacilitation of gaming event re-creation
#11 | 2015-03-12 ✅ Patent 9,443,381 granted on 2016-09-13US20150072782A1
PhysicsCustomization of gaming event re-creation
#12 | 2015-03-12 ✅ Patent 9,257,005 granted on 2016-02-09US20150072781A1
PhysicsInput/output overlays for facilitation of gaming event re-creation
#13 | 2015-03-12 ✅ Patent 9,286,755 granted on 2016-03-15US20150072777A1
PhysicsCentral player control for facilitation of gaming event re-creation
#14 | 2015-03-12 ✅ Patent 9,514,602 granted on 2016-12-06US20150072776A1
PhysicsSystem data triggering for facilitation of gaming event re-creation
#15 | 2015-03-12 ✅ Patent 9,269,231 granted on 2016-02-23US20150072762A1
PhysicsFacilitating use of a financial transaction device in a cashless wagering system in a gaming system
#16 | 2015-01-15 ✅ Patent 8,992,314 granted on 2015-03-31US20150018084A1
PhysicsUniversal game server
#17 | 2014-12-11 ✅ Patent 9,147,313 granted on 2015-09-29US20140364203A1
PhysicsDynamically configuring electronic gaming machines based on player mobile device activity
#18 | 2014-12-04 ✅ Patent 9,117,340 granted on 2015-08-25US20140357353A1
PhysicsPlayer tracking through touch surface signal conduits
#19 | 2014-11-06 ✅ Patent 9,280,874 granted on 2016-03-08US20140329591A1
PhysicsGaming system and method employing a player-selected feature for a play of a game or using the player-selected feature to modify another feature for a subsequent play of the game
#20 | 2014-09-18US20140278927A1
PhysicsSYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTRIBUTION OF MOBILE ADVERTISEMENTS RELATED TO MOBILE APPLICATIONS
#21 | 2014-09-18US20140278926A1
PhysicsSYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ATTRIBUTION OF MOBILE ADVERTISEMENTS RELATED TO MOBILE APPLICATIONS
#22 | 2014-09-18US20140274372A1
PhysicsTOUCH BUTTON WITH TACTILE ELEMENTS
#23 | 2014-09-18 ✅ Patent 9,189,921 granted on 2015-11-17US20140274349A1
PhysicsProgressive value tracking and publication in gaming systems
#24 | 2014-09-18 ✅ Patent 9,177,437 granted on 2015-11-03US20140274255A1
PhysicsLocalized remote gaming
#25 | 2014-09-11 ✅ Patent 9,070,251 granted on 2015-06-30US20140256419A1
PhysicsMulti-tiered static chain of trust
#26 | 2014-09-11 ✅ Patent 9,378,616 granted on 2016-06-28US20140256418A1
PhysicsDevice security in a gaming machine
#27 | 2014-09-11 ✅ Patent 9,005,018 granted on 2015-04-14US20140256417A1
PhysicsSelecting preferred electronic gaming machines having an availability for use
#28 | 2014-09-11 ✅ Patent 9,098,847 granted on 2015-08-04US20140256411A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing a game including roaming wild symbols
#29 | 2014-09-11 ✅ Patent 9,098,973 granted on 2015-08-04US20140256410A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing a game including roaming wild symbols
#30 | 2014-09-11 ✅ Patent 9,552,690 granted on 2017-01-24US20140256408A1
PhysicsSystem and method for determining the volatility of a game based on one or more external data feeds
#31 | 2014-09-11 ✅ Patent 8,851,979 granted on 2014-10-07US20140256406A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing a symbol elimination game
#32 | 2014-09-11 ✅ Patent 9,177,448 granted on 2015-11-03US20140256402A1
PhysicsGaming system and method providing a slot game including a symbol generator modification event
#33 | 2014-09-11 ✅ Patent 8,905,833 granted on 2014-12-09US20140256401A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing a matching symbols game
#34 | 2014-09-11 ✅ Patent 8,814,651 granted on 2014-08-26US20140256399A1
PhysicsGaming system and method providing a keno game in which numbers can be selected more than once
#35 | 2014-09-04 ✅ Patent 8,821,251 granted on 2014-09-02US20140248949A1
PhysicsGaming system and method providing plays of a game until outcomes associated with one characteristic outnumber outcomes associated with another characteristic by a designated quantity
#36 | 2014-09-04 ✅ Patent 10,726,668 granted on 2020-07-28US20140248941A1
PhysicsTransfer verification of mobile payments
#37 | 2014-09-04 ✅ Patent 8,840,457 granted on 2014-09-23US20140248936A1
PhysicsGaming system and method providing a slot game employing a randomly selected set of reels
#38 | 2014-08-28US20140243067A1
PhysicsVIDEO DISPLAY WITH WINDOW OPENING
#39 | 2014-07-31 ✅ Patent 8,888,577 granted on 2014-11-18US20140213336A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing optimal poker auto-hold functionality with progressive awards
#40 | 2014-07-24 ✅ Patent 9,565,942 granted on 2017-02-14US20140206457A1
Human necessitiesMounting assemblies for a gaming device and associated methods
#41 | 2014-06-26 ✅ Patent 9,345,960 granted on 2016-05-24US20140179387A1
Human necessitiesGaming system and method providing an enhanced winning hand display feature
#42 | 2014-06-12 ✅ Patent 9,875,607 granted on 2018-01-23US20140162768A1
PhysicsMethods and apparatus for providing secure logon to a gaming machine using a mobile device
#43 | 2014-06-12 ✅ Patent 9,489,801 granted on 2016-11-08US20140162761A1
PhysicsCommunity gaming experience
#44 | 2014-06-05 ✅ Patent 9,558,618 granted on 2017-01-31US20140155173A1
PhysicsUsing a message-oriented protocol in a gaming machine
#45 | 2014-06-05US20140155152A1
Human necessitiesPROVIDING FEEDBACK AT A GAMING MACHINE BASED ON A PHYSICAL IMPAIRMENT OF A PLAYER
#46 | 2014-06-03 ✅ Patent 8,740,687 granted on 2014-06-03US13788324
PhysicsGaming system and method providing a keno game providing an additional award if a predicted quantity of symbols matches an actual quantity of symbols associated with one of a plurality of different characteristics
#47 | 2014-05-29 ✅ Patent 9,324,209 granted on 2016-04-26US20140148248A1
PhysicsMethods and architecture for cashless system security
#48 | 2014-05-22 ✅ Patent 9,754,447 granted on 2017-09-05US20140141872A1
PhysicsDynamic player notices for operational changes in gaming machines
#49 | 2014-05-01 ✅ Patent 9,530,277 granted on 2016-12-27US20140121005A1
PhysicsVirtual ticket-in and ticket-out on a gaming machine
#50 | 2014-04-24 ✅ Patent 9,375,644 granted on 2016-06-28US20140113729A1
PhysicsDirectional wireless communication
#51 | 2014-04-17 ✅ Patent 9,443,378 granted on 2016-09-13US20140106872A1
PhysicsGaming machine communication with external systems through a single communication port
#52 | 2014-04-10 ✅ Patent 9,280,865 granted on 2016-03-08US20140098219A1
PhysicsIdentifying defects in a roulette wheel
#53 | 2014-04-03 ✅ Patent 9,314,698 granted on 2016-04-19US20140094318A1
Human necessitiesDistributed game services
#54 | 2014-04-03US20140094293A1
PhysicsMULTI-STAKE, MULTI-LEVEL PROGRESSIVE WITH OVERLAPPING ELIGIBILITY BANDS
#55 | 2014-04-01 ✅ Patent 8,684,810 granted on 2014-04-01US10883952
-Gaming device display and method of use
#56 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 8,672,762 granted on 2014-03-18US20140087879A1
PhysicsGaming system and method providing a selection game associated with selectable visually unblocked objects and unselectable visually blocked objects
#57 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 8,851,989 granted on 2014-10-07US20140087868A1
PhysicsMethod and apparatus for hinging and hanging a gaming machine door
#58 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 8,992,318 granted on 2015-03-31US20140087867A1
PhysicsWearable display system and method
#59 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 8,840,456 granted on 2014-09-23US20140087861A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing an offer and acceptance game
#60 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 8,784,174 granted on 2014-07-22US20140087860A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing an offer and acceptance game
#61 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 9,524,614 granted on 2016-12-20US20140087855A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for permanently increasing the average expected payback percentage of a game for a player
#62 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 9,682,311 granted on 2017-06-20US20140087844A1
Human necessitiesGaming system and method for providing a skill-based game
#63 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 9,533,214 granted on 2017-01-03US20140087841A1
Human necessitiesGaming system and method for providing plays of multiple games
#64 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 9,623,321 granted on 2017-04-18US20140087840A1
Human necessitiesGaming system and method for providing a group event eligibility sequence and a group event
#65 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 9,202,345 granted on 2015-12-01US20140087832A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing a symbol matrix with a moveable symbol display window
#66 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 8,992,301 granted on 2015-03-31US20140087828A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing a game which populates symbols along a path
#67 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 10,607,448 granted on 2020-03-31US20140087827A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing a cascading multiple sided symbol game
#68 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 9,039,512 granted on 2015-05-26US20140087826A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing a game which populates symbols along a path
#69 | 2014-03-27US20140087825A1
PhysicsGAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROVIDING A CASCADING MULTIPLE SIDED SYMBOL GAME
#70 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 9,028,318 granted on 2015-05-12US20140087824A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing a game which populates symbols along a path
#71 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 9,177,447 granted on 2015-11-03US20140087821A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing a symbol matrix with a moveable symbol display window
#72 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 8,795,053 granted on 2014-08-05US20140087820A1
PhysicsGaming system and method providing one or more indications associated with a player-selected symbol combination for a play of a pachisuro-style slot game
#73 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 9,533,216 granted on 2017-01-03US20140087815A1
Human necessitiesGaming system and method for providing a multiple player game
#74 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 9,449,467 granted on 2016-09-20US20140087809A1
PhysicsGaming system and method providing a selection game associated with a plurality of different sets of pickable selections
#75 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 9,530,281 granted on 2016-12-27US20140087808A1
PhysicsGaming system and method providing one of a plurality of different versions of a game based on a player selected skill level
#76 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 9,129,486 granted on 2015-09-08US20140087801A1
PhysicsGaming system and method providing a card game associated with a supplemental pool funded upon an occurrence of a designated outcome and winnable by a player or a dealer
#77 | 2014-03-27 ✅ Patent 9,472,063 granted on 2016-10-18US20140087798A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing a multiple sided card game
#78 | 2014-03-13 ✅ Patent 9,443,379 granted on 2016-09-13US20140073421A1
PhysicsGaming systems and methods for operating gaming systems
#79 | 2014-03-06 ✅ Patent 8,905,836 granted on 2014-12-09US20140066168A1
PhysicsGaming system and method providing multiway evaluation for a game associated with multi-component symbols configured to affect a value of one or more modifiers
#80 | 2014-03-06 ✅ Patent 8,894,481 granted on 2014-11-25US20140066167A1
PhysicsGaming system and method providing multiway evaluation for a game associated with multi-component symbols configured to affect a base count
#81 | 2014-03-06 ✅ Patent 8,979,639 granted on 2015-03-17US20140066166A1
PhysicsGaming system and method providing multiway evaluation for a game associated with multi-component symbols configured to affect a base count and/or a value of one or more modifiers
#82 | 2014-03-06 ✅ Patent 9,214,067 granted on 2015-12-15US20140066162A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing a streaming symbols game
#83 | 2014-02-27 ✅ Patent 9,412,240 granted on 2016-08-09US20140057697A1
PhysicsGaming systems and methods for operating gaming systems
#84 | 2014-02-06 ✅ Patent 9,224,265 granted on 2015-12-29US20140038698A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing an offer and acceptance game
#85 | 2014-01-16 ✅ Patent 9,412,227 granted on 2016-08-09US20140018155A1
PhysicsMethod and apparatus for offering a mobile device version of an electronic gaming machine game at the electronic gaming machine
#86 | 2014-01-16 ✅ Patent 9,039,518 granted on 2015-05-26US20140018154A1
PhysicsSingle sign-on for wager gaming players over a wide-area network
#87 | 2014-01-16US20140018153A1
PhysicsAUDIO PLAYBACK AND CONTROL BETWEEN AN ELECTRONIC GAMING MACHINE AND A MOBILE DEVICE
#88 | 2014-01-16 ✅ Patent 9,805,553 granted on 2017-10-31US20140018146A1
PhysicsGaming system and method providing additional award opportunity based on a plurality of accumulated designated symbols
#89 | 2014-01-09 ✅ Patent 9,245,407 granted on 2016-01-26US20140011569A1
PhysicsGaming system and method that determines awards based on quantities of symbols included in one or more strings of related symbols displayed along one or more paylines
#90 | 2014-01-09 ✅ Patent 8,740,689 granted on 2014-06-03US20140011564A1
PhysicsGaming system and method configured to operate a game associated with a reflector symbol
#91 | 2014-01-09 ✅ Patent 9,418,507 granted on 2016-08-16US20140011563A1
PhysicsGaming system and method providing a group award presentation of a plurality of similar or identical awards
#92 | 2014-01-02US20140004961A1
Human necessitiesMETHODS AND REGULATED GAMING MACHINES INCLUDING SERVICE ORIENTED BLADES ENABLING PLAYER INTERACTION VIA A TOUCH-SCREEN DISPLAY
#93 | 2013-12-26 ✅ Patent 9,039,523 granted on 2015-05-26US20130344942A1
PhysicsAvatar as security measure for mobile device use with electronic gaming machine
#94 | 2013-12-26US20130344941A1
PhysicsDISPLAYING BONUS CONTENT ON A MOBILE DEVICE
#95 | 2013-12-26 ✅ Patent 8,708,804 granted on 2014-04-29US20130344930A1
PhysicsGaming system and method providing a collection game including at least one customizable award collector
#96 | 2013-12-19 ✅ Patent 9,352,227 granted on 2016-05-31US20130337908A1
Human necessitiesUniversal game download system for legacy gaming machines with NVRAM emulation
#97 | 2013-12-19 ✅ Patent 8,764,557 granted on 2014-07-01US20130337903A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing an offer and acceptance game with progressive awards
#98 | 2013-12-19 ✅ Patent 9,076,299 granted on 2015-07-07US20130337902A1
PhysicsGaming system and method for providing an offer and acceptance game with progressive awards
#99 | 2013-12-19US20130337878A1
PhysicsPROJECT EGM DISPLAY ONTO MOBILE DEVICE
#100 | 2013-12-05 ✅ Patent 9,547,329 granted on 2017-01-17US20130324264A1
PhysicsDigital spread spectrum technique for electromagnetic emission reduction
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