Inventor

Benjamin C. Hoffman

Inventor
Reno, NV, US

Overview

37→
Patents
2012–2019
Patent span
Physics
Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 37 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

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G07FCoin-freed or like apparatus97%
H05KPrinted circuits3%
PatentTitleYear
10,438,447Gaming system and method for providing a community bonus event201910,410,477Expanding halo reels game201910,304,279Gaming system, gaming device and gaming method providing stacking symbols and convertible reels201910,217,315Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a cascading symbols game having magnetic symbols and target symbols201910,147,262Gaming system and method for providing a bonus event triggered by a continuous communal game201810,121,325Gaming system and method providing adjustable odds for triggering a group bonus event20189,928,692'Gaming system and method for providing a community bonus event'20189,865,134'Gaming system and method providing adjustable odds for triggering a group bonus event'20189,805,542'Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a cascading symbols game having magnetic symbols and target symbols'20179,799,166'Gaming system, gaming device and method for normalizing different features of an on-demand bonus game'20179,613,501'Single reel game method, device and system'20179,530,287'Gaming system and method providing indication of notable symbols'20169,483,916'Gaming system, gaming device and gaming method providing stacking symbols and convertible reels'20169,437,081'Gaming system and method for providing a community bonus event'20169,437,084'Gaming system and method for providing a cascading symbol game including a plurality of independent reels which provide a stacked symbol functionality'20169,378,619'Gaming system, gaming device and method for normalizing different features of an on-demand bonus game'20169,262,895'Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a cascading symbols game having magnetic symbols and target symbols'20169,189,924'Gaming system and method for providing a bonus event triggered by a continuous communal game'20159,135,785'Gaming system and method providing indication of notable symbols'20159,129,481'Gaming system and method providing adjustable odds for triggering a group bonus event'20159,076,296'Gaming system, gaming device and method for normalizing different features of an on-demand bonus game'20159,033,792'Gaming system, gaming device and gaming method providing additional award opportunities for an activation of a symbol generator based on an occurrence of a triggering event'20158,814,654'Gaming system, gaming device and method providing trace symbols'20148,795,057'Gaming system and method for providing a community bonus event'20148,727,872'Gaming system, gaming device and method for normalizing different features of an on-demand bonus game'20148,662,986'Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a cascading symbols game having magnetic symbols and target symbols'20148,591,308'Gaming system and method providing indication of notable symbols including audible indication'20138,585,487'Gaming system, gaming device and gaming method providing stacking symbols and convertible reels'20138,574,059'Gaming system and method for providing a cascading symbol game including a plurality of independent reels which provide a stacked symbol functionality'20138,496,519'Gaming system and method for providing a bonus event triggered by a continuous communal game'20138,382,572'Gaming system and method for providing a community bonus event'20138,353,762'Gaming system, gaming device and gaming method providing additional award opportunities for an activation of a symbol generator based on an occurrence of a triggering event'20138,262,458'Gaming system, gaming device and gaming method providing additional award opportunities for an activation of a symbol generator based on an occurrence of a triggering event'20128,226,468'Gaming system and method including points of symbol expansion'20128,172,665'Gaming system enabling a symbol driven win evaluation method'20128,113,942'Gaming system and method having a bonus sequence with available symbols determined in a base game'20128,096,877'Gaming system, gaming device and gaming method providing stacking symbols'2012

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

2012–2019Patents assigned to IGT RENO NEV (35)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to HOFFMAN BENJAMIN C (14)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to PARKER CHRISTMAS C (13)· patent assignee history
2012–2015Patents assigned to RODGERS PAULINA (13)· patent assignee history
2012–2019Based in Reno, NV, US· patent location history
2017–2019Patents assigned to URSA MAJOR MEDIA INC (2)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
IGT RENO NEV352012–2019
HOFFMAN BENJAMIN Cself142012–2015
PARKER CHRISTMAS C132012–2015
RODGERS PAULINA132012–2015
URSA MAJOR MEDIA INC22017–2019
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Reno, NV, US372012–2019