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Benjamin C. Hoffman
Also filed as: HOFFMAN BENJAMIN · HOFFMAN BENJAMIN C · HOFFMAN BENJAMIN CRAMBLET
37 granted patents·3 pending applications·792 citations·filing 2007–2018
98Inventor score
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40 records- 0198US9262895B2Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a cascading symbols game having magnetic symbols and target symbolsIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2014·Granted Feb 16, 2016·58 cites·20 claims
- 0298US8382572B2Gaming system and method for providing a community bonus eventIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 26, 2013·159 cites·14 claims
- 0397US8662986B2Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a cascading symbols game having magnetic symbols and target symbolsRODGERS PAULINA·Filed 2008·Granted Mar 4, 2014·79 cites·20 claims
- 0497US8574059B2Gaming system and method for providing a cascading symbol game including a plurality of independent reels which provide a stacked symbol functionalityRODGERS PAULINA·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 5, 2013·93 cites·20 claims
- 0593US9135785B2Gaming system and method providing indication of notable symbolsIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 15, 2015·20 cites·36 claims
- 0693US8226468B2Gaming system and method including points of symbol expansionHOFFMAN BENJAMIN C·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 24, 2012·53 cites·38 claims
- 0792US9530287B2Gaming system and method providing indication of notable symbolsIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 27, 2016·11 cites·24 claims
- 0892US8591308B2Gaming system and method providing indication of notable symbols including audible indicationHOFFMAN BENJAMIN C·Filed 2008·Granted Nov 26, 2013·31 cites·24 claims
- 0992US8353762B2Gaming system, gaming device and gaming method providing additional award opportunities for an activation of a symbol generator based on an occurrence of a triggering eventIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2009·Granted Jan 15, 2013·38 cites·27 claims
- 1092US8172665B2Gaming system enabling a symbol driven win evaluation methodHOFFMAN BENJAMIN C·Filed 2008·Granted May 8, 2012·44 cites·44 claims
- 1191US9805542B2Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a cascading symbols game having magnetic symbols and target symbolsIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 31, 2017·9 cites·38 claims
- 1291US8262458B2Gaming system, gaming device and gaming method providing additional award opportunities for an activation of a symbol generator based on an occurrence of a triggering eventRODGERS PAULINA·Filed 2008·Granted Sep 11, 2012·38 cites·25 claims
- 1389US10217315B2Gaming system, gaming device, and method for providing a cascading symbols game having magnetic symbols and target symbolsIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 26, 2019·6 cites·15 claims
- 1489US8814654B2Gaming system, gaming device and method providing trace symbolsHOFFMAN BENJAMIN C·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 26, 2014·30 cites·22 claims
- 1586US8585487B2Gaming system, gaming device and gaming method providing stacking symbols and convertible reelsRODGERS PAULINA·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 19, 2013·16 cites·6 claims
- 1685US10121325B2Gaming system and method providing adjustable odds for triggering a group bonus eventIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 6, 2018·3 cites·6 claims
- 1783US8496519B2Gaming system and method for providing a bonus event triggered by a continuous communal gameHOFFMAN BENJAMIN C·Filed 2008·Granted Jul 30, 2013·11 cites·55 claims
- 1882US9928692B2Gaming system and method for providing a community bonus eventIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2016·Granted Mar 27, 2018·3 cites·25 claims
- 1982US9437081B2Gaming system and method for providing a community bonus eventIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 6, 2016·6 cites·20 claims
- 2081US10410477B2Expanding halo reels gameURSA MAJOR MEDIA INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 10, 2019·16 cites·19 claims
- 2181US8113942B2Gaming system and method having a bonus sequence with available symbols determined in a base gameHOFFMAN BENJAMIN C·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 14, 2012·12 cites·43 claims
- 2279US10147262B2Gaming system and method for providing a bonus event triggered by a continuous communal gameIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2015·Granted Dec 4, 2018·3 cites·17 claims
- 2377US8096877B2Gaming system, gaming device and gaming method providing stacking symbolsHOFFMAN BENJAMIN·Filed 2007·Granted Jan 17, 2012·35 cites·17 claims
- 2475US8727872B2Gaming system, gaming device and method for normalizing different features of an on-demand bonus gameHOFFMAN BENJAMIN C·Filed 2011·Granted May 20, 2014·3 cites·16 claims
- 2574US9129481B2Gaming system and method providing adjustable odds for triggering a group bonus eventHOFFMAN BENJAMIN C·Filed 2009·Granted Sep 8, 2015·4 cites·21 claims
- 2673US9033792B2Gaming system, gaming device and gaming method providing additional award opportunities for an activation of a symbol generator based on an occurrence of a triggering eventIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2012·Granted May 19, 2015·3 cites·42 claims
- 2772US9483916B2Gaming system, gaming device and gaming method providing stacking symbols and convertible reelsIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 1, 2016·2 cites·27 claims
- 2872US8795057B2Gaming system and method for providing a community bonus eventIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 5, 2014·2 cites·14 claims
- 2969US9437084B2Gaming system and method for providing a cascading symbol game including a plurality of independent reels which provide a stacked symbol functionalityIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2013·Granted Sep 6, 2016·2 cites·30 claims
- 3065US9189924B2Gaming system and method for providing a bonus event triggered by a continuous communal gameIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2013·Granted Nov 17, 2015·1 cites·18 claims
- 3161US10438447B2Gaming system and method for providing a community bonus eventIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 8, 2019·0 cites·22 claims
- 3258US9076296B2Gaming system, gaming device and method for normalizing different features of an on-demand bonus gameIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 7, 2015·0 cites·22 claims
- 3355US9799166B2Gaming system, gaming device and method for normalizing different features of an on-demand bonus gameIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 24, 2017·0 cites·32 claims
- 3454US9378619B2Gaming system, gaming device and method for normalizing different features of an on-demand bonus gameIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 28, 2016·0 cites·19 claims
- 3554US2017103603A1Gaming system and method providing indication of notable symbolsIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2016·Application pending·0 cites
- 3652US10304279B2Gaming system, gaming device and gaming method providing stacking symbols and convertible reelsIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2016·Granted May 28, 2019·0 cites·20 claims
- 3751US9613501B2Single reel game method, device and systemHOFFMAN BENJAMIN CRAMBLET·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 4, 2017·1 cites·19 claims
- 3848US9865134B2Gaming system and method providing adjustable odds for triggering a group bonus eventIGT RENO NEV·Filed 2015·Granted Jan 9, 2018·0 cites·21 claims
- 3936US2017228969A1Single reel game method, device, and systemURSA MAJOR MEDIA INC·Filed 2017·Application pending·0 cites
- 4027US2016125689A1Concentric circular reels gameURSA MAJOR MEDIA INC·Filed 2015·Application pending·0 cites
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