US Patent 7762882 Slot machine and playing method thereof

Patent 7762882 was granted and assigned to Aruze Gaming America on July, 2010 by the United States Patent and Trademark Office.

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Patent

Patent attributes

Current Assignee

Aruze Gaming America

Patent Jurisdiction

United States Patent and Trademark Office

Patent Number

7762882

Date of Patent

July 27, 2010

Patent Application Number

11716680

Date Filed

March 12, 2007

Patent Primary Examiner

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M. Sager

Patent abstract

In the base game, when a winning combination is realized by a plurality of symbols rearranged on a display, a control for holding symbols related to this winning combination and carrying them over to a next base game is carried out, and symbols related to a newly realized winning combination are held instead of symbols already held only in case where a payout amount for the winning combination is greater than a payout amount for a winning combination already held.