US Patent Issued to Aristocrat Technologies on Sept. 8 for "Electronic game systems and methods with a metamorphic feature" (Nevada Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 8 -- United States Patent no. 12,731,455, issued on Sept. 8, was assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Inc. (Las Vegas).

"Electronic game systems and methods with a metamorphic feature" was invented by John Ludwick (Reno, Nev.) and Allon Englman (Las Vegas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An electronic gaming machine (EGM) that uses a feature symbol set and plurality of reel sets, where each feature symbol defines an inactive feature symbol and an activated feature symbol, and where each reel set includes reels that use an activated feature symbol. The EGM identifies a selected reel set that includes an activated feature symbol and initiates a spin. The EGM cause first and ...