ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,562,029, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Konami Gaming Inc. (Las Vegas).
"Gaming device and method of conducting a game with a changeable bonus value feature" was invented by Jason Mayeroff (Reno, Nev.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A bonus device and method are set forth for gaming machines. The bonus device is configured as a two dimensional display or three dimensional object, such as a sphere, box, or football shape, which can be controlled to rotate, spin or move to display a bonus. The bonus device is embedded with display technology that allows the bonus amounts, to change upon certain conditions in the base game such as an inc...