US Patent Issued to Konami Gaming on Oct. 20 for "Gaming machine and method of operating a gaming machine to display computer-animated reel games including trigger frame multiplier zones" (Nevada Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,770,455, issued on Oct. 20, was assigned to Konami Gaming Inc. (Las Vegas).

"Gaming machine and method of operating a gaming machine to display computer-animated reel games including trigger frame multiplier zones" was invented by John C. Pariseau (Las Vegas).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A gaming machine is described herein. The gaming machine includes a cabinet, a display device mounted to the cabinet, and a control unit operably coupled to the display device. The control unit includes a processor programmed to execute an algorithm including the steps of initiating a bonus feature by establishing a plurality of multiplier zones having ...