ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 1 -- United States Patent no. 12,725,487, issued on Sept. 1, was assigned to LNW Gaming Inc. (Las Vegas).
"Gaming system and method with a persistent element feature" was invented by Jeremy Hornik (Chicago) and Sarah Leggett (Chicago).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There are provided a gaming machine and method that utilize game-logic circuitry and a presentation assembly configured to present a plurality of symbol-bearing base reels, a base array, a prize field distinct from the base array and a plurality of persistent elements. The plurality of base reels are spun and stopped to land symbols from the base reels in the base array. In response to the landed symbols inclu...