ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,784,539, issued on Nov. 3, was assigned to Primero Games LLC (Norcross, Ga.).

"Integrated pay back wagering games" was invented by Michael M. Macke (Duluth, Ga.), Barry W. Rutherford (Duluth, Ga.) and Mark C. Nizdil (Duluth, Ga.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The gaming device can generate an outcome for a first portion of a wagering game. The outcome can include multiple indicia. The gaming device can render a user interface with the indicia for a second portion of the wagering game. The gaming device can generate a skill-based game using the indicia as the selectable components for the skill-based game. The gaming device can receive inp...