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Chris Peterson — 46 Patents

Igt: 37 patents #75 of 1,260Top 6%
Reno, NV: #47 of 2,043 inventorsTop 3%
Nevada: #154 of 8,397 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #62,001 of 4,157,543Top 2%
46 Patents All Time
Chris Peterson has been granted 46 US patents while listed as an inventor at Igt. The first was granted in 2006 and the most recent in December 2025. Chris Peterson ranks #62,001 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 1.5%). Patent records list Chris Peterson in Reno, NV, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2006 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 15 patents in 2024.peak 152006: 1 patents20062007: 1 patents20072008: 1 patents20082009: 2 patents20092010: 2 patents20102020: 2 patents20202021: 1 patents20212023: 7 patents20232024: 15 patents20242025: 14 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 46 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12505721 Modifying symbols based on symbol display positions Nathan Ajhar, Nick Hillstrom 2025-12-23
12488659 Accumulating connected symbols for feature activations 2025-12-02
12424057 Proximity increased chances of win during special event Nick Hillstrom, Lauren Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar 2025-09-23
12400511 Changing volatility via selectable active symbol display positions Yu Chong, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar 2025-08-26
12380763 Player wheel section set selection Shawn Hupp, Arthur Levesque, Nathan Ajhar 2025-08-05
12361794 Banked bonus player selection Nick Hillstrom, Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar 2025-07-15
12361795 Banked bonus player selection Nick Hillstrom, Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar 2025-07-15
12333907 Wheel section selection Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar 2025-06-17
12333906 Proximity increased chances of win during special event Nick Hillstrom, Lauren Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar 2025-06-17
12293638 Multi-stage player wheel section set selection Yu Chong, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar 2025-05-06
12288446 Replicating symbol driven events across multiple gaming devices Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar, Yu Chong 2025-04-29
12254747 Expanding and contracting reels Yu Chong, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar 2025-03-18
12223803 Multi-stage player wheel section set selection Yu Chong, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar 2025-02-11
12198493 Gaming devices, systems, and methods for reusing wild symbols Nathan Ajhar, Nick Hillstrom, Yu Chong 2025-01-14
12125347 Drop down multiplier panel Nick Hillstrom, Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar 2024-10-22
12067846 Tracking quantities of winning symbols for triggering additional symbol evaluations 2024-08-20
12067829 Changing pattern matching awards 2024-08-20
12062264 Accumulating connected symbols for feature activations 2024-08-13
12051298 Changing pattern matching awards 2024-07-30
12046106 Accumulating connected symbols for feature activations 2024-07-23
12039830 Changing pattern matching awards 2024-07-16
12033473 Payline specific symbol replacement Yu Chong, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar 2024-07-09
D1034649 Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface Nick Hillstrom, Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar 2024-07-09
11978301 Player wheel section set selection Shawn Hupp, Arthur Levesque, Nathan Ajhar 2024-05-07
11978319 Blocking symbol set bypass Yu Chong, Nick Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar 2024-05-07