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Dwayne R. Nelson — 361 Patents

Igt: 349 patents #2 of 1,260Top 1%
ISIgt Global Soulutions: 1 patents #39 of 77Top 55%
Las Vegas, NV: #2 of 3,439 inventorsTop 1%
Nevada: #3 of 8,397 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #835 of 4,157,543Top 1%
361 Patents All Time
Dwayne R. Nelson has been granted 361 US patents while listed as an inventor at Igt. The first was granted in 2003 and the most recent in December 2025. Dwayne R. Nelson ranks #835 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.02%). Patent records list Dwayne R. Nelson in Las Vegas, NV, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2003 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 41 patents in 2025.peak 412003: 1 patents20032004: 2 patents2005: 6 patents2006: 3 patents20062007: 4 patents2008: 7 patents2010: 5 patents20102011: 7 patents2012: 7 patents2013: 17 patents20132014: 23 patents2015: 17 patents2016: 21 patents20162017: 11 patents2018: 12 patents2019: 16 patents20192020: 28 patents2021: 33 patents2022: 26 patents20222023: 40 patents2024: 34 patents2025: 41 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 361 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12511353 Creating license dongles in the field Dean A. Plowman 2025-12-30
12499731 Gaming system and method for automatically transferring funds to a mobile device 2025-12-16
12499728 Button sensing methods in gaming environment Patrick Danielson, Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Vincent Lai 2025-12-16
12494104 Customized display of virtual persons in a virtual reality environment based on user preferences Kevin Higgins 2025-12-09
12488661 Combining sports wagering and television sports and related systems and methods Kevin Higgins 2025-12-02
12475762 Assignment of live dealers in a virtual reality environment Tanner Badalato, Kevin Higgins 2025-11-18
12469361 Gaming regulatory enhancements offered by component operable with a live streaming platform Kevin Higgins 2025-11-11
12462640 Systems and methods for streaming in a gaming environment Kevin Higgins 2025-11-04
12462647 Gaming system and method for offering social media activity in association with wagering Vincent Lai, Jennifer Hatok 2025-11-04
12456346 Methods and systems for virtual gaming asset allocation Kevin Higgins 2025-10-28
12444267 Virtual ticket-in and ticket-out on a gaming machine Steven G. LeMay, Jim A. Vasquez, Scott T. Gowin 2025-10-14
12430984 Factoring inputs from client devices in a game outcome of a streaming device operating in a game streaming environment Kevin Higgins 2025-09-30
12430991 Node-based game evaluation and game play Sean Odonnell, Aaron P. Taylor, Janner Redera 2025-09-30
12417673 Temporarily associating an award with a specific user Jeffery McIntosh 2025-09-16
12412444 Symbol display accumulation sequence and a related accumulated symbol display use sequence David Jenkins, Christopher John Richardson, Jacqueline Diane Alvarez 2025-09-09
12406551 Gaming system and method for offering social media activity in association with wagering Vincent Lai, Jennifer Hatok 2025-09-02
12406548 Display of a virtual player in multiple virtual reality environments Kevin Higgins 2025-09-02
12406547 Gaming system and method for utilizing a mobile device to fund a gaming session Erik Petersen, Kevin Higgins, Steven G. LeMay, Dwayne A. Davis, Dennis T. Kleppen +6 more 2025-09-02
12406552 Independently generated wager increases and associated wager increase displays 2025-09-02
12400522 Tournaments based on sporting event outcomes 2025-08-26
12387551 System and method for streaming wagering games Curtis Baker, Kevin Higgins 2025-08-12
12374192 Individualized outcomes on wagers placed on a streamed game in a streaming environment Kevin Higgins 2025-07-29
12374187 Synchronization of events in a game streaming environment Kevin Higgins 2025-07-29
12367740 Systems and methods for ticket and cashless merchant discount offers Samantha Ascheri-Phillips, Patrick Danielson 2025-07-22
12361782 Augmented reality integration in electronic gaming machines 2025-07-15