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Erik Petersen — 86 Patents

Igt: 83 patents #24 of 1,260Top 2%
IDIdt: 1 patents #6 of 42Top 15%
PIParis Presents Incorporated: 1 patents #25 of 32Top 80%
Reno, NV: #19 of 2,043 inventorsTop 1%
Nevada: #64 of 8,397 inventorsTop 1%
Overall (All Time): #19,585 of 4,157,543Top 1%
86 Patents All Time
Erik Petersen has been granted 86 US patents while listed as an inventor at Igt. The first was granted in 2010 and the most recent in September 2025. Erik Petersen ranks #19,585 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.47%). Patent records list Erik Petersen in Reno, NV, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2010 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 14 patents in 2024.peak 142010: 3 patents20102013: 1 patents2014: 1 patents20142015: 4 patents2016: 8 patents20162017: 2 patents2018: 1 patents20182019: 10 patents2020: 8 patents20202021: 8 patents2022: 4 patents20222023: 11 patents2024: 14 patents20242025: 11 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 86 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12406547 Gaming system and method for utilizing a mobile device to fund a gaming session Kevin Higgins, Dwayne R. Nelson, Steven G. LeMay, Dwayne A. Davis, Dennis T. Kleppen +6 more 2025-09-02
12387565 System and method employing virtual tickets Kevin Higgins 2025-08-12
12387560 System and method for providing benefits based on skill Eric Lancaster, Andrew Fisher, Larry Hollibaugh 2025-08-12
12374190 System and method for providing benefits based on skill Eric Lancaster, Andrew Fisher, Larry Hollibaugh 2025-07-29
12354435 System and method for coordinating transactions involving cashless wagering accounts and gaming establishment retail accounts Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd, Lance Yuan, Mike Zarlenga, Dwayne A. Davis +1 more 2025-07-08
12307854 System and method for controlling electronic gaming machine/electronic gaming machine component bezel lighting to indicate different wireless connection statuses Kevin Higgins 2025-05-20
12260702 Service window messaging of different wireless connection statuses between a mobile device and an electronic gaming machine Kevin Higgins 2025-03-25
12243384 Retrofit card reader with cardless support Kevin Higgins 2025-03-04
12217570 System and method for transferring funds from a financial institution device to a cashless wagering account accessible via a mobile device Sina Miri, Kevin Higgins, Dwayne A. Davis, Matthew Levin 2025-02-04
12217567 System and method for transferring funds to and from a gaming table Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins 2025-02-04
12205434 Cardless login at table games Kevin Higgins, Christopher Levin, Eduardo Meza, Jeffery Shepherd 2025-01-21
12148264 Mobile device input for electronic gaming machines Kevin Higgins, Dwayne R. Nelson 2024-11-19
12073686 Settling outstanding line of credit liability with gaming establishment credit system Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins 2024-08-27
12051301 System and method for managing player account access using multiple devices Dwayne R. Nelson 2024-07-30
12051300 System and method for utilizing mobile device to track gaming data Sina Miri, Dwayne A. Davis, Kevin Higgins, Matt Christopher Levin 2024-07-30
11983992 System and method for incentivizing the maintenance of funds in a gaming establishment account Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd, Sina Miri, Dwayne A. Davis, Christopher Levin 2024-05-14
11954965 Cardless login at table games Kevin Higgins, Christopher Levin, Eduardo Meza, Jeffery Shepherd 2024-04-09
11948423 System and method for utilizing mobile device application to locate electronic gaming machines Kevin Higgins, Christopher Levin 2024-04-02
11922765 System and method employing virtual tickets Kevin Higgins 2024-03-05
11922761 System and method for coordinating transactions involving cashless wagering accounts and gaming establishment retail accounts Kevin Higgins, Jeffery Shepherd, Lance Yuan, Mike Zarlenga, Dwayne A. Davis +1 more 2024-03-05
11908270 System and method for modifying gaming establishment mobile device application Kevin Higgins, Christopher Levin 2024-02-20
11900765 Service window messaging of different wireless connection statuses between a mobile device and an electronic gaming machine Kevin Higgins 2024-02-13
11887433 System and method for providing benefits based on skill Eric Lancaster, Andrew Fisher, Larry Hollibaugh 2024-01-30
11881082 System and method for controlling electronic gaming machine/electronic gaming machine component bezel lighting to indicate different wireless connection statuses Kevin Higgins 2024-01-23
11861977 Gaming system player identification device Kevin Higgins, Matthew Levin 2024-01-02