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Nick Hillstrom — 29 Patents

Igt: 28 patents #104 of 1,260Top 9%
Reno, NV: #92 of 2,043 inventorsTop 5%
Nevada: #278 of 8,397 inventorsTop 4%
Overall (All Time): #127,851 of 4,157,543Top 4%
29 Patents All Time
Nick Hillstrom has been granted 29 US patents while listed as an inventor at Igt. The first was granted in 2020 and the most recent in December 2025. Nick Hillstrom ranks #127,851 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 3.1%). Patent records list Nick Hillstrom in Reno, NV, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2020 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 13 patents in 2025.peak 132020: 2 patents20202021: 1 patents20212023: 5 patents20232024: 8 patents20242025: 13 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 29 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12505721 Modifying symbols based on symbol display positions Nathan Ajhar, Chris Peterson 2025-12-23
12424057 Proximity increased chances of win during special event Lauren Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar, Chris Peterson 2025-09-23
12400511 Changing volatility via selectable active symbol display positions Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar, Chris Peterson 2025-08-26
D1083973 Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface Lauren Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar, Yu Chong 2025-07-15
12361794 Banked bonus player selection Chris Peterson, Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar 2025-07-15
12361795 Banked bonus player selection Chris Peterson, Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar 2025-07-15
12333907 Wheel section selection Chris Peterson, Nathan Ajhar 2025-06-17
12333906 Proximity increased chances of win during special event Lauren Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar, Chris Peterson 2025-06-17
12293638 Multi-stage player wheel section set selection Chris Peterson, Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar 2025-05-06
12288446 Replicating symbol driven events across multiple gaming devices Chris Peterson, Nathan Ajhar, Yu Chong 2025-04-29
12254747 Expanding and contracting reels Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar, Chris Peterson 2025-03-18
12223803 Multi-stage player wheel section set selection Chris Peterson, Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar 2025-02-11
12198493 Gaming devices, systems, and methods for reusing wild symbols Nathan Ajhar, Chris Peterson, Yu Chong 2025-01-14
12125347 Drop down multiplier panel Chris Peterson, Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar 2024-10-22
12033473 Payline specific symbol replacement Chris Peterson, Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar 2024-07-09
D1034649 Display screen or portion thereof with a graphical user interface Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar, Chris Peterson 2024-07-09
11978319 Blocking symbol set bypass Yu Chong, Chris Peterson, Nathan Ajhar 2024-05-07
11972656 Gaming devices, systems, and methods for reusing wild symbols Nathan Ajhar, Chris Peterson, Yu Chong 2024-04-30
11893860 Proximity increased chances of win during special event Lauren Hillstrom, Nathan Ajhar, Chris Peterson 2024-02-06
11887437 Banked bonus player selection Chris Peterson, Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar 2024-01-30
11861983 Multi-stage player wheel section set selection Chris Peterson, Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar 2024-01-02
11837052 Replicating symbol driven events across multiple gaming devices Chris Peterson, Nathan Ajhar, Yu Chong 2023-12-05
11688244 Slot machine implementing a mirror operation Chris Peterson, Nathan Ajhar 2023-06-27
11615668 Gaming systems and methods for providing a sliding symbol operation Chris Peterson, Yu Chong, Nathan Ajhar 2023-03-28
11605267 Slot machine implementing a mirror operation Chris Peterson, Nathan Ajhar 2023-03-14