135 patents currently held

74 more in force are now held by other companies

Held is read from USPTO's recorded assignments; a transfer never recorded there does not appear.

The next term ends in Jan 2027. from the record

Of the 74 now held by other companies, 74 name Aruze Gaming America Inc. as their current owner. Each row says so.

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Ending by 2030

Jan 2027

Next term end

102

Patent families

When these terms end

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notable patents fee due within 90 days all others Updated Nov 14, 2026 · includes USPTO assignment & status data published Nov 14, 2026 and grant & fee data published Nov 10, 2026 (weekly) · how we know

Notable: the highest-ranked patents in this portfolio by citations and family size. Fee due within 90 days: a maintenance fee is due within 90 days of when this page was computed and not yet paid.

Notable patents

Ranked by citations and family size, against patents of the same kind granted the same year. How we rank

Notable

Hybrid Casino Dice Game US 10,540,853

Cited by 10 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2020 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

Ends Apr 2038 · High confidence Also notable

System and Method for Regulating Dice Strokes in Gaming System US 10,933,304

Cited by 9 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2021 in our data. Protection runs to 2038.

Ends Apr 2038 · High confidence Also notable

Terminal, System and Game Play Method for Random Number Selection Events US 9,916,718

Cited by 25 later US patents, top 25% of utility patents granted in 2018 in our data, and renewed at every maintenance window due so far. Protection runs to 2033.

Ends Feb 2033 · High confidence

Formerly held, still cited

Notable

Gaming Table Device Having a Game Table on Which the Game Medium Is Disposed US 8,506,401

Cited by 146 later US patents, top 5% of utility patents granted in 2013 in our data, and renewed at 3 of 3 maintenance windows. Protection runs to 2031.

now held by Aruze Gaming America, Inc.

Ends Oct 2031 · High confidence

Fee deadlines

Maintenance fees fall due 3.5, 7.5 and 11.5 years after grant. A missed fee ends a patent at the end of the six month grace period that follows, not on the due date.

2 fees due Nov 14 to 28, 2026 · next Nov 14
3 fees due Mar 15 to 17, 2027 · next Mar 15
1 fee due Apr 24, 2027
The maintenance fee for Gaming Systems and Methods for Providing a Table Game with Visual Effects (US 11,798,352) comes due Apr 24, 2027. Unpaid by Oct 25, 2027, it lapses early.
2 fees due May 10 to 26, 2027 · next May 10
4 fees due Jun 8 to 30, 2027 · next Jun 8
4 fees due Jul 21 to 30, 2027 · next Jul 21
1 fee due Aug 25, 2027
The maintenance fee for Gaming System and Method for Providing a Roulette Game with Visual Effects (US 10,573,123) comes due Aug 25, 2027. Unpaid by Feb 25, 2028, it lapses early.
2 fees due Sep 15, 2027
2 fees due Oct 7 to 21, 2027 · next Oct 7
1 fee due Nov 3, 2027
The maintenance fee for Roulette System with Side Bet and Random Multiplier Event (US 9,327,186) comes due Nov 3, 2027. Unpaid by May 3, 2028, it lapses early.

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Recent changes

3 of the patents on this record were granted since Aug 16, 2026

What they patent

The 5 largest of its 102 families, grouped by real patent family and labeled by the earliest filing in each. No technology classification is inferred from titles.

Hybrid Casino Dice Game	5 in force	to Apr 2038
System and Method for Regulating Dice Strokes in Gaming System	4 in force	to Apr 2038
Gaming Device Display Systems, Gaming Devices and Methods for Providing Lighting Enhancements to Gaming Devices	3 in force	to Mar 2042
Gaming Systems and Methods for Providing a Table Game with Visual Effects	3 in force	to Sep 2039
Multiplayer and Multigame Electronic Wagering Table Game System Using Live Dealer	3 in force	to Feb 2038

Patents held now

Soonest term end first.

Patent	Title	Status	Expires	Confidence
US 8,128,484	Game System Generating Second Game According to Game Result of a Device and Allowing Other Devices to Participate in Second Game Thus Generated In force Term ends Jan 4, 2027 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Jan 4, 2027	High confidence
US 7,980,944	Gaming Machine, Game Control Method and Game System In force (reinstated) Term ends Mar 8, 2028 · High confidence	In force (reinstated)	Term ends Mar 8, 2028	High confidence
US 8,028,994	Gaming Device and Method of Use with Balls of Differing Diameters In force (reinstated) Term ends Apr 25, 2028 · High confidence	In force (reinstated)	Term ends Apr 25, 2028	High confidence
US 9,135,775	Remote Live Automatic Electro-Mechanical and Video Table Gaming In force Term ends Sep 19, 2028 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 19, 2028	Medium confidence
US 7,926,811	Gaming Machine Accepting Side Bet and Control Method Thereof In force Term ends Feb 12, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 12, 2029	High confidence
US 7,731,585	Game System Including Slot Machines and Game Control Method Thereof In force Term ends Feb 14, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Feb 14, 2029	High confidence
US 8,435,116	Gaming Machine That Displays Instruction Image of Game Input Operation on Display In force Term ends Aug 31, 2029 · Medium confidence	In force	Term ends Aug 31, 2029	Medium confidence
US RE46,738	Gaming Machine with Dice Shaking Unit Performing Dice Shaking Motions with Varying Amplitudes In force Term ends Sep 8, 2029 · Low confidence	In force	Term ends Sep 8, 2029	Low confidence
US 9,205,322	Roulette Game Device Having Variable Betting Time Limit In force Term ends Oct 28, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 28, 2029	High confidence
US 8,684,812	Detection Device Capable of Accurately Reading Dots on Dice In force Term ends Oct 30, 2029 · High confidence	In force	Term ends Oct 30, 2029	High confidence

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Also on record, not counted in the 135: 74 patents in force now held by others · 2 patents ended · 32 applications pending · 20 applications abandoned. List them

Sources and methods

Compiled from USPTO application file histories, grants and recorded assignments, with the company's own names reviewed by hand. How this record was built

Portfolio grouped automatically from ownership conveyances to the names matched to this company, usually every name that begins with its own, so it counts patents an affiliate holds; each list row names the holder of record. Security interests are excluded and ambiguous records are not reviewed by hand.

Fee due within 90 days marks a patent with a maintenance fee due within 90 days of the date this page was computed and not yet recorded paid, so it can end earlier than the bar shows. A fee left unpaid ends the patent at the close of the six month grace period that follows its due date, not on the due date itself. It is not a prediction that the fee will be missed.

Computed patent terms end on the dates shown. Related patents and pending applications may cover overlapping subject matter.

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