ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,536,863, issued on Jan. 27.
"Gaming system and method with coin pusher game feature" was invented by Timothy J Minard (Duluth, Ga.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Gaming systems and methods for providing wagering games in which a game outcome is determined that includes, either as part of a primary game or as a bonus game to the primary game, animations of coins dropping onto a coin pile resting on a platform, a pusher bar for pushing the coin pile towards a platform edge in the foreground, and coins spilling over the platform edge, wherein the coins spilling over the platform edge correspond with the awarding of a payout, wherein the pay...