US Patent Issued to Aristocrat Technologies on Aug. 19 for "Electronic gaming machine and system with dynamic reel wall deformation through metamorphic reel symbol expansion" (Virginia Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 20 -- United States Patent no. 12,394,274, issued on Aug. 19, was assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Inc. (Las Vegas).

"Electronic gaming machine and system with dynamic reel wall deformation through metamorphic reel symbol expansion" was invented by David Marsh (Charlottesville, Va.) and Karl Roelofs (Charlottesville, Va.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Disclosed are video slot games, including Class II and III gaming machines and systems, comprising a five reel video (5RV) arrangement that includes metamorphic symbols that incrementally expand, enlarge, balloon, widen, lengthen, or grow, e.g., when the metamorphic symbol lands on a predetermined position, or a winning ...