Igt
Las Vegas, NV, US· latest recorded location
IGT is named on 4,592 US grants and 4,701 published applications in this corpus. Its most frequent classification is G07F (Coin-freed or like apparatus).
- Granted patents
- 4,592
- Published applications
- 4,701
- Inventors
- 1,465
- Granted in 2026 so far
- 248
- Most recent grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | 1 | 0 |
| 1985 | 1 | 0 |
| 1986 | 6 | 0 |
| 1987 | 3 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 1 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 1 | 0 |
| 1995 | 1 | 0 |
| 1996 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 0 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 0 | 0 |
| 2001 | 12 | 5 |
| 2002 | 21 | 53 |
| 2003 | 66 | 180 |
| 2004 | 125 | 170 |
| 2005 | 108 | 192 |
| 2006 | 101 | 206 |
| 2007 | 112 | 146 |
| 2008 | 126 | 250 |
| 2009 | 133 | 130 |
| 2010 | 262 | 125 |
| 2011 | 273 | 146 |
| 2012 | 277 | 195 |
| 2013 | 336 | 349 |
| 2014 | 315 | 235 |
| 2015 | 238 | 190 |
| 2016 | 249 | 184 |
| 2017 | 159 | 96 |
| 2018 | 127 | 85 |
| 2019 | 140 | 99 |
| 2020 | 148 | 152 |
| 2021 | 137 | 175 |
| 2022 | 132 | 138 |
| 2023 | 164 | 200 |
| 2024 | 310 | 330 |
| 2025 | 257 | 368 |
| 2026 | 248 | 302 |
By publication year. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Technology areas
Share of 9,293 documents
- G07FCoin-freed or like apparatus8,625
- A63FCard, board, or roulette games1,124
- G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial926
- G06FComputing and data processing470
- H04LDigital communication125
- G06TImage data processing or generation, in general80
- Y10TTechnical subjects covered by former us classification61
- H04NPictorial communication55
- G09GArrangements or circuits for control of indicating devices using static means to37
- G07CTime or attendance registers35
Recent patents
- System and method for utilizing mobile device to provide service window functionality6 Oct 2026US 12,755,601 B2
- Shared celebrations in a shared virtual gaming environment6 Oct 2026US 12,755,602 B2
- Historical event based determinations6 Oct 2026US 12,755,604 B2
- Cross-channel wagering game tournaments6 Oct 2026US 12,755,605 B2
- Slot game tokenization6 Oct 2026US 12,755,607 B2
- Casino operator management functions at an electronic gaming machine8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311283 A1
- Casino operator management functions at an electronic gaming machine8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311284 A1
- Casino splash zones8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311548 A1
- Casino splash zones8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311549 A1
- Intelligently routing funds from external account to different gaming establishment accounts8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311553 A1
Most cited
By later US patents
- Wireless game player1,024US 6,846,238 B22005
- Gaming machines and systems offering simultaneous play of multiple games and methods of gaming1,022US 6,652,378 B22003
- Secure automated electronic casino gaming system970US 5,326,104 A1994
- Multiple progressive gaming system that freezes payouts at start of game873US 4,837,728 A1989
- Gaming terminal data repository and information distribution system752US 6,645,077 B22003