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== Patents ==
In addition to his video game credits, Karl Roelofs is also the inventor of a published patent for a [[Slot machine|gaming machine and method]]. The patent describes a game play mechanism for gaming machines wherein certain icons obtained from the spinning reels could be saved in a separate grid, and then called back in blank areas of the reel in order to complete a winning combination. Karl created this patent while he was working at [[John R. Taylor III|Video Gaming Technologies, Inc.]] It was applied for on February 1st, 2008 and was granted by the [[United States Patent and Trademark Office|US patent office]] on January 17th, 2012.<ref name="Gaming method patent">{{cite patent
| country = US
| number = 8096871
| status = patent
| title = Gaming machine and method
| gdate = 2012-01-17
| fdate = 2008-02-01
| inventor = [[Karl Roelofs]]
| invent1 = Roelofs, Karl
| assign1 = Video Gaming Technologies, Inc.
}}</ref>
== See also ==
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