Patents by Inventor Cullen O'Day

Cullen O'Day has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20240135785
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems, machines, and methods and, in particular, hidden symbol tracking. As an example, an electronic gaming machine is described that includes a set of reels, where each reel in the set of reels includes a plurality of symbol regions with at least one symbol provided therein, and where a first reel in the set of reels includes a hidden symbol that is capable of different presentations based upon having different lighting conditions applied thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 2, 2024
    Publication date: April 25, 2024
    Inventors: Kyle Rothchild, Thomas Humphrey, Matthew Palazzetti, Cullen O'Day
  • Patent number: 11941946
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that employ a plurality of mechanical reels for a plurality of plays of a plurality of different games, wherein the different games are associated with different attributes conveyed via a video transmissive display device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Anthony Baerlocher, Cullen O'day, Jason R. Mead
  • Publication number: 20240071167
    Abstract: A translucent reel strip for a mechanical slot reel of a gaming device includes a substrate and a translucent layer including a background image having a uniform first opacity value and a plurality of graphical images. The translucent layer further includes first and second gradient images at opposite ends of the substrate. Each gradient image includes an opacity gradient between a second opacity value proximate the respective end of the background image and a third opacity value less than the second opacity value proximate the respective edge of the substrate. Arranging the reel strip around the mechanical slot reel such that the gradient images overlap causes a visibility of the edges of the substrate to be reduced.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2022
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Cullen O'DAY, Gary SANCHEZ, Rachel GUTHRIE
  • Patent number: 11900771
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems, machines, and methods and, in particular, hidden symbol tracking. As an example, an electronic gaming machine is described that includes a set of reels, where each reel in the set of reels includes a plurality of symbol regions with at least one symbol provided therein, and where a first reel in the set of reels includes a hidden symbol that is capable of different presentations based upon having different lighting conditions applied thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kyle Rothchild, Thomas Humphrey, Matthew Palazzetti, Cullen O'Day
  • Publication number: 20230101988
    Abstract: Gaming systems and methods that employ a plurality of mechanical reels for a plurality of plays of a plurality of different games, wherein the different games are associated with different attributes conveyed via a video transmissive display device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 28, 2021
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Inventors: Anthony Baerlocher, Cullen O'Day, Jason R. Mead
  • Publication number: 20220277624
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems, machines, and methods and, in particular, hidden symbol tracking. As an example, an electronic gaming machine is described that includes a set of reels, where each reel in the set of reels includes a plurality of symbol regions with at least one symbol provided therein, and where a first reel in the set of reels includes a hidden symbol that is capable of different presentations based upon having different lighting conditions applied thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2022
    Publication date: September 1, 2022
    Inventors: Kyle Rothchild, Thomas Humphrey, Matthew Palazzetti, Cullen O'Day
  • Patent number: 11341822
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems, machines, and methods and, in particular, hidden symbol tracking. As an example, an electronic gaming machine is described that includes a set of reels, where each reel in the set of reels includes a plurality of symbol regions with at least one symbol provided therein, and where a first reel in the set of reels includes a hidden symbol that is capable of different presentations based upon having different lighting conditions applied thereto.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2022
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Kyle Rothchild, Thomas Humphrey, Matthew Palazzetti, Cullen O'Day
  • Publication number: 20210090408
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems, machines, and methods and, in particular, hidden symbol tracking. As an example, an electronic gaming machine is described that includes a set of reels, where each reel in the set of reels includes a plurality of symbol regions with at least one symbol provided therein, and where a first reel in the set of reels includes a hidden symbol that is capable of different presentations based upon having different lighting conditions applied thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 7, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Inventors: Kyle Rothchild, Thomas Humphrey, Matthew Palazzetti, Cullen O'Day
  • Publication number: 20200111329
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates generally to gaming systems, machines, and methods and, in particular, hidden symbol tracking. As an example, an electronic gaming machine is described that includes a set of reels, where each reel in the set of reels includes a plurality of symbol regions with at least one symbol provided therein, and where a first reel in the set of reels includes a hidden symbol that is capable of different presentations based upon having different lighting conditions applied thereto.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Kyle Rothchild, Thomas Humphrey, Matthew Palazzetti, Cullen O'Day
  • Patent number: D933081
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Cullen O'Day, Gene Spoor, Janna Baggesen-Jensen