Patents by Inventor Donald Redding

Donald Redding 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: 20240161987
    Abstract: A button deck includes a substrate and a two-part non-penetrating pushbutton assembly with an upper portion positioned on an upper surface of the substrate and a lower portion positioned on a lower surface of the substrate. The upper portion includes a button face positioned in a button frame that is coupled to the upper surface of the substrate. The button face is configured to be pressed to move within the button frame toward the upper surface of the substrate. The upper portion and the lower portion are configured to work together to provide a signal to an EGM that the button face has been pressed. The pushbutton assembly is non-penetrating because it does not provide any penetration points through the substrate of the button deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 19, 2024
    Publication date: May 16, 2024
    Inventors: Garrett Hill, Samuel Villanueva, Donald Redding
  • Patent number: 11915897
    Abstract: A button deck includes a substrate and a two-part non-penetrating pushbutton assembly with an upper portion positioned on an upper surface of the substrate and a lower portion positioned on a lower surface of the substrate. The upper portion includes a button face positioned in a button frame that is coupled to the upper surface of the substrate. The button face is configured to be pressed to move within the button frame toward the upper surface of the substrate. The upper portion and the lower portion are configured to work together to provide a signal to an EGM that the button face has been pressed. The pushbutton assembly is non-penetrating because it does not provide any penetration points through the substrate of the button deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Garrett Hill, Samuel Villanueva, Donald Redding
  • Publication number: 20230290594
    Abstract: A button deck includes a substrate and a two-part non-penetrating pushbutton assembly with an upper portion positioned on an upper surface of the substrate and a lower portion positioned on a lower surface of the substrate. The upper portion includes a button face positioned in a button frame that is coupled to the upper surface of the substrate. The button face is configured to be pressed to move within the button frame toward the upper surface of the substrate. The upper portion and the lower portion are configured to work together to provide a signal to an EGM that the button face has been pressed. The pushbutton assembly is non-penetrating because it does not provide any penetration points through the substrate of the button deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 23, 2023
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventors: Garrett Hill, Samuel Villanueva, Donald Redding
  • Patent number: 11699560
    Abstract: A button deck includes a substrate and a two-part non-penetrating pushbutton assembly with an upper portion positioned on an upper surface of the substrate and a lower portion positioned on a lower surface of the substrate. The upper portion includes a button face positioned in a button frame that is coupled to the upper surface of the substrate. The button face is configured to be pressed to move within the button frame toward the upper surface of the substrate. The upper portion and the lower portion are configured to work together to provide a signal to an EGM that the button face has been pressed. The pushbutton assembly is non-penetrating because it does not provide any penetration points through the substrate of the button deck.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Garrett Hill, Samuel Villanueva, Donald Redding, Steven Santisi
  • Publication number: 20220359141
    Abstract: A button deck includes a substrate and a two-part non-penetrating pushbutton assembly with an upper portion positioned on an upper surface of the substrate and a lower portion positioned on a lower surface of the substrate. The upper portion includes a button face positioned in a button frame that is coupled to the upper surface of the substrate. The button face is configured to be pressed to move within the button frame toward the upper surface of the substrate. The upper portion and the lower portion are configured to work together to provide a signal to an EGM that the button face has been pressed. The pushbutton assembly is non-penetrating because it does not provide any penetration points through the substrate of the button deck.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 7, 2021
    Publication date: November 10, 2022
    Inventors: Garrett Hill, Samuel Villanueva, Donald Redding, Steven Santisi
  • Patent number: 5144328
    Abstract: A method for producing a large scale color graphic that presents substantially the same spectral content to a viewer when the graphic is illuminated with front or back lighting includes applying an ink film on a first surface and a second ink film on a second surface wherein the ink film creates the desired colored graphic image and which images produced are in registry with one another. A light source located on the same side as an observer viewing the image passes light through the ink film in one direction and is reflected back through the ink in a substantially opposite direction so that light reaching the observer passes through the equivalent of two ink film thicknesses.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 20, 1990
    Date of Patent: September 1, 1992
    Assignee: Metromedia Company
    Inventors: Dale Blake, Donald Redding