Patents by Inventor James R. Woodhams

James R. Woodhams 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).

  • Patent number: 6146274
    Abstract: A cabinet and hopper combination is set forth for slot machines which includes a cabinet structure having an opening for coins to drop from the machine into the hopper. The hopper is removably mounted in the cabinet and has a door slidable between a closed and an open position. A handle at the outside of the cabinet operates a linkage coupled to the door to open the hopper to dispense coins or tokens therein through the front of the cabinet. Also included are controls to lock the handle against unauthorized dispensing of coins or tokens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 1999
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2000
    Assignee: Aurora Gaming
    Inventors: David D. Salour, James R. Woodhams, John R. Martinez
  • Patent number: 5876285
    Abstract: A cabinet and hopper combination is set forth for slot machines which includes a cabinet structure having an opening for coins to drop from the machine into the hopper. The hopper is removably mounted in the cabinet and has a door slidable between a closed and an open position. A handle at the outside of the cabinet operates a linkage coupled to the door to open the hopper to dispense coins or tokens therein through the front of the cabinet. Also included are devices to lock the handle against unauthorized dispensing of coins or tokens.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 21, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 2, 1999
    Assignee: Aurora Gaming
    Inventors: David D. Salour, James R. Woodhams
  • Patent number: 5170381
    Abstract: Audio subliminal recordings are made in which in addition to using a primary carrier, such as music, two audio channels are used to deliver subliminal messages to the brain. On one channel, accessing the left brain hemisphere, the message delivered is meaningfully spoken, forward-masked, permissive affirmations delivered in a round-robin manner by a male voice, a female voice and a child's voice. On the other channel, accessing the right brain, directive messages, in the same voices, are recorded in backward-masked (or meta-contrast). The three voices are recording in round-robin fashion with full echo reverberation. The audio tracks are mixed using a special processor which converts sound frequencies to electrical impulses and tracks the subliminal message to synchronize the subliminal message in stereo with the primary carrier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 1989
    Date of Patent: December 8, 1992
    Inventors: Eldon Taylor, James R. Woodhams