Patents by Inventor Ronald D. Deangelis

Ronald D. Deangelis 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).

  • Linking component, system, and method for providing additional services at a gaming machine
    Patent number: 8016666
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus consistent with the present invention provide additional services, such as cashless gaming and player tracking, at a gaming machine. One such gaming machine includes a game processor, a peripheral device, and a linking component connected between the game processor and the peripheral device. The linking component emulates or relays communication signals sent between the game processor and the peripheral device using the communication protocol used for communication between the game processor and the peripheral device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2011
    Assignee: Oneida Indian Nation
    Inventors: Robert C. Angell, Ronald D. Deangelis, Edward J. Hole, Jr., Richard L. Martin, John A. Santini, Jr., Shawn Terry
  • Linking component, system, and method for providing additional services at a conventional gaming machine
    Publication number: 20040043814
    Abstract: Methods and apparatus consistent with the present invention provide additional services, such as cashless gaming and player tracking, at a conventional gaming machine. One such gaming machine includes a game processor, a peripheral device, and a linking component connected between the game processor and the peripheral device. The linking component emulates or relays communication signals sent between the game processor and the peripheral device using the communication protocol used for communication between the game processor and the peripheral device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2002
    Publication date: March 4, 2004
    Inventors: Robert C. Angell, Ronald D. Deangelis, Edward J. Hole, Richard L. Martin, John A. Santini, Shawn Terry