Patents by Inventor Timothy Seckel

Timothy Seckel 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: 20240085730
    Abstract: A button deck assembly includes a button deck having at least one mechanical pushbutton, the pushbutton includes a lens cap, a liquid-crystal display (LCD) panel, and an optical block configured to transmit images from the LCD panel for display through the lens cap, a bottom surface of the optical block is positioned on the LCD panel, an air gap is defined between a top surface of the optical block and the lens cap. The assembly also includes a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly defining a PCB aperture, the PCB aperture is sized to receive the optical block, and an elastomeric membrane defining a membrane aperture sized to receive the optical block, the optical block extends from the LCD panel through the PCB and membrane apertures, the membrane channels fluid flow to outer edges of the membrane and around the PCB assembly and the LCD panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Publication date: March 14, 2024
    Inventor: Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: 11930608
    Abstract: A system and method for an overhead display assembly for positioning a display monitor above an electronic gaming machine are provided. The overhead display assembly may include a monitor frame securable to a display monitor, the monitor frame including at least one roller mechanism that is pivotally coupled to the monitor frame. The overhead display assembly may also include a support stanchion configured to extend vertically relative to a gaming machine, the support stanchion including an upper end that is vertically displaced above the electronic gaming machine. Finally, the overhead display assembly may include a track mechanism coupled to an upper end of the support stanchion and presenting a track portion configured to engage with the roller mechanism to support the display monitor and the monitor frame.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Robert Wand, Frank Rodriguez, Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: 11860460
    Abstract: A button deck assembly includes a button deck having at least one mechanical pushbutton, the pushbutton includes a lens cap, a liquid-crystal display (LCD) panel, and an optical block configured to transmit images from the LCD panel for display through the lens cap, a bottom surface of the optical block is positioned on the LCD panel, an air gap is defined between a top surface of the optical block and the lens cap. The assembly also includes a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly defining a PCB aperture, the PCB aperture is sized to receive the optical block, and an elastomeric membrane defining a membrane aperture sized to receive the optical block, the optical block extends from the LCD panel through the PCB and membrane apertures, the membrane channels fluid flow to outer edges of the membrane and around the PCB assembly and the LCD panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: 11645884
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (EGM) may include one or more movable displays. One or more movable displays may be used to present a base game when in a first configuration. In response to a trigger event, the movable display(s) may reveal a game feature presentation device, such as a stationary display or a set of mechanical reels, which was hidden when the one or more movable displays were in the first configuration. The underlying game feature presentation device may be used to present a bonus feature and/or to present a different aspect of the base game. Alternatively, the movable display(s) may be hidden (e.g., inside the EGM) when in a first configuration, during which time a fixed display portion may be presenting a base game. The movable display(s) may present a bonus feature and/or a different aspect of the base game when in the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Eric Winston, Timothy Seckel
  • Publication number: 20220284758
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (EGM) may include one or more movable displays. One or more movable displays may be used to present a base game when in a first configuration. In response to a trigger event, the movable display(s) may reveal a game feature presentation device, such as a stationary display or a set of mechanical reels, which was hidden when the one or more movable displays were in the first configuration. The underlying game feature presentation device may be used to present a bonus feature and/or to present a different aspect of the base game. Alternatively, the movable display(s) may be hidden (e.g., inside the EGM) when in a first configuration, during which time a fixed display portion may be presenting a base game. The movable display(s) may present a bonus feature and/or a different aspect of the base game when in the second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 20, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Eric Winston, Timothy Seckel
  • Publication number: 20220284761
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a display screen for displaying an electronic game, a mobile topper unit configured to be positioned in a first position and a second position, the first position being a lower position that the second position, and a controller programmed to execute the electronic game and programmed to provide instructions to change the position of the mobile topper unit between the first position and the second position based on an event of the wagering game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Publication date: September 8, 2022
    Inventors: Timothy Seckel, Joseph Kaminkow
  • Publication number: 20220269124
    Abstract: A button deck assembly includes a button deck having at least one mechanical pushbutton, the pushbutton includes a lens cap, a liquid-crystal display (LCD) panel, and an optical block configured to transmit images from the LCD panel for display through the lens cap, a bottom surface of the optical block is positioned on the LCD panel, an air gap is defined between a top surface of the optical block and the lens cap. The assembly also includes a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly defining a PCB aperture, the PCB aperture is sized to receive the optical block, and an elastomeric membrane defining a membrane aperture sized to receive the optical block, the optical block extends from the LCD panel through the PCB and membrane apertures, the membrane channels fluid flow to outer edges of the membrane and around the PCB assembly and the LCD panel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventor: Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: 11361614
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a display screen for displaying an electronic game, a mobile topper unit configured to be positioned in a first position and a second position, the first position being a lower position that the second position, and a controller programmed to execute the electronic game and programmed to provide instructions to change the position of the mobile topper unit between the first position and the second position based on an event of the wagering game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Timothy Seckel, Joseph Kaminkow
  • Patent number: 11354970
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (EGM) may include one or more movable displays. One or more movable displays may be used to present a base game when in a first configuration. In response to a trigger event, the movable display(s) may reveal a game feature presentation device, such as a stationary display or a set of mechanical reels, which was hidden when the one or more movable displays were in the first configuration. The underlying game feature presentation device may be used to present a bonus feature and/or to present a different aspect of the base game. Alternatively, the movable display(s) may be hidden (e.g., inside the EGM) when in a first configuration, during which time a fixed display portion may be presenting a base game. The movable display(s) may present a bonus feature and/or a different aspect of the base game when in the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 7, 2022
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Eric Winston, Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: D973777
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D973778
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D974477
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D977013
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D977578
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D977579
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 7, 2023
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D976329
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 24, 2023
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D978972
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D1006119
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventor: Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: D1011432
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D1023158
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban