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).

  • Patent number: 11347091
    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: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Timothy Seckel
  • Publication number: 20210368641
    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: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2021
    Publication date: November 25, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Wand, Frank Rodriguez, Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: 11089706
    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: November 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 10, 2021
    Inventors: Robert Wand, Frank Rodriguez, Timothy Seckel
  • Publication number: 20210166523
    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: February 3, 2021
    Publication date: June 3, 2021
    Inventors: Timothy Seckel, Joseph Kaminkow
  • Publication number: 20210157200
    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: January 13, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: Timothy Seckel
  • Publication number: 20210065499
    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: November 13, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Inventors: Eric Winston, Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: 10937270
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine is provided. The electronic gaming machine includes a display screen for displaying a wagering game, a player input device for playing the wagering game, a mobile topper unit configured to move to a plurality of positions, and a controller programmed to execute the wagering game and further programmed to change the position of the mobile topper unit between a first position and a second position based on the wagering game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Ltd.
    Inventors: Timothy Seckel, Joseph Kaminkow
  • Patent number: 10901253
    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: September 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: 10872490
    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: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Eric Winston, Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: 10636244
    Abstract: A gaming signage system may include one or more movable displays. One or more movable displays may present first visual effects while the one or more moveable displays are in a first configuration in which at least one game feature presentation device is not viewable. In response to a trigger event indication (which may correspond to a base game event), the movable display(s) may move to a second configuration and reveal the game feature presentation device. The game feature presentation device may be used to present a bonus feature and/or to present a different aspect of the base game. Alternatively, at least a portion of a movable display may be hidden when in a first configuration. At least the portion of 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: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: April 28, 2020
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Austrailia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Eric Winston, Timothy Seckel
  • Publication number: 20200111290
    Abstract: A gaming signage system may include one or more movable displays. One or more movable displays may present first visual effects while the one or more moveable displays are in a first configuration in which at least one game feature presentation device is not viewable. In response to a trigger event indication (which may correspond to a base game event), the movable display(s) may move to a second configuration and reveal the game feature presentation device. The game feature presentation device may be used to present a bonus feature and/or to present a different aspect of the base game. Alternatively, at least a portion of a movable display may be hidden when in a first configuration. At least the portion of 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: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Eric Winston, Timothy Seckel
  • Publication number: 20200103695
    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: September 23, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventor: Timothy Seckel
  • Publication number: 20200077529
    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: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Robert Wand, Frank Rodriguez, Timothy Seckel
  • Publication number: 20200074794
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine is provided. The electronic gaming machine includes a display screen for displaying a wagering game, a player input device for playing the wagering game, a mobile topper unit configured to move to a plurality of positions, and a controller programmed to execute the wagering game and further programmed to change the position of the mobile topper unit between a first position and a second position based on the wagering game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2019
    Publication date: March 5, 2020
    Inventors: Timothy Seckel, Joseph Kaminkow
  • Publication number: 20190385401
    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: June 14, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Eric Winston, Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: 10506730
    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: April 13, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2019
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Robert Wand, Frank Rodriguez, Timothy Seckel
  • Publication number: 20190320543
    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: Application
    Filed: April 13, 2018
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Robert Wand, Frank Rodriguez, Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: 8038160
    Abstract: A children's ride-on toy includes at least two casters. The ride-on toy has a first caster mount connected to the body, wherein the first caster mount comprises a first caster receptacle, and a second caster mount connected to the body, wherein the second caster mount comprises a second caster receptacle. In at least one embodiment, the first caster has an engagement shaft that is uniquely adapted to engage the first caster receptacle, and the second caster has an engagement shaft that is uniquely adapted to engage the second caster receptacle. In at least another embodiment, a first bushing rotatably engages the first caster and is uniquely adapted to engage the first caster receptacle, and a second bushing rotatably engages the second caster and is uniquely adapted to engage the second caster receptacle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 18, 2011
    Assignee: Radio Flyer Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Seckel, Charles Hartlaub
  • Patent number: 7625033
    Abstract: A latching assembly for attaching an accessory such as a canopy to a wagon or other children's vehicle. Body tubes are positioned within each corner of the wagon and each features an exposed annular notch. The body tubes are engaged by latches attached to the four corner poles of the canopy. Each latch includes a housing within which pivoting latch fingers reside. Each latch finger includes button and jaw portions as well as leaf springs that urge the jaw portions into engagement with the annular notch of a corresponding body tube. A latch may be removed from the body tube by squeezing the button portions of the latch fingers together. This procedure is repeated for the remaining three corners of the wagon so that the canopy may be removed there from.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2006
    Date of Patent: December 1, 2009
    Assignee: Radio Flyer, Inc.
    Inventors: Frederick Michelau, Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: D598331
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2009
    Assignee: Radio Flyer, Inc.
    Inventors: Sabrina Tongish, Timothy Seckel