Patents by Inventor William Chong
William Chong 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).
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Publication number: 20240150593Abstract: Disclosed is a sealing composition for treating a metal substrate comprising: a polyolefin component; and a colloidal layered silicate. Also disclosed is a system for treating a metal substrate comprising: a cleaner composition; and/or a pretreatment composition for treating at least a portion of the substrate, the pretreatment composition comprising a Group IVB metal; and a sealing composition for treating at least a portion of the substrate treated with the cleaner composition and/or the pretreated composition, the sealing composition comprising a polyolefin component. Also disclosed is a method of treating a substrate comprising contacting at least a portion of a surface of the substrate with any of the compositions disclosed herein or any of the systems disclosed herein.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2022Publication date: May 9, 2024Applicant: PPG Industries Ohio, Inc.Inventors: Corey James DeDomenic, Kristi Maree Allen, Elizabeth Stephenie Brown-Tseng, Peter Lawrence Votruba-Drzal, Silvia Bezer, Michael Gerard Olah, Steven Edward Bowles, Mary Lyn Chong Lim, Mark William McMillen
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Patent number: 11965191Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods and compositions provided herein that include a compound protease. The compound protease can contain a protease domain, a cut site for another enzyme and an association domain. In some embodiments, the compound protease is part of a protein circuit.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2021Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: California Institute of TechnologyInventors: Xiaojing Gao, Lucy S. Chong, Michael Elowitz, Mark William Budde, Matthew Sun-min Kim
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Publication number: 20240071180Abstract: A system and method for operating a plurality of games of chance. The gaming system includes a primary game display area and a secondary game display area. The plurality of games includes at least a plurality of electronic table games including two or more electronic table games from a group of table games including, craps, baccarat, roulette, blackjack, three-card poker, pai gow poker, Caribbean stud and big 6 wheel. The processing of the two or more electronic table games includes a separate and discrete game state engine for each of the two or more electronic table games. High hold percentage side bets are offered to increase the hold percentage of at least one table game and the overall hold percentage of the gaming system.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 27, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventors: David Colvin, William Chong, Keith Matthew Kruczynski, Joel Jason Searles, Randall Paul Tallon
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Patent number: 11699328Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes a primary game display and secondary game display with the secondary game display mapped with prize blocks arranged in a grid that may generally mimic a primary game grid. The prize blocks can be represented as characters, articles, numeral values, symbols and the like. Each prize block is assigned a prize value and a health value. When the health value of a prize block is exhausted based on primary game outcomes, the prize block is destroyed and removed awarding its corresponding prize value. New prize blocks fill the void left by removed prize blocks or the void remains as a space without any assigned prize value. A bonus trigger model also serves to reduce “cold streaks” during which players may lose interest.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2021Date of Patent: July 11, 2023Assignee: Gaming Arts, LLCInventors: David Colvin, Justin Thomas Ficarrotta, Joshua Ewing Porter, Scott Forbes Sims, William Chong, Dan Charron, Keith Matthew Kruczynski
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Patent number: 11615678Abstract: A system and method for operating a plurality of games of chance. The gaming system includes a primary game display and a secondary game display. The plurality of games includes at least a plurality of electronic table games including two or more electronic table games from a group of table games including, craps, baccarat, roulette, or blackjack. The processing of the two or more electronic table games includes a separate and discrete game state engine for each of the two or more electronic table games.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 28, 2023Inventors: David Colvin, William Chong, Keith Matthew Kruczynski, Joel Jason Searles, Randall Paul Tallon
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Publication number: 20220122420Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes a primary game display and secondary game display with the secondary game display mapped with prize blocks arranged in a grid that may generally mimic a primary game grid. The prize blocks can be represented as characters, articles, numeral values, symbols and the like. Each prize block is assigned a prize value and a health value. When the health value of a prize block is exhausted based on primary game outcomes, the prize block is destroyed and removed awarding its corresponding prize value. New prize blocks fill the void left by removed prize blocks or the void remains as a space without any assigned prize value. A bonus trigger model also serves to reduce “cold streaks” during which players may lose interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2021Publication date: April 21, 2022Inventors: David Colvin, Justin Thomas Ficarrotta, Joshua Ewing Porter, Scott Forbes Sims, William Chong, Dan Charron, Keith Matthew Kruczynski
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Patent number: 11257328Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes a primary game display and secondary game display with the secondary game display mapped with prize blocks arranged in a grid that may generally mimic a primary game grid. The prize blocks can be represented as characters, articles, numeral values, symbols and the like. Each prize block is assigned a prize value and a health value. When the health value of a prize block is exhausted based on primary game outcomes, the prize block is destroyed and removed awarding its corresponding prize value. New prize blocks fill the void left by removed prize blocks or the void remains as a space without any assigned prize value. A bonus trigger model also serves to reduce “cold streaks” during which players may lose interest.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2021Date of Patent: February 22, 2022Assignee: Gaming Arts, LLCInventors: David Colvin, Justin Thomas Ficarrotta, Joshua Ewing Porter, Scott Forbes Sims, William Chong, Dan Charron, Keith Matthew Kruczynski
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Publication number: 20220028226Abstract: A system and method for operating a plurality of games of chance. The gaming system includes a primary game display and a secondary game display. The plurality of games includes at least a plurality of electronic table games including two or more electronic table games from a group of table games including, craps, baccarat, roulette, or blackjack. The processing of the two or more electronic table games includes a separate and discrete game state engine for each of the two or more electronic table games.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 21, 2020Publication date: January 27, 2022Inventors: David Colvin, William Chong, Keith Matthew Kruczynski, Joel Jason Searles, Randall Paul Tallon
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Publication number: 20210343118Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes a primary game display and secondary game display with the secondary game display mapped with prize blocks arranged in a grid that may generally mimic a primary game grid. The prize blocks can be represented as characters, articles, numeral values, symbols and the like. Each prize block is assigned a prize value and a health value. When the health value of a prize block is exhausted based on primary game outcomes, the prize block is destroyed and removed awarding its corresponding prize value. New prize blocks fill the void left by removed prize blocks or the void remains as a space without any assigned prize value. A bonus trigger model also serves to reduce “cold streaks” during which players may lose interest.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2021Publication date: November 4, 2021Inventors: David Colvin, Justin Thomas Ficarrotta, Joshua Ewing Porter, Scott Forbes Sims, William Chong, Dan Charron, Keith Matthew Kruczynski
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Patent number: 11100756Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes a primary game display and secondary game display with the secondary game display mapped with prize blocks arranged in a grid that may generally mimic a primary game grid. The prize blocks can be represented as characters, articles, numeral values, symbols and the like. Each prize block is assigned a prize value and a health value. When the health value of a prize block is exhausted based on primary game outcomes, the prize block is destroyed and removed awarding its corresponding prize value. New prize blocks fill the void left by removed prize blocks or the void remains as a space without any assigned prize value. One version of the system and method is facilitated by a slot-based primary game incorporating certain pre-established symbols (e.g., dice) that diminish (or increase) health values of the prize blocks.Type: GrantFiled: May 28, 2020Date of Patent: August 24, 2021Inventors: David Colvin, Justin Thomas Ficarrotta, Joshua Ewing Porter, Scott Forbes Sims, William Chong, Dan Charron, Keith Matthew Kruczynski
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Publication number: 20210090402Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes a primary game display and secondary game display with the secondary game display mapped with prize blocks arranged in a grid that may generally mimic a primary game grid. The prize blocks can be represented as characters, articles, numeral values, symbols and the like. Each prize block is assigned a prize value and a health value. When the health value of a prize block is exhausted based on primary game outcomes, the prize block is destroyed and removed awarding its corresponding prize value. New prize blocks fill the void left by removed prize blocks or the void remains as a space without any assigned prize value. One version of the system and method is facilitated by a slot-based primary game incorporating certain pre-established symbols (e.g., dice) that diminish (or increase) health values of the prize blocks.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 28, 2020Publication date: March 25, 2021Inventors: David Colvin, Justin Thomas Ficarrotta, Joshua Ewing Porter, Scott Forbes Sims, William Chong, Dan Charron, Keith Matthew Kruczynski
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Patent number: 10692329Abstract: A system and method for operating a game of chance. A gaming system includes a primary game display and secondary game display with the secondary game display mapped with prize blocks arranged in a grid that may generally mimic a primary game grid. The prize blocks can be represented as characters, articles, numeral values, symbols and the like. Each prize block is assigned a prize value and a health value. When the health value of a prize block is exhausted based on primary game outcomes, the prize block is destroyed and removed awarding its corresponding prize value. New prize blocks fill the void left by removed prize blocks or the void remains as a space without any assigned prize value. One version of the system and method is facilitated by a slot-based primary game incorporating certain pre-established symbols (e.g., dice) that diminish (or increase) health values of the prize blocks.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2019Date of Patent: June 23, 2020Assignee: Gaming Arts, LLCInventors: David Colvin, Justin Thomas Ficarrotta, Joshua Ewing Porter, Scott Forbes Sims, William Chong, Dan Charron, Keith Matthew Kruczynski
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Patent number: 8711500Abstract: A disk drive is disclosed that enables defect margining during disk drive burn-in testing. The disk drive comprises: a disk comprising a plurality of tracks; a head actuated over the disk; and a processor. The processor is configured to: perform disk drive burn-in testing to detect media defects; generate an initial defect list based upon detected media defects for sectors; generate an extended defect list that includes detected media defects and extended defect margins from the detected media defects; and utilize the extended defect list for burn-in, wherein a spare area of the disk allows for the detected media defects and the extended defect margins.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2011Date of Patent: April 29, 2014Assignee: Western Digital Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Theen-Leong Fong, William Chong, Hasni Zaidy Abdul Hamid, Muhammad Nur Syukri Bin Ahmad Shukor, Syaiful Hazli Hamdan, Petrus Hu, Philip Bernard Saram
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Publication number: 20060063589Abstract: A method and system for providing a user-dependent message relating to a personalized item, wherein the personalized item carries on a surface a personalized optical code that encodes user-dependent information. The method comprises: using an optical device to read the personalized optical code; using the isolated personalized optical code to determine user-dependent content relating to the item; and displaying at the telecommunications device the user-dependent content. In an embodiment, the personalized item is a gaming ticket, such as a lottery ticket, that carries on a surface an optical code that encodes a choice or choices made by the user participating in the game and the user-dependent content relating to the item identifies whether the personalized item is a winning gaming ticket.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2004Publication date: March 23, 2006Inventor: William Chong
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Publication number: 20060053066Abstract: The present invention overcomes the problems in the existing art described above by providing an online digital video signal transfer apparatus and method. Rental of the digital video signals occurs within an online environment including one or more client computers and at least one network server connected by a communications link to the one or more client computers. The method includes providing access to an online catalog stored within a memory of a network video server computer. The online catalog includes information regarding digital video signals available for rental from the network server computer. Requests are then received from client computers for rental of digital video signals selected from the online catalog for a specified period of time. The requests include electronic payment based on the selected digital video signal and the specified period of time. Once electronic payment is provided, the digital video signal is transmitted to the client computer via communications link.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2005Publication date: March 9, 2006Inventors: Scott Sherr, Eva Miranda, Ira Rubenstein, Sean Carey, Yair Landau, Andrew Frank, Brian Lakamp, Bryan Spaulding, Charles Evans, Everton Schnabel, Hartmut Ochs, Jeremy Barnett, Seth Palmer, Todd Henderson, William Chong, Steven Koenig, Bruce Forest
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Patent number: 6529230Abstract: A remote surveillance and conferencing system includes video transceivers and provides audiovisual communications over a standard Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN). The system provides capabilities for closed circuit television (CCTV) applications, security systems, video conferencing, remote video surveillance, home automation and fire control, all in one, without requiring a use of computer. Each video transceiver includes a dedicated keypad which allows users to use the system without a telephone. Keypad controllers available to some of the video transceivers provide a capability to remotely control the system.Type: GrantFiled: June 30, 2000Date of Patent: March 4, 2003Assignee: Safe-T-Net Systems PTE LTDInventor: Yuen Thub William Chong
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Patent number: 5652541Abstract: A data demodulator operating to recover symbols from a data signal including, an estimator, coupled to the data signal, for estimating a reference parameter, and a decision function that is responsive to the reference parameter and the data signal, for selecting a symbol for a symbol time from a set of predetermined symbols where the symbol is coupled to the estimator for updating the reference parameter when the symbol is representative of the reference parameter.Type: GrantFiled: March 19, 1996Date of Patent: July 29, 1997Assignee: Motorola, Inc.Inventors: Gordon G. Yang, William Chong, David W. Russo