Patents by Inventor Brian Lanning

Brian Lanning 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).

  • Gaming machine having a display and speaker system with light piping material
    Patent number: 8550912
    Abstract: Gaming machines having video depictions of one or more mechanical reels projected onto a curved display are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the gaming machine includes a curved transparent material having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a radius of curvature similar to a mechanical reel. The gaming machine also includes a light emitting diode projector for projecting video images of one or more reels onto the inner surface of the curved transparent material. The gaming machine also includes a light piping material positioned in front of the curved transparent material for illumination of the display. The gaming machine further includes light piping material placed in front of speakers associated with the gaming machine for illumination of the speakers. The illumination of the display or speakers may be synchronized with sound.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2013
    Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Lanning, Karl E. Wudtke, Vernon H. Bernard, II
  • GAMING MACHINE HAVING A DISPLAY AND SPEAKER SYSTEM WITH LIGHT PIPING MATERIAL
    Publication number: 20120040738
    Abstract: Gaming machines having video depictions of one or more mechanical reels projected onto a curved display are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the gaming machine includes a curved transparent material having an outer surface, an inner surface, and a radius of curvature similar to a mechanical reel. The gaming machine also includes a light emitting diode projector for projecting video images of one or more reels onto the inner surface of the curved transparent material. The gaming machine also includes a light piping material positioned in front of the curved transparent material for illumination of the display. The gaming machine further includes light piping material placed in front of speakers associated with the gaming machine for illumination of the speakers. The illumination of the display or speakers may be synchronized with sound.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 16, 2012
    Applicant: BALLY GAMING, INC.
    Inventors: Brian Lanning, Karl E. Wudtke, Vernon H. Bernard, II