Patents by Inventor Bruce Essex

Bruce Essex 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).

  • ELECTRONIC GAMING CABINET WITH REMOVABLE, PROTECTIVE AND INFORMATIONAL EXTERNAL SURFACE LAYERING
    Publication number: 20240273971
    Abstract: A removable cover for an electronic gaming machine having one or more external surfaces is provided. The removable cover includes a printable film for positioning over the external surfaces of the electronic gaming machine, and a flexible multi-layer film covering the printable film. The multi-layer film includes an adhesive layer arranged to secure the flexible multi-layer film and printable film to the external surface of the electronic gaming machine. The removable cover is shaped to correspond with a shape of at least a portion of the external surface of the electronic gaming machine. The printable film is configured to be imprinted with one or more of graphics, patterns, colors, text, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2024
    Publication date: August 15, 2024
    Inventor: Bruce Essex
  • Electronic gaming cabinet with removable, protective and informational external surface layering
    Patent number: 12002324
    Abstract: A removable cover for an electronic gaming machine having one or more external surfaces is provided. The removable cover includes a printable film for positioning over the external surfaces of the electronic gaming machine, and a flexible multi-layer film covering the printable film. The multi-layer film includes an adhesive layer arranged to secure the flexible multi-layer film and printable film to the external surface of the electronic gaming machine. The removable cover is shaped to correspond with a shape of at least a portion of the external surface of the electronic gaming machine. The printable film is configured to be imprinted with one or more of graphics, patterns, colors, text, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc. (ATI)
    Inventor: Bruce Essex
  • ELECTRONIC GAMING CABINET WITH REMOVABLE, PROTECTIVE AND INFORMATIONAL EXTERNAL SURFACE LAYERING
    Publication number: 20220130204
    Abstract: A removable cover for an electronic gaming machine having one or more external surfaces is provided. The removable cover includes a printable film for positioning over the external surfaces of the electronic gaming machine, and a flexible multi-layer film covering the printable film. The multi-layer film includes an adhesive layer arranged to secure the flexible multi-layer film and printable film to the external surface of the electronic gaming machine. The removable cover is shaped to correspond with a shape of at least a portion of the external surface of the electronic gaming machine. The printable film is configured to be imprinted with one or more of graphics, patterns, colors, text, or a combination thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2021
    Publication date: April 28, 2022
    Inventor: Bruce Essex