Patents by Inventor Chris Barney

Chris Barney 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: 8556706
    Abstract: A gaming system has at least one display adapted to display a wagering game including the display of a player's hand and a computer opponent's hand in a card-based wagering game, a player input device, and a controller. The controller is operative to award to a player an award from a pay table for a player's hand having a winning combination associated with the pay table, regardless of a rank of the computer's opponent hand relative to the player's hand.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2013
    Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Chris Barney, Darvell Hunt, Brian Manning, Alfred Thomas
  • Publication number: 20100156129
    Abstract: An automotive center console lid/armrest slide bracing system comprising a center console lid/armrest including a lid/armrest cover having a nose portion, a lid/armrest base, and a linear slide. The lid/armrest cover has at least one first wedge surface inside the lid/armrest cover that engages at least one first corresponding wedge surface on the lid/armrest base, when the center console lid/armrest is positioned fully rearward to lock the nose of the lid/armrest cover up and down to resist higher loading requirements when open.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: June 24, 2010
    Inventors: Gregg S. Evans, Chris Barney
  • Publication number: 20090286583
    Abstract: A gaming system has at least one display adapted to display a wagering game including the display of a player's hand and a computer opponent's hand in a card-based wagering game, a player input device, and a controller. The controller is operative to award to a player an award from a pay table for a player's hand having a winning combination associated with the pay table, regardless of a rank of the computer's opponent hand relative to the player's hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 15, 2008
    Publication date: November 19, 2009
    Inventors: Chris Barney, Darvell Hunt, Brian Manning, Alfred Thomas
  • Publication number: 20090246505
    Abstract: The invention provides for a multi-layer automotive interior component and method of making the same. The multi-layer automotive interior component comprises a skin layer having an exterior portion and an underside portion, where the exterior portion is visible. The multi-layer automotive interior component further comprises a foam dam formed on the underside portion of the skin layer, a cantilevered skin portion extending from the foam dam, a substrate disposed opposite the underside portion of the skin layer, and a foam layer between the substrate and the underside portion of the skin layer. The foam layer is limited by the foam dam, and the foam layer is substantially uniform.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Publication date: October 1, 2009
    Applicant: Intertec Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Gregg S. Evans, Chris Barney