Patents by Inventor Christoph Bichl

Christoph Bichl 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).

  • Publication number: 20200286328
    Abstract: A gaming system may include a gaming machine, a touchscreen device in electronic communication with the gaming machine, and a gaming chair mechanically coupled to the touchscreen device. The position of the touchscreen device may be adjustable relative to the gaming chair. The touchscreen device is configured to display an interactive interface comprising: selection frame fixed relative to a boundary of the interactive interface; a selection bar comprising a plurality of buttons, each having assigned a desired action, rendered behind the selection frame thereby providing the selection bar to be swiped to the left or right to move the plurality of buttons relative to selection frame wherein a button from the plurality of buttons is positionable within the selection frame; and in response to the button last positioned within the selection frame, rendering or associating a corresponding selectable button at a different position of the interactive interface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 26, 2020
    Publication date: September 10, 2020
    Applicant: Novomatic AG
    Inventors: Roman Czubak, Christoph Bichl
  • Patent number: 10380827
    Abstract: A gaming system may include a gaming machine, a touchscreen device in electronic communication with the gaming machine, and a gaming chair mechanically coupled to the touchscreen device. The position of the touchscreen device may be adjustable relative to the gaming chair. The gaming machine may perform an action in response to a signal from the touchscreen device. The touchscreen device may communicate with the gaming machine via a conduit plugged into a hardware port of the gaming machine, for example. The action performed by the gaming machine in response to the signal may include, for example, starting a game, cashing out, retrieving information, selecting pay lines, adjusting a bet, or requesting an attendant.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2019
    Assignee: Novomatic AG
    Inventors: Roman Czubak, Christoph Bichl
  • Publication number: 20180240297
    Abstract: A gaming system may include a gaming machine, a touchscreen device in electronic communication with the gaming machine, and a gaming chair mechanically coupled to the touchscreen device. The position of the touchscreen device may be adjustable relative to the gaming chair. The gaming machine may perform an action in response to a signal from the touchscreen device. The touchscreen device may communicate with the gaming machine via a conduit plugged into a hardware port of the gaming machine, for example. The action performed by the gaming machine in response to the signal may include, for example, starting a game, cashing out, retrieving information, selecting pay lines, adjusting a bet, or requesting an attendant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Novomatic AG
    Inventors: Roman Czubak, Christoph Bichl
  • Publication number: 20180240298
    Abstract: A gaming system may include a gaming machine, a touchscreen device in electronic communication with the gaming machine, and a gaming chair mechanically coupled to the touchscreen device. The position of the touchscreen device may be adjustable relative to the gaming chair. The gaming machine may perform an action in response to a signal from the touchscreen device. The touchscreen device may communicate with the gaming machine via a conduit plugged into a hardware port of the gaming machine, for example. The action performed by the gaming machine in response to the signal may include, for example, starting a game, cashing out, retrieving information, selecting pay lines, adjusting a bet, or requesting an attendant.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 13, 2017
    Publication date: August 23, 2018
    Applicant: Novomatic AG
    Inventors: Roman Czubak, Christoph Bichl
  • Patent number: 9566504
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air cleaner for removing air pollutants from an air stream, for instance such as the cleaning exhaust/intake gas of an amusement machine, said air cleaner comprising a filter device including at least one filter layer (4a, 4b) held by a filter holder (5) in said airflow substantially perpendicular to a main flow direction thereof and including a plurality of preferably stick-shaped filter elements (6) neighbouring each other. In accordance with the present invention, the filter device has no closed surrounding along the circumference of the filter layers, but provides for an open side along at least a portion of the periphery of the filter layer. At least one circumferential side section (7, 8) of the filter layer parallel to or tangential to the longitudinal axis of an outermost filter element is formed as an open side free of flow control elements surrounding the filter layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 14, 2017
    Assignees: NOVOMATIC AG, DEXWET USA LLC
    Inventors: Christoph Bichl, Heinz Winkler, Alois Homer, Erich Petein, Maximillian Vojta
  • Publication number: 20140302913
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air cleaner for removing air pollutants from an air stream, for instance such as the cleaning exhaust/intake gas of an amusement machine, said air cleaner comprising a filter device including at least one filter layer (4a, 4b) held by a filter holder (5) in said airflow substantially perpendicular to a main flow direction thereof and including a plurality of preferably stick-shaped filter elements (6) neighbouring each other. In accordance with the present invention, the filter device has no closed surrounding along the circumference of the filter layers, but provides for an open side along at least a portion of the periphery of the filter layer. At least one circumferential side section (7, 8) of the filter layer parallel to or tangential to the longitudinal axis of an outermost filter element is formed as an open side free of flow control elements surrounding the filter layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2014
    Publication date: October 9, 2014
    Inventors: Christoph Bichl, Heinz Winkler, Alois Homer, Erich Petein, Maximillian Vojta
  • Patent number: 8696780
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air cleaner for removing air pollutants from an air stream, for instance such as the cleaning exhaust/intake gas of an amusement machine, said air cleaner comprising a filter device including at least one filter layer (4a, 4b) held by a filter holder (5) in said airflow substantially perpendicular to a main flow direction thereof and including a plurality of preferably stick-shaped filter elements (6) neighboring each other. In accordance with the present invention, the filter device has no closed surrounding along the circumference of the filter layers, but provides for an open side along at least a portion of the periphery of the filter layer. At least one circumferential side section (7, 8) of the filter layer parallel to or tangential to the longitudinal axis of an outermost filter element is formed as an open side free of flow control elements surrounding the filter layer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2014
    Assignees: Nonomatic AG, Dexwent USA LLC
    Inventors: Christoph Bichl, Heinz Winkler, Alois Homer, Erich Petein, Maximilian Vojta
  • Publication number: 20110136567
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an air cleaner for removing air pollutants from an air stream, for instance such as the cleaning exhaust/intake gas of an amusement machine, said air cleaner comprising a filter device including at least one filter layer (4a, 4b) held by a filter holder (5) in said airflow substantially perpendicular to a main flow direction thereof and including a plurality of preferably stick-shaped filter elements (6) neighbouring each other. In accordance with the present invention, the filter device has no closed surrounding along the circumference of the filter layers, but provides for an open side along at least a portion of the periphery of the filter layer. At least one circumferential side section (7, 8) of the filter layer parallel to or tangential to the longitudinal axis of an outermost filter element is formed as an open side free of flow control elements surrounding the filter layer.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Applicants: Novomatic AG, DEXWET USA LLC
    Inventors: Christoph Bichl, Heinz Winkler, Alois Homer, Erich Petein, Maximilian Vojta