Patents by Inventor David Bajorins
David Bajorins 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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Patent number: 10394038Abstract: Technologies are generally described for optical image diversion to provide image capture and display from one or more directions using an image sensor. In some examples, an optical assembly may be used to receive light or other electromagnetic radiation from multiple (including opposing) directions and to provide light or other electromagnetic radiation to an image sensor or detector to capture images. The optical assembly may be centrally-aligned or offset. The optical assembly may be configured to allow collection of light or other electromagnetic radiation from two or more locations. An auto focus or stabilization element may be integrated into one or more optical paths inside an optical switching device. In other examples, a conical or spherical element may be employed to allow capture of panoramic/360 degree images or video. Elements may also be stacked.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2015Date of Patent: August 27, 2019Assignee: iOculi, Inc.Inventors: David Bajorins, Jonathan D. Cowles, John Bruce Forbes
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Patent number: 10290178Abstract: A bet sensor for sensing values of gaming tokens may include a bet placement surface configured and oriented to support a stack of gaming tokens thereon and an image sensor located and oriented to capture an image of a lateral side surface of at least one gaming token located on the bet placement surface. The image may depict the lateral side surface in a radial format. The bet sensor may include a processor in communication with the image sensor. The processor is configured to acquire image data from the image and analyze the image data to determine a wager value of the at least one gaming token. A gaming table may include such a bet sensor. The disclosure includes methods of operating such a gaming table.Type: GrantFiled: March 22, 2018Date of Patent: May 14, 2019Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Zbigniew Czyzewski, Nathan J. Wadds, David Bajorins, Daniel Fox, Maciej Jakuc
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Publication number: 20180211473Abstract: A bet sensor for sensing values of gaming tokens may include a bet placement surface configured and oriented to support a stack of gaming tokens thereon and an image sensor located and oriented to capture an image of a lateral side surface of at least one gaming token located on the bet placement surface. The image may depict the lateral side surface in a radial format. The bet sensor may include a processor in communication with the image sensor. The processor is configured to acquire image data from the image and analyze the image data to determine a wager value of the at least one gaming token. A gaming table may include such a bet sensor. The disclosure includes methods of operating such a gaming table.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 22, 2018Publication date: July 26, 2018Inventors: Zbigniew Czyzewski, Nathan J. Wadds, David Bajorins, Daniel Fox, Maciej Jakuc
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Patent number: 9940776Abstract: A bet sensor for sensing values of gaming tokens may include a bet placement surface configured and oriented to support a stack of gaming tokens thereon and an image sensor located and oriented to capture an image of a lateral side surface of at least one gaming token located on the bet placement surface. The image may depict the lateral side surface in a radial format. The bet sensor may include a processor in communication with the image sensor. The processor is configured to acquire image data from the image and analyze the image data to determine a wager value of the at least one gaming token. A gaming table may include such a bet sensor. The disclosure includes methods of operating such a gaming table.Type: GrantFiled: October 24, 2016Date of Patent: April 10, 2018Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Zbigniew Czyzewski, Nathan J. Wadds, David Bajorins, Daniel Fox, Maciej Jakuc
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Publication number: 20170276954Abstract: Technologies are generally described for optical image diversion to provide image capture and display from one or more directions using an image sensor. In some examples, an optical assembly may be used to receive light or other electromagnetic radiation from multiple (including opposing) directions and to provide light or other electromagnetic radiation to an image sensor or detector to capture images. The optical assembly may be centrally-aligned or offset. The optical assembly may be configured to allow collection of light or other electromagnetic radiation from two or more locations. An auto focus or stabilization element may be integrated into one or more optical paths inside an optical switching device. In other examples, a conical or spherical element may be employed to allow capture of panoramic/360 degree images or video. Elements may also be stacked.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 28, 2015Publication date: September 28, 2017Inventors: David Bajorins, Jonathan D. Cowles, John Bruce Forbes
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Publication number: 20170039799Abstract: A bet sensor for sensing values of gaming tokens may include a bet placement surface configured and oriented to support a stack of gaming tokens thereon and an image sensor located and oriented to capture an image of a lateral side surface of at least one gaming token located on the bet placement surface. The image may depict the lateral side surface in a radial format. The bet sensor may include a processor in communication with the image sensor. The processor is configured to acquire image data from the image and analyze the image data to determine a wager value of the at least one token. A gaming table may include such a bet sensor. The disclosure includes methods of operating such a gaming table.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 24, 2016Publication date: February 9, 2017Inventors: Zbigniew Czyzewski, Nathan J. Wadds, David Bajorins, Daniel Fox, Maciej Jakuc
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Patent number: 9536379Abstract: A bet sensor for determining the value of a wager includes an at least partially transparent cover having a bet placement surface configured and oriented to support a stack of gaming tokens thereon. The bet sensor includes a mirror arrangement disposed on an opposing side of the at least partially transparent cover from the bet placement surface. The mirror arrangement is located and configured to provide a view greater than 180 degrees of a lateral side surface of the stack of gaming tokens when supported on the bet placement surface. Another bet sensor may include an at least partially transparent cover having a bet placement surface and an image sensor located substantially directly below the bet placement surface, the image sensor configured to capture a view greater than 180 degrees of a lateral side surface of the stack of gaming tokens when supported on the bet placement surface.Type: GrantFiled: February 18, 2015Date of Patent: January 3, 2017Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Zbigniew Czyzewski, Nathan Wadds, David Bajorins, Daniel Fox
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Patent number: 9478099Abstract: A bet sensor for sensing values of gaming tokens may include a bet placement surface configured and oriented to support a stack of gaming tokens thereon and an image sensor located and oriented to capture an image of a lateral side surface of at least one gaming token located on the bet placement surface. The image may depict the lateral side surface in a radial format. The bet sensor may include a processor in communication with the image sensor. The processor is configured to acquire image data from the image and analyze the image data to determine a wager value of the at least one token. A gaming table may include such a bet sensor. The disclosure includes methods of operating such a gaming table.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2014Date of Patent: October 25, 2016Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Zbigniew Czyzewski, Nathan J. Wadds, David Bajorins, Daniel Fox, Maciej A. Jakuc
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Publication number: 20150199871Abstract: A bet sensor for determining the value of a wager includes an at least partially transparent cover having a bet placement surface configured and oriented to support a stack of gaming tokens thereon. The bet sensor includes a mirror arrangement disposed on an opposing side of the at least partially transparent cover from the bet placement surface. The mirror arrangement is located and configured to provide a view greater than 180 degrees of a lateral side surface of the stack of gaming tokens when supported on the bet placement surface. Another bet sensor may include an at least partially transparent cover having a bet placement surface and an image sensor located substantially directly below the bet placement surface, the image sensor configured to capture a view greater than 180 degrees of a lateral side surface of the stack of gaming tokens when supported on the bet placement surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 18, 2015Publication date: July 16, 2015Inventors: Zbigniew Czyzewski, Nathan Wadds, David Bajorins, Daniel Fox
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Patent number: 8961298Abstract: A bet sensor for determining the value of a wager includes a transparent cover having a bet placement surface configured and oriented to support a stack of gaming tokens thereon. A minor arrangement is disposed on an opposing side of the transparent cover from the bet placement surface. The bet sensor also includes an image sensor. The minor arrangement is located and configured to direct an image of a lateral side surface of a stack of gaming tokens supported on the bet placement surface onto the image sensor. A gaming table may incorporate such a bet sensor. Methods of forming such bet sensors include disposing a mirror arrangement on an opposing side of a transparent cover from a bet placement surface, and locating an image sensor such that the mirror arrangement directs an image of a lateral side surface of a stack of gaming tokens onto the image sensor.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2013Date of Patent: February 24, 2015Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Zbigniew Czyzewski, Nathan Wadds, David Bajorins, Daniel Fox
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Publication number: 20150018083Abstract: A bet sensor for sensing values of gaming tokens may include a bet placement surface configured and oriented to support a stack of gaming tokens thereon and an image sensor located and oriented to capture an image of a lateral side surface of at least one gaming token located on the bet placement surface. The image may depict the lateral side surface in a radial format. The bet sensor may include a processor in communication with the image sensor. The processor is configured to acquire image data from the image and analyze the image data to determine a wager value of the at least one token. A gaming table may include such a bet sensor. The disclosure includes methods of operating such a gaming table.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 29, 2014Publication date: January 15, 2015Inventors: Zbigniew Czyzewski, Nathan J. Wadds, David Bajorins, Daniel Fox, Maciej A. Jakuc
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Publication number: 20140200071Abstract: A bet sensor for determining the value of a wager includes a transparent cover having a bet placement surface configured and oriented to support a stack of gaming tokens thereon. A mirror arrangement is disposed on an opposing side of the transparent cover from the bet placement surface. The bet sensor also includes an image sensor. The mirror arrangement is located and configured to direct an image of a lateral side surface of a stack of gaming tokens supported on the bet placement surface onto the image sensor. A gaming table may incorporate such a bet sensor. Methods of forming such bet sensors include disposing a mirror arrangement on an opposing side of a transparent cover from a bet placement surface, and locating an image sensor such that the mirror arrangement directs an image of a lateral side surface of a stack of gaming tokens onto the image sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2013Publication date: July 17, 2014Applicant: SHFL entertainment, Inc.Inventors: Zbigniew Czyzewski, Nathan Wadds, David Bajorins, Daniel Fox
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Patent number: 7589902Abstract: A wearable display system, such as a Head Mounted Display, having a display engine producing light, preferably linearly polarized light, which defines a synthetic image that is relayed to a wire grid polarizing combiner which overlays the synthetic image onto a real image of an object of the outside world, and wherein the real image is contemporaneously viewed through the wire grid polarizing combiner by the wearer of the system. The wire grid polarizing combiner can be curved in at least one axis, and preferably two axis such that optical power is added to the wire grid polarizing combiner.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2007Date of Patent: September 15, 2009Assignee: Concurrent Technologies CorporationInventors: John Garoutte, David Bajorins, Chris Gnehm
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Patent number: 7545571Abstract: A wearable display system, such as a Head Mounted Display, having a display engine producing light, preferably linearly polarized light, which defines a synthetic image that is relayed to a wire grid polarizing combiner which overlays the synthetic image onto a real image of an object of the outside world, and wherein the real image is contemporaneously viewed through the wire grid polarizing combiner by the wearer of the system. The wire grid polarizing combiner can be curved in at least one axis, and preferably two axis such that optical power is added to the wire grid polarizing combiner.Type: GrantFiled: September 7, 2005Date of Patent: June 9, 2009Assignee: Concurrent Technologies CorporationInventors: John Garoutte, David Bajorins, Chris Gnehm
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Publication number: 20080013185Abstract: A wearable display system, such as a Head Mounted Display, having a display engine producing light, preferably linearly polarized light, which defines a synthetic image that is relayed to a wire grid polarizing combiner which overlays the synthetic image onto a real image of an object of the outside world, and wherein the real image is contemporaneously viewed through the wire grid polarizing combiner by the wearer of the system. The wire grid polarizing combiner can be curved in at least one axis, and preferably two axis such that optical power is added to the wire grid polarizing combiner.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 19, 2007Publication date: January 17, 2008Applicant: Concurrent Technologies CorporationInventors: John Garoutte, David Bajorins, Chris Gnehm
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Publication number: 20060098293Abstract: A wearable display system, such as a Head Mounted Display, having a display engine producing light, preferably linearly polarized light, which defines a synthetic image that is relayed to a wire grid polarizing combiner which overlays the synthetic image onto a real image of an object of the outside world, and wherein the real image is contemporaneously viewed through the wire grid polarizing combiner by the wearer of the system. The wire grid polarizing combiner can be curved in at least one axis, and preferably two axis such that optical power is added to the wire grid polarizing combiner.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 7, 2005Publication date: May 11, 2006Inventors: John Garoutte, David Bajorins, Chris Gnehm
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Patent number: 6882358Abstract: Apparatus, system, and method for enabling eye-to-eye contact in video conferences. In general, the system and apparatus employ means for generating video images corresponding to real images that would be produced if a video camera were disposed at or behind a video display having a field of view directed toward a target object such as a participant. An image (either real, reflected, or holographic) is formed based on light reflected off of the target object, and object light corresponding to the image is received by the video camera, which produces a video signal containing the image. Typically, the means for generating the video images employs direct imaging, reflective imaging, or holographic imaging. The means for generating the video images are also configured in such a manner as to be substantially transparent to video conference participants viewing the display images on the video display.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2002Date of Patent: April 19, 2005Assignee: Terabeam CorporationInventors: John Schuster, Robert Pierce, David Bajorins
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Patent number: D641857Type: GrantFiled: October 13, 2010Date of Patent: July 19, 2011Assignee: S.C. Johnson & Son, Inc.Inventors: Scott D. Walter, Christopher B. Hisey, David Bajorins