Patents by Inventor Dean Ehrlich

Dean Ehrlich 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).

  • Endoscopic Device with a Dynamic, User-Directed, Articulating Tip
    Publication number: 20260256344
    Abstract: The present invention provides an endoscopic device configure to allow a 360 degree rotation of the tip. In some embodiments, the endoscopic device of the present invention is configured to fit within a working channel of any known endoscopic device and allow independent movement of the tip of the known device, and the device of the present invention, for more precise targeting of a desired anatomic area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2023
    Publication date: September 3, 2026
    Inventors: Dean Ehrlich, Jacob Rosen, Alex Yihui Xu
  • System and method for providing benefits on wagering and non-wagering networks
    Patent number: 9466171
    Abstract: A gaming system community server communications controller sends information to a wagering-game server. A community server processor obtains gaming session information relating to a player's gaming session from the wagering-game server or wagering-game machine. The system determines whether the gaming session information satisfies a condition precedent to an award of player profile content comprising a currency in a community server secondary economy, game content available to the player on the community server, non-game content available to the player on the community server, game content available to the wagering-game machine player, non-game content available to the wagering-game machine player, and/or game content available to the player from the wagering-game server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Date of Patent: October 11, 2016
    Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeremy M. Hornik, Jamie W. Vann, Joel R. Jaffe, Dion K. Aoki, Dean Ehrlich, Candice Savino
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ASSESSING AND PROVIDING LOCATION-BASED BENEFITS
    Publication number: 20140335944
    Abstract: A gaming system community server communications controller sends information to a wagering-game server. A community server processor obtains gaming session information relating to a player's gaming session from the wagering-game server or wagering-game machine. The system determines whether the gaming session information satisfies a condition precedent to an award of player profile content comprising a currency in a community server secondary economy, game content available to the player on the community server, non-game content available to the player on the community server, game content available to the wagering-game machine player, non-game content available to the wagering-game machine player, and/or game content available to the player from the wagering-game server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2014
    Publication date: November 13, 2014
    Inventors: Jeremy M. Hornik, Jamie W. Vann, Joel R. Jaffe, Dion K. Aoki, Dean Ehrlich, Candice Savino