Patents by Inventor Don Stephan

Don Stephan 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: 20020107075
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for creating a computer generated video display based gaming device having a plurality of display unit in which gaming images, advertisements, and announcements are displayed to a player of the gaming device. apparatus consists of a multi-panel gaming device permits a player to operate a video-based game. The gaming system has a programmable computing system enclosed within a computer enclosure 10 having a top side and a back side. The gaming system also has a separate player wager and prize unit having a plurality of input and output devices relating to accepting wagers from the player and paying winnings to the player, the input and output devices are enclosed within the wager and prize unit. The gaming system uses a pair of vertical support members extending upward from the computer enclosure. These support members are located on either side of a plurality of video display devices and hold the sequence of video display devices in a vertical column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Applicant: Innovative Gaming Corporation of America
    Inventor: Don Stephan
  • Publication number: 20020065132
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus for creating a computer generated video display based gaming device having a plurality of display unit in which gaming images, advertisements, and announcements are displayed to a player of the gaming device. apparatus consists of a multi-panel gaming device permits a player to operate a video-based game. The gaming system has a programmable computing system enclosed within a computer enclosure 10 having a top side and a back side. The gaming system also has a separate player wager and prize unit having a plurality of input and output devices relating to accepting wagers from the player and paying winnings to the player, the input and output devices are enclosed within the wager and prize unit. The gaming system uses a pair of vertical support members extending upward from the computer enclosure. These support members are located on either side of a plurality of video display devices and hold the sequence of video display devices in a vertical column.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2001
    Publication date: May 30, 2002
    Applicant: Innovative Gaming Corporation of America
    Inventor: Don Stephan
  • Patent number: D458971
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2000
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2002
    Assignee: Konami Gaming, Inc.
    Inventor: Don Stephan
  • Patent number: D463503
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Konami Gami Gaming, Inc.
    Inventor: Don Stephan
  • Patent number: D463504
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2002
    Date of Patent: September 24, 2002
    Assignee: Konami Gaming, Inc.
    Inventor: Don Stephan
  • Patent number: D481078
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2000
    Date of Patent: October 21, 2003
    Assignee: Innovative Gaming Corporation of America
    Inventor: Don Stephan
  • Patent number: D400597
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: November 3, 1998
    Assignee: International Game Technology
    Inventors: Joseph R. Hedrick, Don Stephan, Craig A. Paulsen, Jean Pierre Legras, Jean M. Brossard
  • Patent number: D404084
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: January 12, 1999
    Assignee: International Game Technology
    Inventors: Joseph R. Hedrick, Don Stephan, Craig A. Paulsen
  • Patent number: D406615
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: March 9, 1999
    Assignee: International Game Technology
    Inventors: Chauncey W. Griswold, Don Stephan