Patents by Inventor Dorian A. Flowers

Dorian A. Flowers 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).

  • Gaming machine with improved lighting arrangement
    Patent number: 8376839
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes a cabinet frame, a display, and an emotive lighting area. The cabinet frame has a cabinet surface visible to and facing a player position in front of the gaming machine. The display is mounted to the cabinet frame and is configured to display a randomly selected outcome from a wagering game. The emotive lighting area is integrated with the cabinet frame on the cabinet surface, proximate the display, and is separate from the display. The emotive lighting area includes a light source and a reflective surface, each of the light source and the reflective surface being concealed within the cabinet frame such that they are not viewable from the player position, the reflective surface configured to receive light directly from the light source and to reflect the light to a viewable area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 19, 2013
    Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Paul M. Lesley, Jacob C. Greenberg, Walter E. Smolucha, Dorian A. Flowers
  • Gaming Machine With Improved Lighting Arrangement
    Publication number: 20110201411
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes a cabinet frame, a display, and an emotive lighting area. The cabinet frame has a cabinet surface visible to and facing a player position in front of the gaming machine. The display is mounted to the cabinet frame and is configured to display a randomly selected outcome from a wagering game. The emotive lighting area is integrated with the cabinet frame on the cabinet surface, proximate the display, and is separate from the display. The emotive lighting area includes a light source and a reflective surface, each of the light source and the reflective surface being concealed within the cabinet frame such that they are not viewable from the player position, the reflective surface configured to receive light directly from the light source and to reflect the light to a viewable area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2009
    Publication date: August 18, 2011
    Applicant: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Paul M. Lesley, Jacob C. Greenberg, Walter E. Smolucha, Dorian A. Flowers