Patents by Inventor Ian Robert Scott
Ian Robert Scott 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: 12165437Abstract: A lottery ticket dispensing unit includes at least one ticket compartment and a separation module that has a drive roller and an opposed idler roller, with a motor geared to the drive roller. An automatic separator device is provided, wherein the drive roller conveys a leading lottery ticket to a separation position such that a line between the leading ticket and an adjacent ticket is presented to the separator device. The separator device includes a shuttle that travels in a linear path along the line, the shuttle having a head that engages and separates the leading ticket from the adjacent ticket along the line. A bi-directional drive mechanism moves the shuttle back and forth along the linear path.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: December 10, 2024Assignee: Scientific Games, LLCInventors: Sten Hallundbaek Mejenborg, William F. Behm, James Jonathan Holbrook, Mark Andrew Thompson, Ian Robert Scott
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Patent number: 11995944Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a gaming device including a memory, a processor, a display, and a call tower. The call tower extends upwardly from the gaming device, such as above the display. The call tower includes a call tower video display and may include one or more plates, such as light or image plates. The gaming device includes a processor which presents a game via the display and causes the plates and/or call tower video display to display information, such as images.Type: GrantFiled: September 2, 2022Date of Patent: May 28, 2024Assignee: AGS LLCInventors: Rachel Calhoun Lewis, Ian Robert Scott, Karl Frederick Zedell, Jr., Daniel Kendall Harden
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Patent number: 11900759Abstract: A lottery ticket dispensing unit includes at least one ticket compartment and a separation module that has a drive roller and an opposed idler roller. A motor is geared to the drive roller and is switchable between a convey mode wherein the drive roller engages and conveys a leading ticket to a separation position and a brake mode wherein the motor provides a reverse retarding force to the drive roller to brake the drive roller against an attempted reeling of the lottery tickets. from the dispensing unit. A controller switches the motor between the convey and brakes modes such that in the brake mode, power to the motor is interrupted and windings in the motor are short-circuited.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Scientific Games, LLCInventors: Sten Hallundbaek Mejenborg, James Jonathan Holbrook, Ian Robert Scott
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Patent number: 11734989Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a gaming device including a memory, a processor, a display, a plurality of display areas located on the display, and a plurality of external lights located at an outer area of a front surface of the electronic gaming device. The plurality of external lights forming au-shape with a left side, a right side, and a bottom where each of the left side, the right side, and the bottom includes a first light column, a second light column, and a third light column. The gaming device including a processor that initiates a base game via the plurality of display areas located on the display.Type: GrantFiled: June 24, 2021Date of Patent: August 22, 2023Assignee: AGS LLCInventors: Sigmund Hyunjai Lee, Karl Frederick Zedell, Jr., Rachel Calhoun Lewis, Ian Robert Scott, Wei Gu, Daniel Kendall Harden, Ariel David Turgel
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Patent number: 11657653Abstract: A lottery ticket dispensing system includes a cabinet housing and a lottery ticket array insertable into the cabinet housing. The array includes a plurality of individual bins in a stacked configuration. A dispensing unit is inserted into each of the bins and includes a ticket compartment in which a continuous strip of lottery tickets is contained and an automatic separation module in which a leading ticket of the continuous strip of lottery tickets is automatically separated and dispensed from the bin. The bins are connected together in the stacked configuration such that the lottery ticket array is insertable into and removable from the cabinet housing as a single unit. The stacked configuration has opposite sides defined by the sides of the bins.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: May 23, 2023Assignee: Scientific Games, LLCInventors: Sten Hallundbaek Mejenborg, James Jonathan Holbrook, Mark Andrew Thompson, Ian Robert Scott
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Publication number: 20230055669Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a gaming device including a memory, a processor, a display, and a call tower. The call tower extends upwardly from the gaming device, such as above the display. The call tower includes a call tower video display and may include one or more plates, such as light or image plates. The gaming device includes a processor which presents a game via the display and causes the plates and/or call tower video display to display information, such as images.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 2, 2022Publication date: February 23, 2023Inventors: Rachel Calhoun Lewis, Ian Robert Scott, Karl Frederick Zedell, JR., Daniel Kendall Harden
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Patent number: 11436889Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a gaming device including a memory, a processor, a display, and a call tower. The call tower extends upwardly from the gaming device, such as above the display. The call tower includes a call tower video display and may include one or more plates, such as light or image plates. The gaming device includes a processor which presents a game via the display and causes the plates and/or call tower video display to display information, such as images.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: AGS LLCInventors: Rachel Calhoun Lewis, Ian Robert Scott, Karl Frederick Zedell, Jr., Daniel Kendall Harden
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Patent number: 11377292Abstract: A lottery ticket bin for use in multi-bin dispenser array includes a housing having an open top and a drawer that slides into and out of the housing, the drawer also having an open top and a ticket compartment for receipt of a supply of interconnected lottery tickets through the open top. A component section adjacent a front of the drawer includes a first cable connection port, and a second cable connection port is fixed to the housing adjacent the component section in a closed position of the drawer, the second cable connection port in communication with a circuit board fixed to an exterior of the housing. A cable is connected between the first and second cable connection ports and a length so as to accommodate a fully open position of the drawer relative to the housing. The cable folds into a cable storage section configured with the drawer.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2019Date of Patent: July 5, 2022Assignee: Scientific Games, LLCInventors: Sten Hallundbaek Mejenborg, Mark Andrew Thompson, James Jonathan Holbrook, Ian Robert Scott
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Publication number: 20220114842Abstract: A lottery ticket dispensing system includes a cabinet housing and a lottery ticket array insertable into the cabinet housing. The array includes a plurality of individual bins in a stacked configuration. A dispensing unit is inserted into each of the bins and includes a ticket compartment in which a continuous strip of lottery tickets is contained and an automatic separation module in which a leading ticket of the continuous strip of lottery tickets is automatically separated and dispensed from the bin. The bins are connected together in the stacked configuration such that the lottery ticket array is insertable into and removable from the cabinet housing as a single unit. The stacked configuration has opposite sides defined by the sides of the bins.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Sten Hallundbaek Mejenborg, James Jonathan Holbrook, Mark Andrew Thompson, Ian Robert Scott
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Publication number: 20220114860Abstract: A lottery ticket dispensing unit includes at least one ticket compartment and a separation module that has a drive roller and an opposed idler roller. A motor is geared to the drive roller and is switchable between a convey mode wherein the drive roller engages and conveys a leading ticket to a separation position and a brake mode wherein the motor provides a reverse retarding force to the drive roller to brake the drive roller against an attempted reeling of the lottery tickets. from the dispensing unit. A controller switches the motor between the convey and brakes modes such that in the brake mode, power to the motor is interrupted and windings in the motor are short-circuited.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Sten Hallundbaek Mejenborg, James Jonathan Holbrook, Ian Robert Scott
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Publication number: 20220114841Abstract: A lottery ticket dispensing unit includes at least one ticket compartment and a separation module that has a drive roller and an opposed idler roller, with a motor geared to the drive roller. An automatic separator device is provided, wherein the drive roller conveys a leading lottery ticket to a separation position such that a line between the leading ticket and an adjacent ticket is presented to the separator device. The separator device includes a shuttle that travels in a linear path along the line, the shuttle having a head that engages and separates the leading ticket from the adjacent ticket along the line. A bi-directional drive mechanism moves the shuttle back and forth along the linear path.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 14, 2020Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventors: Sten Hallundbaek Mejenborg, William F. Behm, James Jonathan Holbrook, Mark Andrew Thompson, Ian Robert Scott
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Patent number: 11276268Abstract: Push-button switches and components thereof, including push-button switch button covers, as well as methods of making the same and gaming machines having such push-button switches, are provided. The push-button switches are low profile and configured for aperture-free mounting, and the button covers are configured to convey information and have improved characteristics.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2019Date of Patent: March 15, 2022Assignee: AGS LLCInventors: Rachel Calhoun Lewis, Mark Robert Brandau, Karl Frederick Zedell, Jr., Sigmund Hyunjai Lee, Ian Robert Scott, James Ely Tillery
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Publication number: 20210327204Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a gaming device including a memory, a processor, a display, a plurality of display areas located on the display, and a plurality of external lights located at an outer area of a front surface of the electronic gaming device. The plurality of external lights forming au-shape with a left side, a right side, and a bottom where each of the left side, the right side, and the bottom includes a first light column, a second light column, and a third light column. The gaming device including a processor that initiates a base game via the plurality of display areas located on the display.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 24, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Inventors: Sigmund Hyunjai Lee, Karl Frederick Zedell, JR., Rachel Calhoun Lewis, Ian Robert Scott, Wei Gu, Daniel Kendall Harden, Ariel David Turgel
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Patent number: 11049355Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a gaming device including a memory, a processor, a display, a plurality of display areas located on the display, and a plurality of external lights located at an outer area of a front surface of the electronic gaming device. The plurality of external lights forming au-shape with a left side, a right side, and a bottom where each of the left side, the right side, and the bottom includes a first light column, a second light column, and a third light column. The gaming device including a processor that initiates a base game via the plurality of display areas located on the display.Type: GrantFiled: September 5, 2019Date of Patent: June 29, 2021Assignee: AGS LLCInventors: Sigmund Hyunjai Lee, Karl Frederick Zedell, Jr., Rachel Calhoun Lewis, Ian Robert Scott, Wei Gu, Daniel Kendall Harden, Ariel David Turgel
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Publication number: 20210104116Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a gaming device including a memory, a processor, a display, and a call tower. The call tower extends upwardly from the gaming device, such as above the display. The call tower includes a call tower video display and may include one or more plates, such as light or image plates. The gaming device includes a processor which presents a game via the display and causes the plates and/or call tower video display to display information, such as images.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 30, 2020Publication date: April 8, 2021Inventors: Rachel Calhoun Lewis, Ian Robert Scott, Karl Frederick Zedell, JR., Daniel Kendall Harden
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Patent number: 10867465Abstract: A display control system for a gaming machine is described. The display control system allows a gaming machine controller to directly control attributes of one or more video displays coupled to a gaming machine. Display attributes can be adjusted to account for different machine states which can occur when the gaming machine is operating in an attract mode, game play mode and tilt mode. A few examples of display attributes which can be controlled include but are not limited to power on or off, input source selection, contrast control, brightness control and color temp control.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2019Date of Patent: December 15, 2020Assignee: AGS LLCInventor: Ian Robert Scott
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Patent number: 10854038Abstract: Examples disclosed herein relate to a gaming device including a memory, a processor, a display, and a call tower including a first plate, a second plate, a third plate, and a call tower display screen and/or a plurality of external lights located at an outer area of a front surface of the gaming device, forming a u-shape with a left side, a right side, and a bottom each comprising a light column. The gaming device includes a processor which presents a game via the display.Type: GrantFiled: August 16, 2019Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: AGS LLCInventors: Rachel Calhoun Lewis, Ian Robert Scott, Karl Frederick Zedell, Jr., Daniel Kendall Harden
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Publication number: 20200126346Abstract: Push-button switches and components thereof, including push-button switch button covers, as well as methods of making the same and gaming machines having such push-button switches, are provided. The push-button switches are low profile and configured for aperture-free mounting, and the button covers are configured to convey information and have improved characteristics.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 18, 2019Publication date: April 23, 2020Inventors: Rachel Calhoun Lewis, Mark Robert Brandau, Karl Frederick Zedell, JR., Sigmund Hyunjai Lee, Ian Robert Scott, James Ely Tillery
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Publication number: 20200095053Abstract: A lottery ticket bin for use in multi-bin dispenser array includes a housing having an open top and a drawer that slides into and out of the housing, the drawer also having an open top and a ticket compartment for receipt of a supply of interconnected lottery tickets through the open top. A component section adjacent a front of the drawer includes a first cable connection port, and a second cable connection port is fixed to the housing adjacent the component section in a closed position of the drawer, the second cable connection port in communication with a circuit board fixed to an exterior of the housing. A cable is connected between the first and second cable connection ports and a length so as to accommodate a fully open position of the drawer relative to the housing. The cable folds into a cable storage section configured with the drawer.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 17, 2019Publication date: March 26, 2020Inventors: Sten Hallundbaek Mejenborg, Mark Andrew Thompson, James Jonathan Holbrook, Ian Robert Scott
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Patent number: D889554Type: GrantFiled: May 2, 2019Date of Patent: July 7, 2020Assignee: AGS LLCInventors: Rachel Marie Calhoun Lewis, Ian Robert Scott, Karl Frederick Zedell, Jr.