Patents by Inventor James Joseph McNierney

James Joseph McNierney 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).

  • Patent number: 11738597
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a cabinet and a pair of retractable wheel assemblies mechanically coupled to the cabinet. Each retractable wheel assembly includes a first retractable wheel and a second retractable wheel. The first retractable wheel and the second retractable wheel of each retractable wheel assembly are movable, independently of one another, between a retracted position, in which the pair of retractable wheel assemblies allow the cabinet to contact an external surface, and an extended position, in which the pair of retractable wheel assemblies support the cabinet above the external surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Linn Anthony McKay, Dominic S. Biondo, James Joseph McNierney, Donald Wayne Bauer, Timothy Francis Barbour
  • Publication number: 20220234386
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a cabinet and a pair of retractable wheel assemblies mechanically coupled to the cabinet. Each retractable wheel assembly includes a first retractable wheel and a second retractable wheel. The first retractable wheel and the second retractable wheel of each retractable wheel assembly are movable, independently of one another, between a retracted position, in which the pair of retractable wheel assemblies allow the cabinet to contact an external surface, and an extended position, in which the pair of retractable wheel assemblies support the cabinet above the external surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: July 28, 2022
    Inventors: Linn Anthony McKay, Dominic S. Biondo, James Joseph McNierney, Donald Wayne Bauer, Timothy Francis Barbour
  • Patent number: 11298978
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a cabinet and a pair of retractable wheel assemblies mechanically coupled to the cabinet. Each retractable wheel assembly includes an elongated structural member including an upper receiving surface and first and second inverted U-shaped portions depending from the upper receiving surface, a first pusher plate pivotably coupled to the first inverted U-shaped portion, a second pusher plate pivotably coupled to the second inverted U-shaped portion, a first retractable wheel mechanically coupled to the first pusher plate, and a second retractable wheel mechanically coupled to the second pusher plate. The first retractable wheel and the second retractable wheel are movable between a retracted position, in which the pair of retractable wheel assemblies allow the cabinet to contact an external surface, and an extended position, in which the pair of retractable wheel assemblies support the cabinet above the external surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2022
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Linn Anthony McKay, Dominic S. Biondo, James Joseph McNierney, Donald Wayne Bauer, Timothy Francis Barbour
  • Publication number: 20200391548
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a cabinet and a pair of retractable wheel assemblies mechanically coupled to the cabinet. Each retractable wheel assembly includes an elongated structural member including an upper receiving surface and first and second inverted U-shaped portions depending from the upper receiving surface, a first pusher plate pivotably coupled to the first inverted U-shaped portion, a second pusher plate pivotably coupled to the second inverted U-shaped portion, a first retractable wheel mechanically coupled to the first pusher plate, and a second retractable wheel mechanically coupled to the second pusher plate. The first retractable wheel and the second retractable wheel are movable between a retracted position, in which the pair of retractable wheel assemblies allow the cabinet to contact an external surface, and an extended position, in which the pair of retractable wheel assemblies support the cabinet above the external surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2020
    Publication date: December 17, 2020
    Inventors: Linn Anthony McKay, Dominic S. Biondo, James Joseph McNierney, Donald Wayne Bauer, Timothy Francis Barbour
  • Patent number: 10780739
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a cabinet having an internal frame and a pair of retractable wheel assemblies mechanically coupled to the internal frame. Each retractable wheel assembly includes a first retractable wheel, and a second retractable wheel. The first retractable wheel and the second retractable wheel are movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The first and second retractable wheels of each of the pair of retractable wheel assemblies support the cabinet above an external surface when each are in the extended position, thereby facilitating movement of the cabinet across the external surface. Further, the first and second retractable wheels of each of the pair of retractable wheel assemblies allow the cabinet to contact the external surface when each are in the retracted position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: ARISTOCRAT TECHNOLOGIES AUSTRALIA PTY LIMITED
    Inventors: Linn Anthony McKay, Dominic S. Biondo, James Joseph McNierney, Donald Wayne Bauer, Timothy Francis Barbour
  • Publication number: 20190381831
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a cabinet having an internal frame and a pair of retractable wheel assemblies mechanically coupled to the internal frame. Each retractable wheel assembly includes a first retractable wheel, and a second retractable wheel. The first retractable wheel and the second retractable wheel are movable between a retracted position and an extended position. The first and second retractable wheels of each of the pair of retractable wheel assemblies support the cabinet above an external surface when each are in the extended position, thereby facilitating movement of the cabinet across the external surface. Further, the first and second retractable wheels of each of the pair of retractable wheel assemblies allow the cabinet to contact the external surface when each are in the retracted position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2018
    Publication date: December 19, 2019
    Inventors: Linn Anthony McKay, Dominic S. Biondo, James Joseph McNierney, Donald Wayne Bauer, Timothy Francis Barbour