Patents by Inventor John Brickwood
John Brickwood 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: 11504901Abstract: A method for forming a composite fluid conduit includes providing an inner pipe having a variation in cross-section between at least two different longitudinal sections thereof and applying a fiber reinforced composite material to the inner pipe. In some disclosed examples the variation in cross section may be provided intermediate opposing ends of the inner pipe. In other disclosed examples the variation in cross section may be provided at an end region of the inner pipe.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: November 22, 2022Assignee: M-Flow Technologies LimitedInventors: Giles Edward, Richard Damon Goodman Roberts, Martin Peter William Jones, Luke Rumsey, John Brickwood, Milan Bujdoso
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Publication number: 20210065497Abstract: Apparatus for managing a lottery distribution includes a plurality of lottery cards carrying a unique machine-readable code readable by a Point of Sale (POS) system for purchase and activation of the lottery card by a customer. Each lottery card carries in customer readable format only part of the game data, which is covered by a scratch-off, necessary for a determination by the customer whether the lottery card is allocated to be either a winner of a predetermined prize or a non-winner of the lottery and the lottery control system is arranged to communicate to the POS system the remaining information for said determination to be printed on a POS receipt for the customer so that the customer can read the printed data on the receipt along side or through the card to determine whether the card is a winner.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 26, 2019Publication date: March 4, 2021Inventors: Nancy Bettcher, Michael John Brickwood, Richard Bennett John Roschuk, Darren Martin Wareham, Andrew John Wojtowicz
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Patent number: 10891833Abstract: A lottery ticket is printed on a substrate sheet material having a front surface with lottery game indicia printed thereon and a removable covering material, typically scratch-off material, covering the lottery game indicia which is removable by a player to expose the game indicia for playing the game and other game information printed on the substrate sheet material where at least part of the substrate sheet material is formed of a translucent synthetic material to enable viewing through the part by the player. In order to allow the ticket to be dispensed in a row of the tickets from a dispensing machine with an optical sensor, a patch of an opaque or semi-opaque material is applied onto the substrate at a location to cooperate with the sensor while it is operating to detect ticket location.Type: GrantFiled: January 22, 2019Date of Patent: January 12, 2021Assignee: Pollard Banknote LimitedInventors: Pierre Joseph Lavoie, Sindy Renee Catigay, Kristine Susan Wattis, Michael John Brickwood, Julia Elizabeth Cloutier, Timothy George Edginton, Peter Nguyen, Brett Charles Taylor, Nancy Bettcher
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Patent number: 10738920Abstract: A composite fluid conduit assembly with a fluid conduit having a wall defining a fluid flow path is disclosed. The wall has an inner region and an outer region. The outer region includes a composite material having reinforcing elements within a matrix material and the inner region having a material which is substantially devoid of reinforcing elements. The inner region of the wall defines a first sealing surface around the fluid flow path at one end of the fluid conduit. The composite fluid conduit assembly has an interface member substantially devoid of reinforcing elements and located at the end of the fluid conduit. The interface member defines an aperture in fluid flow communication with the fluid flow path and a second sealing surface. A compression arrangement forces the interface member and the fluid conduit together forming a seal around the fluid flow path between the first and second sealing surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2016Date of Patent: August 11, 2020Assignee: M-Flow Technologies LimitedInventors: Richard Damon Goodman Roberts, Martin Peter William Jones, Luke Rumsey, John Brickwood, Giles Edward
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Publication number: 20190287353Abstract: A lottery ticket is printed on a substrate sheet material having a front surface with lottery game indicia printed thereon and a removable covering material, typically scratch-off material, covering the lottery game indicia which is removable by a player to expose the game indicia for playing the game and other game information printed on the substrate sheet material where at least part of the substrate sheet material is formed of a translucent synthetic material to enable viewing through the part by the player. In order to allow the ticket to be dispensed in a row of the tickets from a dispensing machine with an optical sensor, a patch of an opaque or semi-opaque material is applied onto the substrate at a location to cooperate with the sensor while it is operating to detect ticket location.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 22, 2019Publication date: September 19, 2019Inventors: Pierre Joseph Lavoie, Sindy Renee Catigay, Kristine Susan Wattis, Michael John Brickwood, Julia Elizabeth Cloutier, Timothy George Edginton, Peter Nguyen, Brett Charles Taylor, Nancy Bettcher
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Patent number: 10279613Abstract: A lottery ticket is printed on a substrate sheet material having a front surface with lottery game indicia printed thereon and a removable covering material, typically scratch-off material, covering the lottery game indicia which is removable by a player to expose the game indicia for playing the game and other game information printed on the substrate sheet material where at least part of the substrate sheet material is formed of a translucent synthetic material to enable viewing through the part by the player.Type: GrantFiled: November 21, 2016Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: Pollard Banknote LimitedInventors: Pierre Joseph Lavoie, Sindy Renee Catigay, Kristine Susan Wattis, Michael John Brickwood, Julia Elizabeth Cloutier, Timothy George Edginton, Peter Nguyen, Brett Charles Taylor, Nancy Bettcher
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Publication number: 20190043319Abstract: A lottery ticket is printed on a substrate sheet material having a front surface with lottery game indicia printed thereon and a removable covering material, typically scratch-off material, covering the lottery game indicia which is removable by a player to expose the game indicia for playing the game and other game information printed on the substrate sheet material where at least part of the substrate sheet material is formed of a translucent synthetic material to enable viewing through the part by the player. In order to allow the ticket to be dispensed in a row of the tickets from a dispensing machine with an optical sensor, a patch of an opaque or semi-opaque material is applied onto the substrate at a location to cooperate with the sensor while it is operating to detect ticket location.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Pierre Joseph Lavoie, Sindy Renee Catigay, Kristine Susan Wattis, Michael John Brickwood, Julia Elizabeth Cloutier, Timothy George Edginton, Peter Nguyen, Brett Charles Taylor, Nancy Bettcher
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Publication number: 20180313481Abstract: A composite fluid conduit assembly with a fluid conduit having a wall defining a fluid flow path is disclosed. The wall has an inner region and an outer region. The outer region includes a composite material having reinforcing elements within a matrix material and the inner region having a material which is substantially devoid of reinforcing elements. The inner region of the wall defines a first sealing surface around the fluid flow path at one end of the fluid conduit. The composite fluid conduit assembly has an interface member substantially devoid of reinforcing elements and located at the end of the fluid conduit. The interface member defines an aperture in fluid flow communication with the fluid flow path and a second sealing surface. A compression arrangement forces the interface member and the fluid conduit together forming a seal around the fluid flow path between the first and second sealing surfaces.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2016Publication date: November 1, 2018Applicant: M-Flow Technologies LimitedInventors: Richard Damon Goodman Roberts, Martin Peter William Jones, Luke Rumsey, John Brickwood, Giles Edward
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Publication number: 20180297268Abstract: A method for forming a composite fluid conduit includes providing an inner pipe having a variation in cross-section between at least two different longitudinal sections thereof and applying a fiber reinforced composite material to the inner pipe. In some disclosed examples the variation in cross section may be provided intermediate opposing ends of the inner pipe. In other disclosed examples the variation in cross section may be provided at an end region of the inner pipe.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2016Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventors: Giles Edward, Richard Damon Goodman Roberts, Martin Peter William Jones, Luke Rumsey, John Brickwood, Milan Bujdoso
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Publication number: 20170157967Abstract: A lottery ticket is printed on a substrate sheet material having a front surface with lottery game indicia printed thereon and a removable covering material, typically scratch-off material, covering the lottery game indicia which is removable by a player to expose the game indicia for playing the game and other game information printed on the substrate sheet material where at least part of the substrate sheet material is formed of a translucent synthetic material to enable viewing through the part by the player.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 21, 2016Publication date: June 8, 2017Inventors: Pierre Joseph Lavoie, Sindy Renee Catigay, Kristine Susan Wattis, Michael John Brickwood, Julia Elizabeth Cloutier, Timothy George Edginton, Peter Nguyen, Brett Charles Taylor, Nancy Bettcher
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Publication number: 20160339734Abstract: A lottery ticket is printed on a substrate sheet material having a front surface with lottery game indicia printed thereon and a removable covering material, typically scratch-off material, covering the lottery game indicia which is removable by a player to expose the game indicia for playing the game and other game information printed on the substrate sheet material where at least part of the substrate sheet material is formed of a translucent synthetic material to enable viewing through the part by the player.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 21, 2015Publication date: November 24, 2016Inventors: Pierre Joseph Lavoie, Sindy Renee Catigay, Kristine Susan Wattis, Michael John Brickwood, Lyle Scrymgeour, Julia Elizabeth Cloutier, Timothy George Edginton, Peter Nguyen, Brett Charles Taylor, Nancy Bettcher
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Patent number: 9168767Abstract: In a row of lottery tickets each ticket has variable image printing game data printed onto a base layer on a substrate and a series of covering layers including at least one sealing layer and at least one scratch-off layer. Simultaneously game information is printed as a multi-color digital image for each ticket using a variable image printing system. The game information graphics can indicate different values for different ones of the tickets. The tickets in the row can be of different series for sale to different retailers. The printing system automatically correlates the game data and game information to ensure no registration errors thus allowing much improved variability and allowing the game to take into account both game data and game information in determining a winning ticket.Type: GrantFiled: December 8, 2011Date of Patent: October 27, 2015Assignee: Pollard Banknote Limited PartnershipInventors: Lyle Scrymgeour, Michael John Brickwood, Andrew Wojtowicz
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Publication number: 20120145024Abstract: In a row of lottery tickets each ticket has variable image printing game data printed onto a base layer on a substrate and a series of covering layers including at least one sealing layer and at least one scratch-off layer. Simultaneously game information is printed as a multi-color digital image for each ticket using a variable image printing system. The game information graphics can indicate different values for different ones of the tickets. The tickets in the row can be of different series for sale to different retailers. The printing system automatically correlates the game data and game information to ensure no registration errors thus allowing much improved variability and allowing the game to take into account both game data and game information in determining a winning ticket.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 8, 2011Publication date: June 14, 2012Inventors: Lyle Scrymgeour, Michael John Brickwood, Andrew Wojtowicz
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Publication number: 20120104742Abstract: A lottery ticket is formed by a substrate sheet material on which is printed game and other indicia with some or all of the game indicia being covered by a scratch-off material removable by the player. A ticket viewing device in the form of a flat panel defining glasses may be contained in a pocket formed on one side of the sheet or they can be supplied separate from the ticket. The glasses are used by the player for viewing the ticket with at least some of the indicia being printed in a manner which cooperates with the ticket viewing device so that the indicia are visible to the player in a three dimensional format. The pocket can be formed an attached layer of a different material for example of transparent plastic or the pocket can be formed by folding one edge of the substrate.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 12, 2011Publication date: May 3, 2012Inventors: Lyle Scrymgeour, Michael John Brickwood, Sina Aiello, Todd Lyall, Norm Hagman, Shelly Carlson, Dion Grotkowski, Michael Michaud
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Publication number: 20120077561Abstract: Lottery ticket games are enhanced by providing a web site related to the lottery game and by causing a purchaser or potential purchaser of a lottery ticket to take an image of a bar code related to the lottery game using a camera module of a personal communication device such as a cell phone for communication with the web site. Thus the bar code is analyzed to determine the web site and further data from the web site is communicated to the cell phone. The data may relate to the winning or losing status of the particular ticket, may include data for additional games or may be of a promotional nature. The data can also be provided on other material and may act as an incentive to the retailer rather than the purchaser.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 6, 2011Publication date: March 29, 2012Inventors: Nancy Bettcher, Michael John Brickwood
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Patent number: 8074570Abstract: In a row of lottery tickets each ticket has variable image printing game data printed onto a base layer on a substrate and a series of covering layers including at least one sealing layer and at least one scratch-off layer. Onto the scratch-off layer is a multi-color digital image for each ticket using a variable image printing system. At least part of the scratch-off layer can be left free from printed overlay graphics and the multi-color digital image can be printed subsequently at a different location from the ticket manufacturing location. The graphics can indicate different values for different ones of the tickets. The tickets in the row can be of different lengths and the graphics can be different for different length ones of the tickets.Type: GrantFiled: October 16, 2007Date of Patent: December 13, 2011Assignee: PoUard Banknote Limited PartnershipInventors: Dion Grotkowski, Michael John Brickwood, Andrew Wojtowicz, Lyle Harold Scrymgeour
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Publication number: 20110089678Abstract: A lottery ticket is printed onto two substrate sheets where the sheets are laminated together with both of equal length and with the top sheet approximately half the width of the bottom sheet and arranged along one side edge of the bottom sheet leaving approximately half of the bottom sheet exposed and free to fold over the top sheet. A series of break open windows is provided in the front surface of the top sheet which can be opened by a player to expose some of the game indicia printed onto the front face of the bottom sheet and covered also by a layer of scratchoff. Some of the game indicia is located on the front surface of the bottom sheet and is covered by a layer of scratchoff material so that it is on the inside when the bottom sheet is folded over.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 16, 2009Publication date: April 21, 2011Inventors: Michael John Brickwood, Blaine Reimer, Angela Johnson
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Publication number: 20100304828Abstract: Lottery ticket games are enhanced by providing a web site related to the lottery game and by causing a purchaser or potential purchaser of a lottery ticket to take an image of a bar code related to the lottery game using a camera module of a personal communication device such as a cell phone for communication with the web site. Thus the bar code is analyzed to determine the web site and further data from the web site is communicated to the cell phone. The data may relate to the winning or losing status of the particular ticket, may include data for additional games or may be of a promotional nature. The data can also be provided on other material and may act as an incentive to the retailer rather than the purchaser.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 20, 2010Publication date: December 2, 2010Inventors: Nancy Bettcher, Michael John Brickwood
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Patent number: 7472926Abstract: A game ticket construction is formed by laminating two substrate sheets by a band of adhesive between the sheets across a center line so as to form an initially flat construction which can be folded into a four page eight surface booklet. A plurality of different games, each defined by game indicia some or all of which are covered by a scratch-off layer are printed, one onto each of the six surfaces except the first and last which carry promotional material.Type: GrantFiled: August 25, 2005Date of Patent: January 6, 2009Assignee: Pollard Banknote Limited PartnershipInventors: Valerie Merle Friesen, Terry Della Lorraine Masson, Michael John Brickwood, Lyle Harold Scrymgeour
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Patent number: 7455323Abstract: A lottery ticket having a substrate layer with game data printed in a game area and which is arranged to prevent access to the game data from a rear surface of the substrate and has at least one fixing layer applied over the game data in the game area so as to prevent release of the printed game data from the substrate layer and at least one opaque scratch-off layer applied over the sealing layer, the scratch-off layer being arranged such that it separates from the sealing layer and breaks down into fragments when scratched by a player, is modified by the addition of an adhesive layer applied over at least a part of the opaque scratch-off layer and a metal layer attached to the adhesive layer. The metal layer and the adhesive layer are arranged such that they break down into fragments with the scratch-off layer when scratched by the player and may provide both enhanced security and an improved appearance.Type: GrantFiled: July 9, 2004Date of Patent: November 25, 2008Assignee: Pollard Banknote Limited PartnershipInventors: Brett Charles Taylor, Tyson D. Kaus, Michael John Brickwood, Greg Hamilton, Lyle Harold Scrymgeour