Patents by Inventor Keith Lang
Keith Lang 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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Publication number: 20110250953Abstract: Systems and methods for configuring a gaming machine are disclosed herein. In one embodiment, the systems and methods reduce operator activity at a gaming machine in order to configure a default set of game packages. By selecting a pre-defined set of games in conjunction with a set of game denominations, the operator will be able to configure a complete game suite at one time on a gaming machine, thereby eliminating the need for the operator to configure each game profile individually.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2010Publication date: October 13, 2011Applicant: BALLY GAMING, INC.Inventors: Sreekanthan Iyer, Shawn Falstrom, Alexander Villagran, Keith Lange
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Publication number: 20110230104Abstract: A connector subassembly is provided that may be utilized for both internal and external applications. The subassembly includes a housing that supports a plurality of wafers with terminals. The housing includes engagement members to secure the housing to either the shield or the guide frame. The engagement members can include an angled portion that allow the housing to form a dovetail joint with the guide frame and/or a multi-faceted portion to engage a fastener.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2009Publication date: September 22, 2011Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATEDInventors: Harold Keith Lang, Kent E. Regnier, Jerry A. Long
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Publication number: 20110223805Abstract: A shield for a connector that can provide a card-receiving slot is disclosed. The shield includes sides that provide an enclosure. The shield includes a fastener that is held in place by a retaining notch in a bottom of the shield. The retaining notch is configured to support the fastener in place and restrain it from unintended translation or rotation.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2009Publication date: September 15, 2011Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Kent E. Regnier, Harold Keith Lang, Patrick R. Casher
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Publication number: 20110223809Abstract: A connector of horizontal construction includes at least a pair of first and second halves that are mated together along a common mating line. A plurality of mating blades are supported in a vertical arrangement within a mating portion of the connector. The connector includes two distinct fastenings means for holding the housing halves together. A first fastening means is provided as a horizontal attachment member that extends widthwise in the mating portion in a space between the circuit cards. A second fastening means is provided as an exterior retainer that engages at least part of the outer circumference, or perimeter of the connector.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2009Publication date: September 15, 2011Inventors: Bruce Reed, Harold Keith Lang, Kent E. Regnier, Jay Neer
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Publication number: 20110212633Abstract: A connector housing includes a plurality of wafers containing terminal dedicated to either ground signals or differential signals. Terminals in adjacent wafers can be arranged to provide broadside coupled differential signal pairs. Terminals dedicated for use as ground terminals can be wider than the signal terminals to provide shielding between adjacent differential signal pairs. The signal terminals of each differential signal terminal pair can a constant width from their contact portions to a location proximate their tail portions and the terminals diverge from broadside alignment and increase in their width until they end at the terminal tail portions.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2009Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATEDInventors: Kent E. Regnier, Harold Keith Lang
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Publication number: 20110212643Abstract: A connector utilizes a latching assembly that has a structure that connects horizontal movement of an actuator to vertical movement of a latching arm. A latching member is provided that grips the exterior of the connector and has a cantilevered latching arm that extends from the member over a mating portion for connection. In its simplest form the latching member includes a continuous retaining collar that fits over the exterior of the connector and exerts a clamping force on the connector so as to retain the latching member in place.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 9, 2009Publication date: September 1, 2011Applicant: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Bruce Reed, Harold Keith Lang, Jay Neer
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Patent number: 7883341Abstract: A connector includes a first and second housing that are configured to be coupled together. The connector may include two circuit cards supported by card supports. Mating edges of the first and second housing are configured to be coupled together and may include one or more crushed ribs positioned in an elongated channel/elongated shoulder interface. The one or more crushed ribs may be configured so as to be spaced apart a distance that acts to improve the electrical shielding provided by the connector. The connector may be configured to be coupled to a cable.Type: GrantFiled: December 23, 2008Date of Patent: February 8, 2011Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Harold Keith Lang, Kent E. Regnier
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Publication number: 20100130063Abstract: A connector includes a first and second housing that are configured to be coupled together. The connector may include two circuit cards supported by card supports. Mating edges of the first and second housing are configured to be coupled together and may include one or more crushed ribs positioned in an elongated channel/elongated shoulder interface. The one or more crushed ribs may be configured so as to be spaced apart a distance that acts to improve the electrical shielding provided by the connector. The connector may be configured to be coupled to a cable.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 23, 2008Publication date: May 27, 2010Applicant: MOLEX INCORPORATEDInventors: Harold Keith Lang, Kent E. Regnier
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Publication number: 20090124344Abstract: Disclosed are reconfigurable gaming machines, networked gaming systems and methods for gaming machine reconfiguration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Michael Mitchell, David Schultz, Alexander Villagran, Keith Lange
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Publication number: 20090124369Abstract: Disclosed are reconfigurable gaming machines, networked gaming systems and methods for gaming machine reconfiguration.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 27, 2008Publication date: May 14, 2009Applicant: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Michael Mitchell, David Schultz, Alexander Villagran, Keith Lange
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Patent number: 7491089Abstract: A shroud that forms a guide channel for a connector is disclosed and it has the shape of an inverted U-shape, with a press tab for engaging a mating connector. The shroud has notches and tabs formed on it that serve to orient the mating connector for entry into the shroud. A placement member is also described and it serves to hold the connector and the shroud together as a single unit for robotic placement of the shroud and connector in preselected positions on the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: March 14, 2008Date of Patent: February 17, 2009Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Harold Keith Lang, Emanuel G. Banakis, Kent E. Regnier, Jennifer Swenson
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Publication number: 20080166899Abstract: A shroud that forms a guide channel for a connector is disclosed and it has the shape of an inverted U-shape, with a press tab for engaging a mating connector. The shroud has notches and tabs formed on it that serve to orient the mating connector for entry into the shroud. A placement member is also described and it serves to hold the connector and the shroud together as a single unit for robotic placement of the shroud and connector in preselected positions on the circuit board.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 14, 2008Publication date: July 10, 2008Inventors: Harold Keith Lang, G. Emanuel Banakis, Kent E. Regnier, Jennifer Swenson
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Patent number: 7344409Abstract: A shroud that forms a guide channel for a connector is disclosed and it has the shape of an inverted U-shape, with a press tab for engaging a mating connector. The shroud has notches and tabs formed on it that serve to orient the mating connector for entry into the shroud. A placement member is also described and it serves to hold the connector and the shroud together as a single unit for robotic placement of the shroud and connector in preselected positions on the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: March 18, 2008Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Harold Keith Lang, Emanuel G. Banakis, Kent E. Regnier, Jennifer Swenson
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Patent number: 7303438Abstract: A plug connector is disclosed that has a body portion and a circuit card extending forwardly of a mating face of the connector. The circuit card is protected in place by a pair of protective flanges that extend forwardly from the body portion and which flank the circuit card to protect it from stubbing and to provide a first means for aligning the plug connector with the receptacle connector. One or more projections formed on the exterior of the plug connector provide second means for aligning the plug connector with the receptacle connector.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: December 4, 2007Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Daniel L. Dawiedczyk, Frank A. Harwath, Jay H. Neer, Cleaver Brinkerhoff, Thomas Hall, Harold Keith Lang, Jennifer Swenson, Emanuel G. Banakis, Kent E. Regnier
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Patent number: 7226314Abstract: A shroud that forms a guide channel for a receptacle connector is disclosed and it has the shape of an inverted U-shape, with a press tab for engaging a mating connector. The shroud has notches and tabs formed on it that serve to orient the mating connector for entry into the shroud. A placement member is described that holds the connector and the shroud together as a single unit for robotic placement of the shroud and connector in preselected positions on the circuit board.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: June 5, 2007Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Harold Keith Lang, Emmanuel G. Banakis, Kent E. Regnier, Jennifer Swenson
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Patent number: 7175444Abstract: A plug connector is disclosed that has a body portion and a circuit card extending forwardly of a mating face of the connector. The circuit card is protected in place by one or more protective flanges that extend forwardly from the body portion and which flank the circuit card to protect it from stubbing and to provide a means for aligning the plug connector with the receptacle connector. The body portion has a hollow frame that supports the circuit card and the interior of the frame is filled with a molding material, such as plastic.Type: GrantFiled: October 7, 2005Date of Patent: February 13, 2007Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Harold Keith Lang, Emanuel G. Banakis, Kent E. Regnier, Jennifer Swenson, Timothy R. McClelland
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Patent number: 7037138Abstract: A connector assembly is provided with opposing and interengageable first and second connector components. Each of the two components has internal cavities that contain terminal assemblies of either plug or receptacle structure and may further include either a plurality of power terminals or differential signal terminals. The terminals have contact portions, tail portions and interconnecting portions that are partially encapsulated by an insulative outer support frames. The shell forms a wafer and two such wafers are combined together to form a terminal assembly. The terminal assemblies are identical in shape, other than for an engagement means that serves to hold two subframes together as a single assembly.Type: GrantFiled: March 9, 2005Date of Patent: May 2, 2006Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Harold Keith Lang, Kent E. Regnier, Emanuel G. Banakis, David E. Dunham, Robert A. Owsley
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Patent number: 7025605Abstract: A connector assembly for connecting differential signal circuits on two different circuit boards has a connector housing formed from an insulative material with a conductive coating on the surfaces thereof and with cavities formed therein to receive terminal assemblies. Each internal cavity may have an elongated portion that extends transversely across the housing and a plurality of leg portions in communication with the elongated portion to define passages between opposite sides of the connector. Each cavity is suited for holding a terminal assembly having at least one pair of differential signal terminals. The terminals have opposing compliant tail portions, and interconnecting portions that are partially encapsulated by an insulative outer shell. Two shells are combined together to form a single terminal assembly. The terminal assemblies are identical in shape so that they may be inserted into any of the cavities of the housings, thereby imparting a measure of modularity to the connectors.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 2005Date of Patent: April 11, 2006Inventors: Harold Keith Lang, Kent E. Regnier, Emanuel G. Banakis, Kathleen A. Sweeney
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Patent number: 6918789Abstract: A connector assembly is provided with opposing and interengageable first and second connector components. Each of the two components preferably includes upper and lower housing formed from an insulative material, with cavities formed therein that receive terminal assemblies. The upper and lower housings are formed with internal cavities that extend in different directions. These cavities are aligned together when the upper and lower housings are assembled together to define a plurality of internal cavities that extend through the first and second connector components. Each cavity contains a terminal assembly with differential signal terminals. The terminals have contact portions, tail portions and interconnecting portions that are partially encapsulated by an insulative outer shell. The exterior surfaces of the connector components are plated with a conductive material so that the connector components serve as grounds for the differential signal terminals.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2003Date of Patent: July 19, 2005Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Harold Keith Lang, Kent E. Regnier, Emanuel G. Banakis, David R. Schmidgall, Yew Teck Yap
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Patent number: 6916188Abstract: A connector assembly is provided with opposing and interengageable first and second connector components. Each of the two components preferably includes upper and lower housing formed from an insulative material coated with electrically-conductive material, with cavities formed therein that receive terminal assemblies. The upper and lower housings are formed with internal cavities that extend in orthogonal directions. Each cavity contains a terminal assembly of either plug or receptacle structure and may further include either a plurality of power terminals or differential signal terminals. The terminals have contact portions, tail portions and interconnecting portions that are partially encapsulated by an insulative outer shell. In assembling the first and second components, multiple ground connections are made in sequence before any signal or power supply connections are made.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2003Date of Patent: July 12, 2005Assignee: Molex IncorporatedInventors: Harold Keith Lang, Kent E. Regnier, Emanuel G. Banakis, David E. Dunham, Robert A. Owsley