Patents by Inventor Matthew Howard Haga

Matthew Howard Haga 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).

  • APPARATUS FOR APPLYING A COVER TO A TICKET SUBSTRATE
    Publication number: 20080190563
    Abstract: A ticket cover applying apparatus includes a cutting mechanism, an applicator, and a continuous length of removable cover material. The cutting mechanism is adapted to cut off a discrete section of cover material, and the applicator applies the discrete section of cover material to a printed media/ticket substrate. The ticket cover applying apparatus may be mounted adjacent to a gaming ticket printer and covers one side of a ticket substrate with the section of cover material when the ticket substrate is ejected from the printer. A cover material path through the ticket cover applying apparatus traverses a ticket substrate path through the apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 17, 2008
    Publication date: August 14, 2008
    Inventors: Matthew Howard Haga, Danny E. Swindler
  • Apparatus for applying a removable cover to a ticket substrate
    Patent number: 7361249
    Abstract: A covering apparatus (10) includes a cutter (12), an applicator (14) and a continuous length of removable cover material (16). The cutter (12) is adapted to cut off a discrete section (50) of cover material, and the applicator (14) applies the discrete section (50) to a printed media/ticket substrate (52). The covering apparatus (10) may be mounted adjacent to a printer (108) and creates a complete, covered ticket in response to a ticket substrate (52) being ejected from the printer (108) into the covering apparatus.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2008
    Assignee: Multimedia Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Howard Haga, Danny E. Swindler
  • Apparatus and method for applying a removable cover to a ticket substrate
    Publication number: 20040108052
    Abstract: A covering apparatus (10) includes a cutter (12), an applicator (14) and a continuous length of removable cover material (16). The cutter (12) is adapted to cut off a discrete section (50) of cover material, and the applicator (14) applies the discrete section (50) to a printed media/ticket substrate (52). The covering apparatus (10) may be mounted adjacent to a printer (108) and creates a complete, covered ticket in response to a ticket substrate (52) being ejected from the printer (108) into the covering apparatus.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2002
    Publication date: June 10, 2004
    Inventors: Matthew Howard Haga, Danny E. Swindler