Patents by Inventor Ron D. Dulco

Ron D. Dulco 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).

  • Gaming apparatus having a display with a conductive coating
    Patent number: 7883421
    Abstract: A gaming apparatus comprising a housing, a transparent panel with a first and second surface, and a conductive coating disposed proximate to the second surface, wherein the coating has a high visible light transmittance and a low electrical surface resistance. The gaming apparatus also comprises a grounded metallic strip coupled to the coating and located at a perimeter of the coating, a value input device, and a mechanically rotatable reel that is disposed in the housing so that the mechanically rotatable reel is visible to a player of the gaming apparatus through the transparent panel and the coating. Also included is a controller that comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The controller is programmed to allow a person to make a wager and to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of a game incorporating the mechanically rotatable reel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2011
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Steven W. Moore, Ron D. Dulco, Paul Fiorillo, Cynthia Criss-Puszkiewicz
  • Gaming apparatus having a display with a conductive coating
    Publication number: 20040185938
    Abstract: A gaming apparatus comprising a housing, a transparent panel with a first and second surface, and a conductive coating disposed proximate to the second surface, wherein the coating has a high visible light transmittance and a low electrical surface resistance. The gaming apparatus also comprises a grounded metallic strip coupled to the coating and located at a perimeter of the coating, a value input device, and a mechanically rotatable reel that is disposed in the housing so that the mechanically rotatable reel is visible to a player of the gaming apparatus through the transparent panel and the coating. Also included is a controller that comprises a processor and a memory coupled to the processor. The controller is programmed to allow a person to make a wager and to determine a value payout associated with an outcome of a game incorporating the mechanically rotatable reel.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2003
    Publication date: September 23, 2004
    Inventors: Steven W. Moore, Ron D. Dulco, Paul Fiorillo, Cynthia Criss-Puszkiewicz