Patents by Inventor Ryan R. Summers

Ryan R. Summers 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).

  • Wagering game apparatus and method to provide a trusted gaming environment
    Patent number: 8262457
    Abstract: A method of configuring a wagering game system to provide a trusted gaming environment includes the acts of randomly selecting at least one simulated physical imperfection from a plurality of available simulated physical imperfections to associate with at least one element of a video image output to a wagering game machine video display and associating the selected simulated physical imperfection with at least one element of the video image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 11, 2012
    Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Marwan Ansari, Allon G. Englman, Philip B. Gelber, Joel R. Jaffe, Ryan R. Summers, Jamie Vann, John Walsh
  • WAGERING GAME APPARATUS AND METHOD TO PROVIDE A TRUSTED GAMING ENVIRONMENT
    Publication number: 20100298049
    Abstract: A method of configuring a wagering game system to provide a trusted gaming environment includes the acts of randomly selecting at least one simulated physical imperfection from a plurality of available simulated physical imperfections to associate with at least one element of a video image output to a wagering game machine video display and associating the selected simulated physical imperfection with at least one element of the video image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2008
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Marwan Ansari, Allon G. Englman, Philip B. Gelber, Joel R. Jaffe, Ryan R. Summers, Jamie Vann, John Walsh