Patents by Inventor Sandra Allitt

Sandra Allitt 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 MACHINE NETWORK
    Publication number: 20110143836
    Abstract: A gaming machine artwork assembly includes a carrier on which images to be illuminated are carried. An electroluminescent illuminating arrangement is mounted on an operatively rear surface of the carrier. The electroluminescent illuminating arrangement comprises a plurality of electroluminescent elements, at least one element being associated with each image to be illuminated. A driver circuit is connected to the illuminating arrangement for driving the electroluminescent illuminating arrangement to illuminate selected electroluminescent elements of the arrangement on command from a controller of the gaming machine. The driver circuit includes individual drivers for each electroluminescent element for independently driving the electroluminescent elements and variably controlling the intensity of the illumination of the images with which said electroluminescent elements are associated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2011
    Publication date: June 16, 2011
    Inventors: Sandra Allitt, John Hwang, Cuong Dang, Roman Seifert, Troy Thompson
  • Gaming machine artwork
    Patent number: 7915831
    Abstract: A gaming machine artwork assembly includes a carrier on which images to be illuminated are carried. An electroluminescent illuminating arrangement is mounted on an operatively rear surface of the carrier. The electroluminescent illuminating arrangement comprises a plurality of electroluminescent elements, at least one element being associated with each image to be illuminated. A driver circuit is connected to the illuminating arrangement for driving the electroluminescent illuminating arrangement to illuminate selected electroluminescent elements of the arrangement on command from a controller of the gaming machine. The driver circuit includes individual drivers for each electroluminescent element for independently driving the electroluminescent elements and variably controlling the intensity of the illumination of the images with which said electroluminescent elements are associated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2011
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty, Ltd.
    Inventors: Sandra Allitt, John Hwang, Cuong Dang, Roman Seifert, Troy Thompson
  • Gaming machine artwork
    Publication number: 20050090311
    Abstract: A gaming machine artwork assembly includes a carrier on which images to be illuminated are carried. An electroluminescent illuminating arrangement is mounted on an operatively rear surface of the carrier. The electroluminescent illuminating arrangement comprises a plurality of electroluminescent elements, at least one element being associated with each image to be illuminated. A driver circuit is connected to the illuminating arrangement for driving the electroluminescent illuminating arrangement to illuminate selected electroluminescent elements of the arrangement on command from a controller of the gaming machine. The driver circuit includes individual drivers for each electroluminescent element for independently driving the electroluminescent elements and variably controlling the intensity of the illumination of the images with which said electroluminescent elements are associated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2003
    Publication date: April 28, 2005
    Inventors: Sandra Allitt, John Hwang, Cuong Dang, Roman Seifert, Troy Thompson