Patents by Inventor Stephen G. Gill

Stephen G. Gill 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).

  • Publication number: 20130303264
    Abstract: Disclosed herein is a wager-based gaming machine having a chassis configured to house an internal electronic component of the gaming machine. The chassis includes a cooling assembly. The cooling assembly has a first heat exchanger coupled to the internal electronic component and a fluid communication path situated proximate to a chassis wall. The fluid communication path is configured to transfer thermal energy from the first heat exchanger to an exterior region of the chassis via the chassis wall to maintain an operational temperature of the internal electronic component.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2012
    Publication date: November 14, 2013
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Stephen G. Gill, Jerrod L. Laputz
  • Patent number: 7758429
    Abstract: A gaming machine that includes a player tracking panel configured to fit in a recessed opening of a gaming machine cabinet. The player tracking panel can be attached to the gaming machine cabinet by a hinge in a manner allowing the player tracking panel to be swung away from the gaming machine cabinet to provide access to an interior region of the cabinet through the recessed opening. The player tracking panel can include player tracking devices and associated electronics for processing user interactions with the devices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Franco E. Crivelli, Stephen G. Gill, Matthew D. Cloutier, Mike Garamendi