Patents by Inventor Steven McGahn

Steven McGahn 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: 20130241370
    Abstract: A gaming machine having a support bracket coupled to a cabinet front of the gaming machine, and a modular user interface hingedly coupled to the support bracket with at least one connector, the modular user interface having a button panel and a wrist support, wherein the modular user interface is configured to rotate along an axis of the at least one connector to expose an interior portion of the gaming machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 4, 2013
    Publication date: September 19, 2013
    Inventors: Steven McGahn, Jean Pierre Legras
  • Patent number: 8366555
    Abstract: A gaming machine having a support bracket coupled to a cabinet front of the gaming machine, and a modular user interface hingedly coupled to the support bracket with at least one connector, the modular user interface having a button panel and a wrist support, wherein the modular user interface is configured to rotate along an axis of the at least one connector to expose an interior portion of the gaming machine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Date of Patent: February 5, 2013
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Steven McGahn, Jean Pierre Legras
  • Publication number: 20110269553
    Abstract: A gaming machine having a support bracket coupled to a cabinet front of the gaming machine, and a modular user interface hingedly coupled to the support bracket with at least one connector, the modular user interface having a button panel and a wrist support, wherein the modular user interface is configured to rotate along an axis of the at least one connector to expose an interior portion of the gaming machine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2011
    Publication date: November 3, 2011
    Applicant: IGT
    Inventors: Steven McGahn, Jean Pierre Legras
  • Publication number: 20050101375
    Abstract: A gaming device, which awards an initial award to a player, discloses to a player that a higher valued enticement award is available and selectable, and enables the player to selectively swap the initial award for an opportunity to select the enticement award. The game preferably discloses the value of the initial award and the enticement award. The game masks the enticement award in a pattern along with one or more masked consolation awards, the consolation awards having values less than the value of the initial award. The game reveals the awards using a secondary display having mechanical doors that open and close.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Inventors: Bayard Webb, Anthony Baerlocher, Jean Brossard, Joseph Kaminkow, Steven McGahn
  • Patent number: D923102
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 22, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Steven McGahn, Stewart Thoeni, Charles Johnson, Jacob Wik, Jack H. Brooks
  • Patent number: D931377
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Steven McGahn, Charles Johnson, Jacob Wik, Jack H. Brooks
  • Patent number: D968516
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2022
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Steven McGahn, Charles Johnson, Jacob Wik, Jack H. Brooks
  • Patent number: D990574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: June 27, 2023
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Jean-Pierre Legras, Charles W. Johnson, Steven McGahn, John Leagh Beadell