Patents by Inventor Thomas O. Mikulich

Thomas O. Mikulich 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).

  • Escrow accounts for use in distributing payouts with minimal interruption to game play
    Patent number: 8753194
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes configured to communicate with a remote server, and further configured to detect a reportable event during play of a game by a player, wherein the reportable event is associated with a winning outcome having an associated award amount. The processor also receives an acknowledgement of the reportable event from the player, and transmits the acknowledgement of the reportable event and the award amount to the remote server for use in generating a taxable accrual log.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: IGT
    Inventors: Richard Jay Schneider, Thomas O. Mikulich
  • ESCROW ACCOUNTS FOR USE IN DISTRIBUTING PAYOUTS WITH MINIMAL INTERRUPTION TO GAME PLAY
    Publication number: 20120122555
    Abstract: A gaming machine includes configured to communicate with a remote server, and further configured to detect a reportable event during play of a game by a player, wherein the reportable event is associated with a winning outcome having an associated award amount. The processor also receives an acknowledgement of the reportable event from the player, and transmits the acknowledgement of the reportable event and the award amount to the remote server for use in generating a taxable accrual log.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 11, 2010
    Publication date: May 17, 2012
    Inventors: Richard Jay Schneider, Thomas O. Mikulich