Patents by Inventor Timothy Seckel

Timothy Seckel 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).

  • Patent number: 12374183
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (EGM) may include one or more movable displays. One or more movable displays may be used to present a base game when in a first configuration. In response to a trigger event, the movable display(s) may reveal a game feature presentation device, such as a stationary display or a set of mechanical reels, which was hidden when the one or more movable displays were in the first configuration. The underlying game feature presentation device may be used to present a bonus feature and/or to present a different aspect of the base game. Alternatively, the movable display(s) may be hidden (e.g., inside the EGM) when in a first configuration, during which time a fixed display portion may be presenting a base game. The movable display(s) may present a bonus feature and/or a different aspect of the base game when in the second configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Date of Patent: July 29, 2025
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Eric Winston, Timothy Seckel
  • Publication number: 20240428643
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a display screen for displaying an electronic game, a mobile topper unit configured to be positioned in a first position and a second position, the first position being a lower position that the second position, and a controller programmed to execute the electronic game and programmed to provide instructions to change the position of the mobile topper unit between the first position and the second position based on an event of the wagering game.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Inventors: Timothy Seckel, Joseph Kaminkow
  • Patent number: 12147101
    Abstract: A button deck assembly includes a button deck having at least one mechanical pushbutton, the pushbutton includes a lens cap, a liquid-crystal display (LCD) panel, and an optical block configured to transmit images from the LCD panel for display through the lens cap, a bottom surface of the optical block is positioned on the LCD panel, an air gap is defined between a top surface of the optical block and the lens cap. The assembly also includes a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly defining a PCB aperture, the PCB aperture is sized to receive the optical block, and an elastomeric membrane defining a membrane aperture sized to receive the optical block, the optical block extends from the LCD panel through the PCB and membrane apertures, the membrane channels fluid flow to outer edges of the membrane and around the PCB assembly and the LCD panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: 12112595
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine includes a display screen for displaying an electronic game, a mobile topper unit configured to be positioned in a first position and a second position, the first position being a lower position that the second position, and a controller programmed to execute the electronic game and programmed to provide instructions to change the position of the mobile topper unit between the first position and the second position based on an event of the wagering game.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventors: Timothy Seckel, Joseph Kaminkow
  • Publication number: 20240268046
    Abstract: A system and method for an overhead display assembly for positioning a display monitor above an electronic gaming machine are provided. The overhead display assembly may include a monitor frame securable to a display monitor, the monitor frame including at least one roller mechanism that is pivotally coupled to the monitor frame. The overhead display assembly may also include a support stanchion configured to extend vertically relative to a gaming machine, the support stanchion including an upper end that is vertically displaced above the electronic gaming machine. Finally, the overhead display assembly may include a track mechanism coupled to an upper end of the support stanchion and presenting a track portion configured to engage with the roller mechanism to support the display monitor and the monitor frame.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2024
    Publication date: August 8, 2024
    Inventors: Robert Wand, Frank Rodriguez, Timothy Seckel
  • Publication number: 20240221455
    Abstract: An electronic gaming machine (EGM) may include one or more movable displays. One or more movable displays may be used to present a base game when in a first configuration. In response to a trigger event, the movable display(s) may reveal a game feature presentation device, such as a stationary display or a set of mechanical reels, which was hidden when the one or more movable displays were in the first configuration. The underlying game feature presentation device may be used to present a bonus feature and/or to present a different aspect of the base game. Alternatively, the movable display(s) may be hidden (e.g., inside the EGM) when in a first configuration, during which time a fixed display portion may be presenting a base game. The movable display(s) may present a bonus feature and/or a different aspect of the base game when in the second configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Eric Winston, Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: D1038253
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D1040239
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D1066505
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2023
    Date of Patent: March 11, 2025
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited
    Inventor: Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: D1074821
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 13, 2025
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Barker, Timothy Barbour, Frank Rodriguez, Xiaoqiang Gong, Rajendrasinh Jadeja, Charles Miller, Sr., Timothy Seckel
  • Patent number: D1098275
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 27, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D1098276
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2024
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2025
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D1110420
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 27, 2026
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D1112496
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D1112497
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D1112498
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D1125378
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2025
    Date of Patent: May 5, 2026
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D1128790
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D1128791
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2024
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2026
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban
  • Patent number: D1130574
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2025
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2026
    Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Rena Schoonmaker, Timothy Seckel, James McNierney, Bruce Urban