Patents by Inventor Tommy G. Carmichael

Tommy G. Carmichael 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).

  • Anti-cheating device for a gaming machine
    Patent number: 6749052
    Abstract: An anti-cheating device for a gaming machine which prevents or detects the insertion of a cheating device through the coin slot or a coin chute. In a first preferred embodiment, an emitter/detector assembly transmits and detects and energy beam cast across the cross section of the coin chute. The insertion of a cheating device through the coin chute disrupts the beam resulting in a “tilt” of the machine or an alarm. In another preferred embodiment, a coin director prevents access to the coin counter through the coin slot by an elongated cheating device, thereby preventing manipulation of the counter.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: June 15, 2004
    Assignee: iGames Entertainment, Inc.
    Inventor: Tommy G. Carmichael
  • Anti-cheating device for a gaming machine
    Publication number: 20020100659
    Abstract: An anti-cheating device for a gaming machine which prevents or detects the insertion of a cheating device through the coin slot or a coin chute. In a first preferred embodiment, an emitter/detector assembly transmits and detects and energy beam cast across the cross section of the coin chute. The insertion of a cheating device through the coin chute disrupts the beam resulting in a “tilt” of the machine or an alarm. In another preferred embodiment, a coin director prevents access to the coin counter through the coin slot by an elongated cheating device, thereby preventing manipulation of the counter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 16, 2001
    Publication date: August 1, 2002
    Inventor: Tommy G. Carmichael