Patents by Inventor Wendell R. Davis
Wendell R. Davis 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).
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Publication number: 20220151388Abstract: A movable seat such as for use with a gaming device is disclosed and described herein. An example chair includes a chair head assembly and a floorplate assembly. The example chair head assembly is movably affixed to a slide plate in the floorplate assembly to slide the chair head assembly along at least a portion of the floorplate assembly. An example floorplate assembly includes a slide plate and a floorplate. The example slide plate is arranged to receive a support member, and the example slide plate is movably affixed to the floorplate via a track opening along the floorplate.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 7, 2022Publication date: May 19, 2022Inventors: Daniel J. Waller, Wendell R. Davis
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Patent number: 11241098Abstract: A movable seat such as for use with a gaming device is disclosed and described herein. An example chair includes a chair head assembly and a floorplate assembly. The example chair head assembly is movably affixed to a slide plate in the floorplate assembly to slide the chair head assembly along at least a portion of the floorplate assembly. An example floorplate assembly includes a slide plate and a floorplate. The example slide plate is arranged to receive a support member, and the example slide plate is movably affixed to the floorplate via a track opening along the floorplate.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2020Date of Patent: February 8, 2022Assignee: Gary Platt Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Daniel J. Waller, Wendell R. Davis
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Publication number: 20200323347Abstract: A movable seat such as for use with a gaming device is disclosed and described herein. An example chair includes a chair head assembly and a floorplate assembly. The example chair head assembly is movably affixed to a slide plate in the floorplate assembly to slide the chair head assembly along at least a portion of the floorplate assembly. An example floorplate assembly includes a slide plate and a floorplate. The example slide plate is arranged to receive a support member, and the example slide plate is movably affixed to the floorplate via a track opening along the floorplate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 26, 2020Publication date: October 15, 2020Inventors: Daniel J. Waller, Wendell R. Davis
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Patent number: 10694852Abstract: A movable seat such as for use with a gaming device is disclosed and described herein. An example chair includes a chair head assembly and a floorplate assembly. The example chair head assembly is movably affixed to a slide plate in the floorplate assembly to slide the chair head assembly along at least a portion of the floorplate assembly. An example floorplate assembly includes a slide plate and a floorplate. The example slide plate is arranged to receive a support member, and the example slide plate is movably affixed to the floorplate via a track opening along the floorplate.Type: GrantFiled: October 2, 2018Date of Patent: June 30, 2020Assignee: Gary Platt Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Daniel J. Waller, Wendell R. Davis
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Publication number: 20190099000Abstract: A movable seat such as for use with a gaming device is disclosed and described herein. An example chair includes a chair head assembly and a floorplate assembly. The example chair head assembly is movably affixed to a slide plate in the floorplate assembly to slide the chair head assembly along at least a portion of the floorplate assembly. An example floorplate assembly includes a slide plate and a floorplate. The example slide plate is arranged to receive a support member, and the example slide plate is movably affixed to the floorplate via a track opening along the floorplate.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 2, 2018Publication date: April 4, 2019Inventors: Daniel J. Waller, Wendell R. Davis
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Patent number: 8641144Abstract: A bi-plate ball bearing is configured for horizontally mounting between a base and a chair. The ball bearing has an upper plate and a lower plate defining a ball bearing race and a tension member holding the plates together disposed through a central rotational axis of the bi-plate ball bearing. The tension member may be configured as a threaded metal tube fixed to a first one of the upper plate and the lower plate and held to a second one of the upper plate and the lower plate by a nut. The threaded metal tube defines a passage through the central rotational axis of the bi-plate ball bearing through which power and control wiring may pass. The bearing may provide a cost-effective swivel bearing for chair that includes powered electronics, for which it is desired to pass wiring from the swiveling chair into a chair base.Type: GrantFiled: November 12, 2010Date of Patent: February 4, 2014Inventors: Wendell R. Davis, Jr., Dale Robert Lundeen, Kay Daniel Vetter
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Publication number: 20110109135Abstract: A bi-plate ball bearing is configured for horizontally mounting between a base and a chair. The ball bearing has an upper plate and a lower plate defining a ball bearing race and a tension member holding the plates together disposed through a central rotational axis of the bi-plate ball bearing. The tension member may be configured as a threaded metal tube fixed to a first one of the upper plate and the lower plate and held to a second one of the upper plate and the lower plate by a nut. The threaded metal tube defines a passage through the central rotational axis of the bi-plate ball bearing through which power and control wiring may pass. The bearing may provide a cost-effective swivel bearing for chair that includes powered electronics, for which it is desired to pass wiring from the swiveling chair into a chair base.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 12, 2010Publication date: May 12, 2011Inventors: Wendell R. Davis, JR., Dale Robert Lundeen, Kay Daniel Vetter
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Patent number: 7832799Abstract: A locking support assembly for a casino chair uses a support plate with a chair mount having a fixed pin protruding upwards from the support plate opposite to the mount. The pin may serve as a sole or primary guide member in the support plate to guide the support plate into horizontal alignment with a latch mounted inside a beam. The beam holds the support plate in close but unlocked engagement by a lower groove, to resist loads imposed by an attached chair. A releasable latch inside the beam receives the pin to provide locked engagement between the support plate and the beam. The beam may be fastened to a vertical surface of a gaming machine or other object. The support plate and attached chair can be released from the beam by inserting a tool through a keyhole in the beam to release the latch, while pulling the support plate outwards.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2009Date of Patent: November 16, 2010Assignee: Gary Platt Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Wendell R. Davis, Jr., Dale Robert Lundeen, Kay Daniel Vetter
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Publication number: 20090179479Abstract: A locking support assembly for a casino chair uses a support plate with a chair mount having a fixed pin protruding upwards from the support plate opposite to the mount. The pin may serve as a sole or primary guide member in the support plate to guide the support plate into horizontal alignment with a latch mounted inside a beam. The beam holds the support plate in close but unlocked engagement by a lower groove, to resist loads imposed by an attached chair. A releasable latch inside the beam receives the pin to provide locked engagement between the support plate and the beam. The beam may be fastened to a vertical surface of a gaming machine or other object. The support plate and attached chair can be released from the beam by inserting a tool through a keyhole in the beam to release the latch, while pulling the support plate outwards.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2009Publication date: July 16, 2009Inventors: Wendell R. Davis, Jr., Dale Robert Lundeen, Kay Daniel Vetter
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Patent number: D901202Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: November 10, 2020Assignee: Gary Platt Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Daniel J. Waller, Edmond Abadie, Wendell R. Davis, Jr.
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Patent number: D911724Type: GrantFiled: October 9, 2018Date of Patent: March 2, 2021Assignee: Gary Platt Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Daniel J. Waller, Edmond Abadie, Wendell R. Davis, Jr.
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Patent number: D936385Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: November 23, 2021Assignee: Gary Platt Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Daniel J. Waller, Edmond Abadie, Wendell R. Davis, Jr.
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Patent number: D945196Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2021Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Gary Platt Manufacturing, LLCInventors: Daniel J. Waller, Edmond Abadie, Wendell R. Davis, Jr.