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).

  • Publication number: 20220151388
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Daniel J. Waller, Wendell R. Davis
  • Patent number: 11241098
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Gary Platt Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel J. Waller, Wendell R. Davis
  • Publication number: 20200323347
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: June 26, 2020
    Publication date: October 15, 2020
    Inventors: Daniel J. Waller, Wendell R. Davis
  • Patent number: 10694852
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Gary Platt Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel J. Waller, Wendell R. Davis
  • Publication number: 20190099000
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2018
    Publication date: April 4, 2019
    Inventors: Daniel J. Waller, Wendell R. Davis
  • Patent number: 8641144
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Inventors: Wendell R. Davis, Jr., Dale Robert Lundeen, Kay Daniel Vetter
  • Publication number: 20110109135
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: November 12, 2010
    Publication date: May 12, 2011
    Inventors: Wendell R. Davis, JR., Dale Robert Lundeen, Kay Daniel Vetter
  • Patent number: 7832799
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 16, 2010
    Assignee: Gary Platt Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Wendell R. Davis, Jr., Dale Robert Lundeen, Kay Daniel Vetter
  • Publication number: 20090179479
    Abstract: 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: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2009
    Publication date: July 16, 2009
    Inventors: Wendell R. Davis, Jr., Dale Robert Lundeen, Kay Daniel Vetter
  • Patent number: D901202
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 10, 2020
    Assignee: Gary Platt Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel J. Waller, Edmond Abadie, Wendell R. Davis, Jr.
  • Patent number: D911724
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 2, 2021
    Assignee: Gary Platt Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel J. Waller, Edmond Abadie, Wendell R. Davis, Jr.
  • Patent number: D936385
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 23, 2021
    Assignee: Gary Platt Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel J. Waller, Edmond Abadie, Wendell R. Davis, Jr.
  • Patent number: D945196
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 8, 2022
    Assignee: Gary Platt Manufacturing, LLC
    Inventors: Daniel J. Waller, Edmond Abadie, Wendell R. Davis, Jr.