Patents by Inventor Zofia Ryan

Zofia Ryan 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).

  • Gaming machine with enhanced RF-shielding enclosure
    Patent number: 8840480
    Abstract: A gaming terminal includes a housing defining an exterior of the gaming terminal. The gaming terminal includes one or more displays disposed along the housing. The one or more displays are adapted to display, in response to a wager, a wagering game. The gaming terminal also includes a substantially closed interior enclosure disposed within the housing. The interior enclosure includes walls formed from electrically conductive material. The interior enclosure can be substantially closed. The gaming terminal further includes one or more signal-emitting components disposed within the interior enclosure and emitting a level of electromagnetic signals. A transmission of electromagnetic signals from the substantially closed interior enclosure is less than the level of electromagnetic signals emitted from the one or more signal-emitting components.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Date of Patent: September 23, 2014
    Assignee: WMS Gaming Inc.
    Inventors: Bradley D. Cornell, Jeremy K. Gill, Victor Mercado, Zofia Ryan, Walter E. Smolucha
  • GAMING MACHINE WITH ENHANCED RF-SHIELDING ENCLOSURE
    Publication number: 20130035159
    Abstract: A gaming terminal includes a housing defining an exterior of the gaming terminal. The gaming terminal includes one or more displays disposed along the housing. The one or more displays are adapted to display, in response to a wager, a wagering game. The gaming terminal also includes a substantially closed interior enclosure disposed within the housing. The interior enclosure includes walls formed from electrically conductive material. The interior enclosure can be substantially closed. The gaming terminal further includes one or more signal-emitting components disposed within the interior enclosure and emitting a level of electromagnetic signals. A transmission of electromagnetic signals from the substantially closed interior enclosure is less than the level of electromagnetic signals emitted from the one or more signal-emitting components.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2011
    Publication date: February 7, 2013
    Applicant: WMS GAMING INC.
    Inventors: Bradley D. Cornell, Jeremy K. Gill, Victor Mercado, Zofia Ryan, Walter E. Smolucha