Thomas D Waxman

7682238, Mar 23, 2010

Sep 16, 2002

10/244791

Russell Chudd - Reno NV, US
Scott Gowin - Sparks NV, US
Thomas D. Waxman - Reno NV, US
Joseph R. Hedrick - Reno NV, US
Daniel J. Waller - Reno NV, US
John L. Beadell - Sparks NV, US

IGT - Reno NV

A63F 13/00
G07F 11/00
A24F 15/04
G06F 17/00
B65H 3/00

463 16, 463 25, 221107, 221 24

A gaming apparatus includes a value output device. The value output device includes a frame, a hopper mounted to the frame having a hopper opening, an outlet spaced from the hopper opening, a first plate moveable relative to the hopper opening between a first position wherein the plate blocks the hopper opening and a second position wherein the plate is spaced from the hopper opening, and a carrier moveable between the outlet and the hopper opening.

8070609, Dec 6, 2011

Nov 10, 2006

11/558853

Thomas D. Waxman - Reno NV, US
Scott T. Gowin - Reno NV, US
Brandon J. Bohling - Reno NV, US

IGT - Reno NV

A63F 13/00

463 46

Flexibly configurable button panels for electronic devices and dynamic display systems for wager based gaming machines are disclosed. Button panels include a flexible cable, surface mount or other cable connectors spaced along and coupled thereto, and button assemblies coupled thereto via the cable connectors to provide electrical access from buttons to circuit lines. Relative physical locations of buttons are then reconfigurable to form different button panel configurations while the buttons remain coupled to the flexible cable. A dedicated dynamic button panel controller for processing button functions and a button panel identification device having an identification code can also be provided. Buttons can be removably coupled to the cable connectors, and can also include dynamic displays thereupon. Other gaming machine dynamic displays can also be provided.

8337314, Dec 25, 2012

Nov 10, 2008

12/291501

Thomas D. Waxman - Reno NV, US
Gregory A. Silva - Reno NV, US
Jacquelyn S. Combs - Sparks NV, US
Nathan D. LaBrosse - Reno NV, US
Brandon J. Bohling - Reno NV, US

IGT - Reno NV

A63F 9/24

463 46

A button assembly is described. The button assembly includes a light emitting device that emits light. The button assembly further includes a lens cap that protects the light emitting device from being damaged. The lens cap has a top surface, a first cap side, a second cap side, a third cap side, and a fourth cap side. The second cap side connected to the first cap side, the third cap side connected to the second cap side, and the fourth cap side connected to the first cap side and the third cap side to form a plane. A first perpendicular distance between the plane and a first point on the top surface is different than a second perpendicular distance between the plane and a second point on the top surface. Additionally, a system for increasing life of a pixel is described.

8360892, Jan 29, 2013

Oct 27, 2011

13/282893

Thomas D. Waxman - Reno NV, US
Scott T. Gowin - Reno NV, US
Brandon J. Bohling - Reno NV, US

IGT - Reno NV

A63F 13/00

463 46

Flexibly configurable button panels for electronic devices and dynamic display systems for wager based gaming machines are disclosed. Button panels include a flexible cable, surface mount or other cable connectors spaced along and coupled thereto, and button assemblies coupled thereto via the cable connectors to provide electrical access from buttons to circuit lines. Relative physical locations of buttons are then reconfigurable to form different button panel configurations while the buttons remain coupled to the flexible cable. A dedicated dynamic button panel controller for processing button functions and a button panel identification device having an identification code can also be provided. Buttons can be removably coupled to the cable connectors, and can also include dynamic displays thereupon. Other gaming machine dynamic displays can also be provided.

20040053670, Mar 18, 2004

Sep 12, 2002

10/243048

Markus Rothkranz - Las Vegas NV, US
Thomas Waxman - Reno NV, US
Jeffrey Macedo - Sparks NV, US

G07F017/34

463/020000

A gaming device having one or more independently linearly moveable symbol indicators. In one embodiment, the gaming device displays an award amount to the player using the mechanical symbol indicators. Each mechanical symbol indicator includes a symbol display that is linearly movable within the housing of the gaming device. One or more indicator members mark which numbers or symbols on the symbol displays when the symbol displays stop moving. The indicated symbols or numbers display to the player an award amount.

20080113737, May 15, 2008

Nov 10, 2006

11/558860

Thomas D. Waxman - Reno NV, US

IGT - Reno NV

G06F 17/00

463 20

Flexibly configurable button panels for electronic devices and dynamic display systems for wager based gaming machines are disclosed. Button panels include a flexible cable, surface mount or other cable connectors spaced along and coupled thereto, and button assemblies coupled thereto via the cable connectors to provide electrical access from buttons to circuit lines. Relative physical locations of buttons are then reconfigurable to form different button panel configurations while the buttons remain coupled to the flexible cable. A dedicated dynamic button panel controller for processing button functions and a button panel identification device having an identification code can also be provided. Buttons can be removably coupled to the cable connectors, and can also include dynamic displays thereupon. Other gaming machine dynamic displays can also be provided. Separate dynamic display controllers can be provided to control dynamic displays directly to alleviate processing burdens on the master gaming controller.

20130203493, Aug 8, 2013

Jan 28, 2013

13/752011

Thomas D. Waxman - Reno NV, US
Scott T. Gowin - Reno NV, US
Brandon J. Bohling - Reno NV, US

A63F 13/08

463 31, 463 37, 294011

Flexibly configurable button panels for electronic devices and dynamic display systems for wager based gaming machines are disclosed. Button panels include a flexible cable, surface mount or other cable connectors spaced along and coupled thereto, and button assemblies coupled thereto via the cable connectors to provide electrical access from buttons to circuit lines. Relative physical locations of buttons are then reconfigurable to form different button panel configurations while the buttons remain coupled to the flexible cable. A dedicated dynamic button panel controller for processing button functions and a button panel identification device having an identification code can also be provided. Buttons can be removably coupled to the cable connectors, and can also include dynamic displays thereupon. Other gaming machine dynamic displays can also be provided. Separate dynamic display controllers can be provided to control dynamic displays directly to alleviate processing burdens on the master gaming controller.

20130244795, Sep 19, 2013

Mar 13, 2012

13/419333

Thomas D. Waxman - Reno NV, US
Cynthia R. Criss - Reno NV, US

A63F 9/24
G01F 15/00

463 46, 7386177

Components of a gaming machine are cooled by generating an air flow through the gaming machine. The air flow cools the gaming machine components and is filtered by a filter. A speed of the air flow through the gaming machine is measured using an anemometer and a signal indicative of the speed of the air flow is generated. The signal may indicate, for example, that the filter or a fan that generates the air flow are in need of maintenance, or that an obstruction exists in the air flow path through the gaming machine.