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Agathe R. Wright, Country Club Hills, IL US
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20090055991 | Hooded garment which converts into a purse - A hooded garment which can be converted into a purse. The garment, having the appearance of a jacket, sweater, sweatshirt, etc. will have a zipper ( | 03-05-2009 |
Bray Wright, Chicago, IL US
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20100078035 | Easy hitter - A self-extinguishing pipe is described for use with tobacco or other smoking material. The pipe is made in three parts; a body, depth control, and the bowl. The end piece includes a bowl for the tobacco or other smoking material at one end which has an adjustable base and locking mechanism for changing the depth of the bowl. The three-part construction and adjustable base facilitate cleaning of the pipe and removal of ash without needing additional tools. The depth of the bowl is adjusted by rotating the bowl piece in relation to the base of the pipe, like the “nut and bolt” concept. A bore throughout the body of the pipe and the components of the end piece communicate with each other. Together they form an air passage from the smoking material to the mouth end of the pipe. This allows smoke to be drawn in to the user's mouth and the depth of the bowl to be controlled at the same time. | 04-01-2010 |
Brian C. Wright, Decatur, IL US
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20140086518 | Threaded Bearing Retainer - A threaded bearing retainer for a spherical bearing may include an annular top surface, an annular bottom surface, and an externally threaded cylindrical outer surface extending between the top and bottom surfaces and meshing with the internal threads of a housing bore. The bearing retainer may further include an annular sealing rib extending downwardly from the bottom surface and engaging the bore shoulder of the housing bore to form a substantially water-tight seal when the bearing retainer is screwed into the housing bore. | 03-27-2014 |
20140286693 | Boot Seal For Machine System And Method - A machine system includes a first component, a second component, and a joint assembly pivotably connecting the first and second components in a finite angular pivoting range. A boot seal seals between the first and second components, and has a rest configuration where the boot seal has a curvilinear taper, and is deformable to a squished configuration forming a radially outward bulge. The radially outward bulge stores an energy of compression of the boot seal, to bias a sealing ring in the boot seal against the second component. | 09-25-2014 |
Cameron J. Wright, Peoria, IL US
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20130186349 | REDUCTANT SUPPLY LINE HEATING SYSTEM - A system including a reductant tank, a receiver, a first valve, a reductant supply line, a plurality of sensors, and a controller is provided. The reductant tank is configured to store a reductant. The receiver is configured to receive a supply of the reductant from an off-board reservoir. The first valve is in communication with the reductant tank and is configured to control a reductant flow into the reductant tank. The reductant supply line is in fluid communication with the receiver and is configured to provide the reductant flow to the first valve. The plurality of sensors is configured to generate a signal. The controller is in communication with the plurality of sensors. The controller is configured to issue a command to a heating element to modulate a temperature of the reductant supply line based, at least in part, on the signal generated by the plurality of sensors. | 07-25-2013 |
20130186509 | REDUCTANT FILL SYSTEM - A reductant fill system is provided. A reductant tank is configured to store a reductant. A receiver is configured to receive a supply of the reductant from an off-board reservoir. A first valve is in communication with the reductant tank and is configured to control a reductant flow into the reductant tank. A reductant supply line is in fluid communication with the receiver. The reductant supply line is configured to provide the reductant flow to the first valve. The reductant level sensor is configured to generate a signal based on a level of reductant in the reductant tank. A controller is communicably coupled to the reductant level sensor. The controller is configured to purge a stranded reductant in the reductant supply line, based on the signal generated by the reductant level sensor. | 07-25-2013 |
20140000719 | REDUCTANT REFILL AND PURGING SYSTEM | 01-02-2014 |
Charles Wright, Chicago, IL US
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20110058252 | BOTTOMLESS MICRO-MIRROR WELL FOR 3D IMAGING FOR AN OBJECT OF INTEREST - A bottomless micro-mirror well. In one embodiment, the bottomless micro-mirror well includes a substrate having a first surface and an opposite, second surface defining a body portion between the first surface and the opposite, second surface, where the body portion defines an inverted pyramidal well having at least three side surfaces extending to each other and defining an opening between a first sidewall and a second sidewall of the body portion, and where each of the at least three side surfaces is configured to reflect light emitting from an object of interest. | 03-10-2011 |
20130143165 | PHOTOLITHOGRAPHED MICRO-MIRROR WELL FOR 3D TOMOGRAM IMAGING OF INDIVIDUAL CELLS - A micro-mirror well. In one embodiment the micro-mirror well includes a plurality of planar mirrors arranged around an axis of symmetry and inclined to form a pyramid well, where each of the plurality of planar mirrors is capable of reflecting light emitting from an object of interest placed inside the pyramid well. | 06-06-2013 |
Colleen Wright, Chicago Heights, IL US
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20100280974 | AUTOMATED BUNDLE PACKAGE PRICING - An automated system and method for pricing a bundle package based on a weight of a bundle includes an interface, a point of entry and a processor. The interface requests information and displays information. Data relating to the requested information is submitted through the point of entry. The requested information includes dimensions of a booth and a weight of a bundle to be displayed within the booth. The processor receives and controls the data and includes a rules database, a transaction processing system and a calculator. The rules database stores a pre-established set of rules for classifying data into one of a plurality of bundle packages and for associating the bundle packages with a price. The transaction processing system stores and analyzes the submitted data and the pre-established set of rules in the rules database. The calculator determines a bundle package price based on the submitted data and the pre-established rules in the rules database. | 11-04-2010 |
Dennis Wright, Germantown Hills, IL US
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20110245311 | Histidine Derivatives - Disclosed herein are the compositions and methods for a compound of Formula Ia or Ib. | 10-06-2011 |
Donald Wright, Murphysboro, IL US
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20100061666 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURE OF A TOP OPENING RECLOSABLE BAG HAVING A TAPE FORMED RECLOSABLE SEAL - A vertical form, fill and seal machine in conjunction with a product supply apparatus provides a continuous, heat sealable plastic film and zipper tape and provides separate, product filled, reclosable, top opening sealed bags. The apparatus includes a means for supplying the continuous plastic film, a means for supplying zipper tape, a means for sealing the zipper tape sections to the film, a vertical fill tube assembly, a feeding means including a film drive roll upstream, film pull belts adjacent the vertical fill tube, a vertical sealing means for sealing the edges of the continuous film to the edges of the continuous zippered cap strip, a horizontal sealing, perforating, and severing means for severing the plastic tube between the first and second horizontal seals, and a tensioning means for horizontally elongating the flexible plastic tube transverse to its length prior to formation of the horizontal seals. | 03-11-2010 |
20110235951 | RECLOSABLE BAG WITH TEAR OPEN FEATURE - A reclosable back-seam bag having a top seal and a bottom seal, and a front wall and a back wall is disclosed. The front wall is joined to the back wall at the top seal and the bottom seal. The reclosable back-seam bag includes a reclosable fastener that includes two ends, a first continuous elongated profile strip having a front wall connecting flange and a second continuous elongated profile strip having a back wall connecting flange. The first continuous elongated profile strip includes a male interlocking profile having at least one male interlocking member, and the second continuous elongated profile strip includes a female interlocking profile having at least one female interlocking member. The male interlocking member is configured so as to cause the male interlocking profile to be separated from the female interlocking profile with a substantially equal opening force when being separated in a direction toward said top seal as when separated in a direction toward said bottom seal. At least one frangible access portion disposed substantially parallel to said reclosable fastener assembly may be provided to expose the releasable fastener assembly and/or the contents of the bag. | 09-29-2011 |
Gary Leroy Wright, St. Charles, IL US
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20150213523 | COMMUNITY COMMERCE FUNDRAISING SYSTEM AND METHOD - A community commerce system and method is centered about a common website and electronically generated gift cards, or e-gift cards. The system and method encourages what is referred to herein as “community commerce” among several classes of participants, including: i) merchants/business owners; ii) shoppers; and iii) charities/nonprofits/fundraisers. A member may use the website to purchase electronic e-gift cards, redeemable at a merchant's place of business. Each e-gift card is associated with an individual merchant, has a face value, and further has an identified quantity of donation dollars. Each merchant establishes their own e-gift card, determining both the face value of each e-gift card and how many donation dollars are to be given to shoppers in exchange for each e-gift card purchase. | 07-30-2015 |
James A. Wright, Chicago, IL US
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20090199930 | SECONDARY-HARDENING GEAR STEEL - A case hardened gear steel having enhanced core fracture toughness includes by weight percent about 16.3Co, 7.5Ni, 3.5Cr, 1.75Mo, 0.2W, 0.11C, 0.03Ti, and 0.02V and the balance Fe, characterized as a predominantly lath martensitic microstructure essentially free of topologically close-packed (TCP) phases and carburized to include fine M | 08-13-2009 |
20100243112 | Beryllium-Free High-Strength Copper Alloys - A beryllium-free high-strength copper alloy includes, about 10-30 vol % of L1 | 09-30-2010 |
20110094637 | MARTENSITIC STAINLESS STEEL STRENGTHENED BY COPPER-NUCLEATED NITRIDE PRECIPITATES - A martensitic stainless steel alloy is strengthened by copper-nucleated nitride precipitates. The alloy includes, in combination by weight percent, about 10.0 to about 12.5 Cr, about 2.0 to about 7.5 Ni, up to about 17.0 Co, about 0.6 to about 1.5 Mo, about 0.5 to about 2.3 Cu, up to about 0.6 Mn, up to about 0.4 Si, about 0.05 to about 0.15 V, up to about 0.10 N, up to about 0.035 C, up to about 0.01 W, and the balance Fe and incidental elements and impurities. The nitride precipitates may be enriched by one or more transition metals. | 04-28-2011 |
20110303387 | LEAD-FREE, HIGH-STRENGTH, HIGH-LUBRICITY COPPER ALLOYS - A lead-free copper alloy includes, in combination by weight, about 10.0% to about 20.0% bismuth, about 0.05% to about 0.3% phosphorous, about 2.2% to about 10.0% tin, up to about 5.0% antimony, and up to about 0.02% boron, the balance essentially copper and incidental elements and impurities. The alloy contains no more than about 0.05 wt. % or 0.10 wt. % lead. | 12-15-2011 |
James A. Wright, Wilmette, IL US
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20110268602 | TITANIUM ALLOYS - Provided herein are titanium alloys that can achieve a combination of high strength and high toughness or elongation, and a method to produce the alloys. By tolerating iron, oxygen, and other incidental elements and impurities, the alloys enable the use of lower quality scrap as raw materials. The alloys are castable and can form α-phase laths in a basketweave morphology by a commercially feasible heat treatment that does not require hot-working or rapid cooling rates. The alloys comprise, by weight, about 3.0% to about 6.0% aluminum, 0% to about 1.5% tin, about 2.0% to about 4.0% vanadium, about 0.5% to about 4.5% molybdenum, about 1.0% to about 2.5% chromium, about 0.20% to about 0.55% iron, 0% to about 0.35% oxygen, 0% to about 0.007% boron, and 0% to about 0.60% other incidental elements and impurities, the balance of weight percent comprising titanium. | 11-03-2011 |
20120291926 | ALUMINUM ALLOYS - The disclosure relates to an alloy comprising, by weight, about 5.8% to about 6.8% zinc, about 2.5% to about 3.0% magnesium, about 1.5% to about 2.3% copper, 0% to about 0.2% scandium, 0% to about 0.2% zirconium, and optionally less than about 0.50% silver, the balance essentially aluminum and incidental elements and impurities. In embodiments, the alloy has a stress-corrosion cracking threshold stress of at least about 240 MPa using an ASTM G47 short-transverse test specimen and a yield strength of at least about 510 MPa using an ASTM E8 longitudinal test specimen. | 11-22-2012 |
20130084208 | ALUMINUM-BASED ALLOYS - In an aspect the disclosure relates to an alloy comprising, by weight, about 0.15% to about 1.00% zinc, 0% to about 0.20% gallium, and the balance aluminum and incidental elements and impurities, wherein the alloy has a corrosion potential from about −0.85 V to about −0.73 V relative to a saturated calomel electrode. | 04-04-2013 |
James W. Wright, Wilmette, IL US
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20130103161 | Iron Based Alloys for Bioabsorbable Stent - A stent includes an iron-based alloy that consists essentially of: Fe—X—Y, wherein X is at least one austenite stabilizing element selected from the group consisting of Co, Ni, Mn, Cu, Re, Rh, Ru, Ir, Pt, Pd, C, and N, and wherein Y is at least one corrosion-activator species selected from the group consisting of Au, and Pd. | 04-25-2013 |
Jeffrey Holt Wright, Edelstein, IL US
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20080296976 | Power system with multiple generator units - A method of operating a power system is provided, the power system having power-system controls. The method may include automatically setting a priority ranking for a plurality of generator units of the power system with the power-system controls based at least in part on an operating parameter of each generator unit indicative of a quantity of work done by the generator unit. The method may also include automatically controlling which of the generator units run with the power-system controls based at least in part on the priority ranking of the generator units. | 12-04-2008 |
20080297075 | Power system with multiple generator units - A method of operating a power system is provided. The method may include running one or more of a plurality of generator units that each include a power source, a first electric generator, and a second electric generator. Additionally, the method may include supplying electricity from one or more of the first electric generators of the one or more running generator units to a first set of one or more electric power loads. The method may also include supplying electricity from one or more of the second electric generators of the one or more running generator units to a second set of one or more electric power loads. | 12-04-2008 |
20090108778 | Mobile machine with one or more electric propulsion motors - A mobile machine may include one or more generator units, a plurality of electric propulsion motors, and a power-transfer system operable to transfer electricity from one or more of the generator units to one or more of the electric propulsion motors. The mobile machine may also include power-system controls that control the connection of the one or more electric propulsion motors to the power-transfer system. The power-system controls may selectively use a first motor-connection strategy for controlling when one or more groups of the electric propulsion motors are connected to the power-transfer system in series, and the power-system controls may selectively use a second motor-connection strategy for controlling when one or more groups of the electric propulsion motors are connected to the power-transfer system in series. | 04-30-2009 |
20100071585 | Locomotive power module installation and removal - A power module for a locomotive is disclosed. The power module may have a frame including a plurality of lifting elements. The plurality of lifting elements may include at least one fork lifting element and at least one frame lifting eye. The power module may further have a generator set supported by the frame. | 03-25-2010 |
20140318410 | LOCOMOTIVE WITH VARIABLE POWER MODULES - A locomotive includes a plurality of axles and a plurality of pairs of wheels, each pair of wheels being connected to one of said axles. The locomotive also includes a plurality of traction motors, each traction motor operably attached to at least one of the axles. The locomotive includes a power system including at least one power module, the power system being configured to provide power to the traction motors. The locomotive includes a controller configured to receive a control signal indicative of a locomotive powering mode and determine a number of power modules operably connected to the power system and, based on the number of power modules operably connected to the power system and the control signal, send a command signal to the power system for operating the power system. | 10-30-2014 |
J. Gordon Wright, Downers Grove, IL US
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20080273774 | SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR CAPTURING A MEDICAL DRAWING OR SKETCH FOR GENERATING PROGRESS NOTES, DIAGNOSIS AND BILLING CODES - A system and methods are provided that allows an end user such as a doctor to draw a picture representation of a patient physical findings such as symptoms, treatments, imaging results or other procedures so that the rendering is captured and translated to a textual description as progress notes, diagnosis, or for inclusion with an electronic medical record, for example. The captured rendering (“sketch-to-text”) is storable and recallable for future annotations as needed. The translated description may be used for automated billing. | 11-06-2008 |
Joel Wright, Lake Villa, IL US
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20130090937 | System and method for facilitating patient compliance with prescription medication regimen - The method, system and user-interface facilitates patient compliance with healthcare provider instructions for prescription medication after discharge from a healthcare facility by analyzing patient current medication, canceling open prescriptions no longer used by the patient, aligning verified patient current prescriptions with patient discharge prescriptions, thus limiting the number of occasions on which a customer must visit the pharmacy to retrieve refills of the aligned prescriptions, and providing follow-up education at multiple occasions after discharge, decreasing the likelihood that the patient will be re-admitted to the hospital for the same ailment or complications from that ailment and increasing the likelihood that the customer will comply with the recommended medication regimen. | 04-11-2013 |
John Norbert Wright, Urbana, IL US
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20110064302 | RECOGNITION VIA HIGH-DIMENSIONAL DATA CLASSIFICATION - A method is disclosed for recognition of high-dimensional data in the presence of occlusion, including: receiving a target data that includes an occlusion and is of an unknown class, wherein the target data includes a known object; sampling a plurality of training data files comprising a plurality of distinct classes of the same object as that of the target data; and identifying the class of the target data through linear superposition of the sampled training data files using l | 03-17-2011 |
Michael Wright, Lisle, IL US
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20130123973 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COLOR PREPARATION AND MANAGEMENT - In one embodiment there is provided a method for preparing a hair dye mixture. The method includes a scale and control system in communication with each other. The control system provides for a memory and a display, wherein the memory contains a formula that defines instructions for blending a hair dye mixture. The method displays the instructions on the display. The stylist may then view the display of instructions and add colorant(s) and dye blending material(s) to a receptacle on the scale, in accordance with the instructions, using current product packaging, such that specialized packaging requirements are not required. | 05-16-2013 |
20160022015 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR BATCH SIZING HAIR DYE MIXTURES - In various embodiments, there are provided different methods of batch sizing. One method provides for the stylist having a matrix chart outlining as a percentage of or total amount of ingredients needed to create a mixture based on customer characteristics and/or service requested. In another method, batch sizing adjustment criteria includes a series of questions that provide user input. These methods enable the stylist to be capable of creating a more accurate batch sizing using the batch sizing adjustment criteria. The batch sizing of the formula may be performed by the stylist themselves or automatically done by a computer-driven system. | 01-28-2016 |
Michael D. Wright, Casey, IL US
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20100095926 | ORBITAL ENGINE - An engine is disclosed including at least one piston which is positioned within a toroidal piston chamber. A method of operating an engine is disclosed wherein a piston is advanced in a toroidal piston chamber past a first valve and the first valve is closed to form a first ignition chamber area located within the piston chamber between the first valve and the rear side of the piston. A second valve is closed ahead of the piston to form a first exhaust removal chamber area located within the piston chamber between the second valve and the front side of the piston, the exhaust removal chamber including exhaust gases from a preceding ignition which occurred in the first ignition chamber area. A fuel mixture is introduced into the first ignition chamber area and ignited thereby advancing the piston further along the toroidal piston chamber. | 04-22-2010 |
Paul Lee Wright, Aurora, IL US
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20140209558 | Variable Displacement Container Base - Base includes an outer support wall, a support surface extending inwardly from the outer support wall and defining a reference plane, an inner support wall extending upwardly from the support surface, a first radiused portion extending radially inward from the inner support wall and concave relative to the reference plane, a second radiused portion extending radially inward from the first radiused portion and convex relative to the reference plane, an intermediate surface extending radially inward from the second radiused portion and substantially parallel to the reference plane, a third radiused portion extending radially inward from the intermediate surface and convex relative to the reference plane, and a central portion disposed proximate the third radiused portion. | 07-31-2014 |
Peter Wright, Mount Prospect, IL US
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20160029100 | MULTI-DIMENSIONAL SOUND SYSTEM FOR USE WITH AN INTERACTIVE DEVICE - A multidimensional sound system coordinates the playback of audio streams on a device that outputs more than one video stream simultaneously. The system provides a method for splitting and directing sound so that multiple users viewing multiple content streams on a single device can hear audio relevant to the video content they wish to view. The system also provides methods directed to allowing users to share audio relevant to their respective video streams with other users on the same device, and allows users to reject such sharing requests. | 01-28-2016 |
Raymond Wright, Evanston, IL US
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20130006998 | INTERESTINGNESS OF DATA - Provided are techniques for analyzing fields. Statistical metrics for each field in a data set are received. A general interestingness index is generated for each field using one or more combination functions that aggregate standardized interestingness sub-indexes. One or more fields are identified as interesting for further analysis using the general interestingness index. One or more expert recommendations for field transformations are constructed for the identified one or more fields. | 01-03-2013 |
20130007003 | INTERESTINGNESS OF DATA - Provided are techniques for analyzing fields. Statistical metrics for each field in a data set are received. A general interestingness index is generated for each field using one or more combination functions that aggregate standardized interestingness sub-indexes. One or more fields are identified as interesting for further analysis using the general interestingness index. One or more expert recommendations for field transformations are constructed for the identified one or more fields. | 01-03-2013 |
Steven Wright, Libertyville, IL US
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20100193388 | BEVERAGE STATUS INDICATOR DEVICE - In some examples, a beverage status indicator device includes a beverage attachment temporarily positioning the device to a beverage container, a status display displaying a current status of the beverage, and, optionally, an advertisement area displaying an advertisement. | 08-05-2010 |
Tracey Wright, West Chicago, IL US
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20100323779 | Gaming System Having Graphical Feature Interface - A gaming system comprises a wager input device for receiving a primary wager and a display for displaying a primary wagering game. The gaming system further comprises a controller which is operative to (i) detect receipt of the primary wager, (ii) display a randomly selected outcome of the primary wagering game, (iii) display a feature icon on the display, (iv) detect selection of the feature icon, (v) in response to the selection of the feature icon, display a feature menu on the display, the feature menu displaying a plurality of available features capable of activation in addition to the wagering game, and (vi) in response to a first feature of the feature menu being selected, activate and display the first feature if a first eligibility requirement is satisfied. | 12-23-2010 |
20110117999 | WAGERING INTERFACE FOR A GAMING SYSTEM - A gaming system includes a wagering interface that may include a plurality of player-selectable quick-bet elements with each quick-bet element indicating a different total wager for a spin of the plurality of reels. Each total wager is divided among a plurality of paylines associated with positions on the reels. A window is configured to display a subset of the plurality of quick-bet elements. A quick-bet element selection slider is configured to allow each of the plurality of player-selectable quick-bet elements to be displayed within the window. The selection slider is movable to a plurality of positions along a slider path such that the position of the selection slider on the slider path determines the subset of quick-bet elements to be displayed in the window. A wagering interface may include a toggling element for switching from a wagering interface having a plurality of player-selectable quick-bet elements to a classic-bet wagering interface. | 05-19-2011 |
Tracey L. Wright, West Chicago, IL US
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20100240455 | PRESENTING SECONDARY CONTENT FOR A WAGERING GAME - Described herein are processes and devices that cause secondary content to be presented during wagering games. One of the devices described is a secondary content server. The secondary content server can obtain user related information, like user preferences, about a player of a wagering game and use the user related information to determine or generate secondary content. The secondary content server can cause the secondary content to be presented on a wagering game device or terminal. The secondary content server can determine if more than one device can present the secondary content. In some embodiments, the secondary content server presents the secondary content on a wagering game device. However, if other devices are connected to the wagering game device, the secondary content server may instead cause the secondary content to be presented on one of the other devices. | 09-23-2010 |
20100267449 | INTERFACE FOR WAGERING GAME ENVIRONMENTS - This document describes inter alia a method for presenting an interface on a wagering game machine, where the interface includes a plurality of wagering game icons, and where each of the wagering game icons indicates a wagering game that available on the wagering game machine. The method can include presenting wagering game icons in an interface, wherein the wagering game icons form a row, and wherein each wagering game icon occupies a position in the row, and detecting a sweeping screen touch on a touch screen. The method can also include shifting, based on the sweeping screen touch, the wagering game icons to different positions in the row, where the shifting causes a wagering game icon at an end position in the row to disappear from the interface, and where the shifting also causes a new wagering game icon to appear at another end position in the row. | 10-21-2010 |
20110212767 | MANAGEMENT OF ONLINE WAGERING COMMUNITIES - The document describes operations for managing online wagering game casinos. In some embodiments of the inventive subject matter, the operations include presenting wagering games to players in an online casino; facilitating messaging between the players and a wagering game attendant; reporting results of the wagering games to the attendant; and detecting, from the wagering game attendant, a request to present a community bonus opportunity to one or more of the players. The operations can also include presenting the community bonus opportunity to the players; detecting responses to the community bonus opportunity, wherein the responses are associated with the players; determining one or more winners of prizes offered in the community bonus opportunity; and awarding the prizes to the one or more winners. | 09-01-2011 |
20130217477 | COMMUNITY GAME WITH PLAYER-CONFIGURABLE PARAMETERS - A method includes receiving wagers from a player to play respective plays of a plurality of plays of a wagering game having event eligibility that includes a time value and a multiplier value. The method includes increasing at least one of the time value and the multiplier value as a function of the plurality of plays of the wagering game and decrementing the time value as time elapses. In response to a triggering event while the event eligibility is above an eligibility threshold, the method includes allowing the player to participate in one or more special events. The method includes allowing the player to configure at least one of a desired value of the multiplier value and a maximum value of the time value. | 08-22-2013 |
20130217505 | COMMUNITY GAME HAVING ONLINE AND LAND-BASED GAME PLAY - A method includes presenting a community game that includes land-based game play and online game play. The method includes selecting either the land-based or online game play as an affected game play, wherein the affected game play is to have at least one result in the community game that is affected by the other game play that was not selected. In response to a determination that a generation of the at least one result is needed for the affected game play for the community game, the method includes receiving, from the other game play, a result from a game. Also in response to the determination, the method includes affecting of the at least one result of the community game for the affected game play based on the result of the game at the other game play. | 08-22-2013 |
20140073413 | MANAGEMENT OF ONLINE WAGERING COMMUNITIES - The document describes operations for managing online wagering game casinos. In some embodiments of the inventive subject matter, the operations include presenting wagering games to players in an online casino; facilitating messaging between the players and a wagering game attendant; reporting results of the wagering games to the attendant; and detecting, from the wagering game attendant, a request to present a community bonus opportunity to one or more of the players. The operations can also include presenting the community bonus opportunity to the players; detecting responses to the community bonus opportunity, wherein the responses are associated with the players; determining one or more winners of prizes offered in the community bonus opportunity; and awarding the prizes to the one or more winners. | 03-13-2014 |
20140243065 | COMMUNITY GAME HAVING ONLINE AND LAND-BASED GAME PLAY - In some embodiments, a computer-implemented method includes permitting a plurality of wagering game terminals to participate in a community game in a land-based gaming establishment. The method includes permitting a player device remote from the land-based gaming establishment to play an online game. The method also includes modifying, by at least one of one or more processors, the community game based on an event in the online game. | 08-28-2014 |
Vicky S. Wright, Pekin, IL US
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20160059172 | FILTER ELEMENT AND AIR CLEANER ASSEMBLY - A filter element for an air cleaner assembly may include a first side member and a second side member opposite the first side member. The first and second side members may extend in a substantially longitudinal direction and substantially within respective first and second planes with an intermediate space therebetween. The filter element may further include filter media separating and extending between the first side member and the second side member in the intermediate space. The first and second side members and the filter media may have a perimeter cross-section substantially perpendicular to the longitudinal direction, and the filter element may further include a locating flange extending substantially around the perimeter cross-section and transverse to the longitudinal direction, wherein the locating flange does not lie within a single plane. | 03-03-2016 |
Wayne J. Wright, Glenville, IL US
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20150064943 | GROUNDING METHOD FOR BASEPLATE SEALED ENCLOSURES - An attachment structure for use with a standalone control unit. The control unit includes a threaded insert located in an enclosed cavity which allows screws to be used for grounding of an EMI/RFI board, along with creating a sealed, enclosed pocket. The attachment structure allows for grounding of the PCB to the sheet metal base plate without creating a leak path to the outside of the control unit. This ground approach encapsulates the screw to prevent the formation of a leak path. | 03-05-2015 |
William Edward Wright, Carbondale, IL US
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20130025971 | FRONT-END CARRIER FOR TRACTOR - This implement attaches to the hydraulic system of a front-end loader for a tractor or similar vehicle. It has two planar surfaces, a deck and a back, that are fastened together at an approximately 90 degree angle. The deck is constructed primarily of wooden or synthetic boards or sheets, supported below or above by two or more steel angle irons or channel irons bolted to the boards or sheets. The back consists of a similar combination of boards or sheets, irons, and bolts, with a grill or strips possibly replacing some boards or sheets in the upper part. Each deck support is fastened to a back support using one or two steel braces or gussets, bolted or welded to the supports. Two steel yokes are fastened to the back, suitable for attaching the carrier to the front-end loader hydraulics. The carrier can be lifted and tilted by the front-end loader system, just as the system would do with its normal bucket attachment. | 01-31-2013 |
Zachary A. Wright, Orland Park, IL US
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20150064662 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TREATING ABNORMAL MUSCLE FUNCTION - A myoelectric computer interface device is disclosed that includes a myoelectric controller, a computer interface and a monitor. The computer interface includes at least one computer-implementable software program that comprises executable code, wherein the executable code comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of: instructions for mapping at least one muscle activity to cursor icon movement and instructions for orthogonal or other mapping of co-activated muscles. | 03-05-2015 |