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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7103885 | Comment driven processing A method, system and computer program for processing software modules is provided. Each software module has a version management file associated with it. A version management file includes a comment field for recording at least one tag. Each tag relates to an attrib... | 09/05/2006 |
| 7081296 | Method for growing thin films A method of forming a layer over a substrate is provided. Generally, a layer of a first reactive species is deposited over the substrate. The layer of the first reactive species is reacted with a second reactive species to create a first product. Unreacted reactive ... | 07/25/2006 |
| 7063617 | Wins of restricted credits in a gaming machine Disclosed is a gaming system and method designed or configured to provide wins of restricted credits. Restricted credits may be awarded according to the same or a different pay table than cashable credits on the same machine or at the same gaming property. Where sep... | 06/20/2006 |
| 7034432 | Electroactive polymer generators The present invention relates to transducers, their use and fabrication. The transducers convert between mechanical and electrical energy. Some transducers of the present invention include a pre-strained polymer. The pre-strain improves the conversion between electr... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7016787 | Characterizing biological stimuli by response curves A method for generating stimulus response curves (e.g., dose response curves) shows how the phenotype of one or more cells change in response to varying levels of the stimulus. Each “point” on the curve represents quantitative phenotype for cell(s) at a particul... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6989871 | Image-signal processing apparatus for clamping analog image signal and then for converting it to digital image signal An analog Y signal input from an input terminal 101 is clamped at a pedestal level in a clamp circuit 102, and then, is converted to a digital image signal in a quantization circuit 103. The pedestal level Dp of the digital output D(t) 113 | 01/24/2006 |
| 6967174 | Wafer chuck for use in edge bevel removal of copper from silicon wafers A wafer chuck includes alignment members that allows a semiconductor wafer to be properly aligned on the chuck without using a separate alignment stage. The alignment members may be cams, for example, attached to arms of the wafer chuck. These members may assume an ... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6965477 | Optical shutter An optical shutter including a multi-layer fixed filter and a multi-layer movable filter arranged with a gap therebetween controls the transmittance of light passing through the multi-layer filters. The optical shutter includes minute driving elements provided on th... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6963124 | Locking of mold compound to conductive substrate panels A panel assembly of packaged integrated circuit devices including a conductive substrate panel having an array of device areas and a plurality of locking passageways. The locking passageways are positioned about an inactive buffer area which surrounds the periphery ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6949404 | Flip chip package with warpage control Provided are a semiconductor flip chip package with warpage control and fabrication methods for such packages. The packages of the present invention include heat spreader lids that are rigidly attached to the die or packaging substrate with a bond that can withstand... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6942574 | Method and apparatus for providing entertainment content on a gaming machine A gaming machine with devices able to output entertainment content (e.g. movies, TV programming, audio programs and advertising) from entertainment content sources located within the gaming machine or outside of the gaming machine is described. A player utilizing th... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6940821 | Method and apparatus for detecting a fault in a multicast routing infrastructure A test monitoring device for detecting a fault in a multicast routing infrastructure includes a processor, a memory coupled with the processor, and a network interface coupled with the processor. The device is configured to send a source configuration request for co... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6937240 | Methods and apparatus for transforming three-dimensional objects in video games In the present invention, for an unprocessed joint, a joint index and a joint rotation angle are obtained (S25, S27). For the unprocessed vertex corresponding to the obtained joint index, a vertex index and a weight w for the vertex are obtained. On th... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6935951 | Electronic signature capability in a gaming machine A disclosed gaming machine provides electronic signature capability to enable signature transactions to be effected from the gaming machine. The gaming machine utilizes electronic signature capture and authentication software in conjunction with an electronic signat... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6930696 | Printing up to edges of printing paper without platen soiling This invention allows images to be printed up to the edges of printing paper while preventing ink droplets from depositing on the platen. Ink droplets Ip are ejected from a print head 28 and printing is started when printing paper P is fed in the sub-scanning... | 08/16/2005 |
| 6910750 | Low-profile ink head cartridge with integrated movement mechanism and service station Disclosed are embodiments of an ink cartridge that includes therein a print head for dispensing ink onto a media, a movement mechanism for enabling movement of the print head, and/or an ink service station. In one embodiment, the cartridge is designed to be inserted... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6908387 | Player tracking communication mechanisms in a gaming machine A disclosed a player tracking unit provides a display, one or more illumination devices adjacent to the display and a logic device designed to control illumination of the illumination devices in a manner that visually conveys gaming information to an individual view... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6909176 | Structure and material for assembling a low-K Si die to achieve a low warpage and industrial grade reliability flip chip package with organic substrate Provided are a semiconductor low-K Si die flip chip package with warpage control and fabrication methods for such packages. The packages include heat spreaders that are attached to the low-K Si die and packaging substrate. In general, the modulus of the thermal inte... | 06/21/2005 |
| 6902481 | Decoupling of the graphical presentation of a game from the presentation logic A disclosed gaming machine is designed to execute a modular gaming software architecture. A plurality of gaming software modules may be loaded into RAM on the gaming machine and executed to play a game of chance. Many of the gaming software modules are designed to c... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6900713 | Magnetic switch capable of instantaneous switching of an output signal and magnetic sensor A magnetic switch using magnetoresistive elements having respective free layers whose magnetization directions are varied by an external magnetic field. The magnetic switch also has a first magnet and a second magnet that produce respective magnetic fields that serv... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6899627 | USB device protocol for a gaming machine A disclosed gaming machine has a plurality of “gaming peripherals,” each communicating with a master gaming controller via a standard peripheral interface such as the USB (Universal Serial Bus).). For USB compatible communications, characteristics of a USB gamin... | 05/31/2005 |
| 6896618 | Point of play registration on a gaming machine A disclosed gaming machine is used to provide a method of registering a player to a loyalty program such as a player tracking program at the gaming machine. At the gaming machine, the player or a casino service representative may enter identification information suc... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6894376 | Leadless microelectronic package and a method to maximize the die size in the package Arrangements and methods of packaging integrated circuits in leadless leadframe packages configured for maximizing a die size are disclosed. The package is described having an exposed die attach pad and a plurality of exposed contacts formed from a common substrate ... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6891858 | Dynamic modulation of modulation profiles for communication channels in an access network A technique is disclosed for facilitating communications between a network node and a Head End of an access network. The access network includes a plurality of nodes which communicate with the Head End via at least one upstream channel and at least one downstream ch... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6890259 | Modular tilt handling system A modular tilt handling system for controlling how tilts are declared, displayed and cleared in a gaming machine. The modular tilt handling system includes a plurality of gaming software elements that allow the gaming system to detect events and to generate one or m... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6884170 | Method and apparatus for graphically portraying gaming environment and information regarding components thereof A method and apparatus for providing a graphical representation of a gaming environment and for providing information regarding individual components located in the environment is provided. A graphical user interface displays a graphical representation of at least a... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6875109 | Mass storage data protection system for a gaming machine A mass storage data protection system for use with a mass storage device in a gaming machine to protect the mass storage device from unauthorized commands. The mass storage data protection system includes a mass storage device command latch, a timing circuit for tim... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6875110 | Multi-system gaming terminal communication device A gaming machine with a communication multiplexer device that allows communications between the gaming machine and one or more game service servers all within a single network interface is described. The single network interface may be a wireless or wired network in... | 04/05/2005 |
| 6874145 | Methods and apparatus for implementing an application lifecycle design for applications Methods and apparatus for managing execution of an application according to an application lifecycle. The application lifecycle is managed by an application manager through a set of commands that enable the application manager to cause the application to enter one o... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6866586 | Cashless transaction clearinghouse A disclosed cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse provides clearinghouse server including a network interface allowing the cashless instrument transaction clearinghouse to communicate with a number of gaming properties and a processor configured to enable th... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6863608 | Frame buffer capture of actual game play A gaming machine that enables the capture and output of game history frames corresponding to actual frames of a game presentation on the gaming machines where the frames are stored and retrieved from a non-volatile storage device is described. Critical game presenta... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6863450 | Optical sub-assembly packaging techniques that incorporate optical lenses Techniques for manufacturing an optical transmission device in a manner so that the photonic device is protected from damage that can be caused by exposure to the environment and physical handling are described. The invention involves placing a lens or a lens array ... | 03/08/2005 |
| 6858468 | Techniques for joining an opto-electronic module to a semiconductor package The present invention provides a technique for manufacturing a low cost device that provides a true die to external fiber optic connection. Specifically, the present invention relates to several techniques for joining an optical device package to a semiconductor dev... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6857959 | Name your prize game playing methodology A disclosed gaming machine has a memory storing a list of one or more prizes, a prize display for viewing prize information, and a prize selection mechanism that allows a user playing a game on the gaming machine to select one or more prizes specific to one or more ... | 02/22/2005 |
| 6854841 | Point-of-incidence ink-curing mechanisms for radial printing Methods and apparatus for curing or drying of individual ink objects, dynamically during the radial printing process, at the ink object's point of incidence are described. Mechanisms for curing or drying ink objects, dynamically during the radial printing process, a... | 02/15/2005 |
| 6852031 | EZ pay smart card and tickets system A disclosed smart card includes a processor and memory configured to execute a number of gaming applications, such as a bonus game application, a progressive game application, a voucher application and a paytable application, and communicate with a master gaming con... | 02/08/2005 |
| 6846238 | Wireless game player A disclosed gaming machine provides methods and apparatus for operating a wireless game player that presents a game of chance executed on a gaming machine in communication with the wireless game player. In one embodiment, the wireless game player is a hand-held mobi... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6844509 | Switch device having self-cleaning function A switch device that prevents a contact failure from occurring between electrode contact points by having a self-cleaning function is provided. When a key top 4 is pushed downward, a portion between a winding start end 7b and a winding terminal ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6841745 | Battery device A battery device has a plurality of batteries connected in series. Each of the batteries includes a thermally responsive switch, a first conductive plate connected to a first terminal of the thermally responsive switch, a second conductive plate connected to a commo... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6838317 | Techniques for joining an opto-electronic module to a semiconductor package The present invention provides a technique for manufacturing a low cost device that provides a true die to external fiber optic connection. Specifically, the present invention relates to several techniques for joining an optical device package to a semiconductor dev... | 01/04/2005 |
