Dorian A Flowers

US Patent:

20110201411, Aug 18, 2011

Filed:

Oct 19, 2009

Appl. No.:

13/063191

Inventors:

Paul M. Lesley - Blue Island IL, US
Jacob C. Greenberg - Elgin IL, US
Walter E. Smolucha - Melrose Park IL, US
Dorian A. Flowers - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

G06F 17/00

US Classification:

463 25

Abstract:

A gaming machine includes a cabinet frame, a display, and an emotive lighting area. The cabinet frame has a cabinet surface visible to and facing a player position in front of the gaming machine. The display is mounted to the cabinet frame and is configured to display a randomly selected outcome from a wagering game. The emotive lighting area is integrated with the cabinet frame on the cabinet surface, proximate the display, and is separate from the display. The emotive lighting area includes a light source and a reflective surface, each of the light source and the reflective surface being concealed within the cabinet frame such that they are not viewable from the player position, the reflective surface configured to receive light directly from the light source and to reflect the light to a viewable area.

US Patent:

20130137523, May 30, 2013

Filed:

Jan 23, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/748561

Inventors:

WMS Gaming Inc. - Waukegan IL, US
Jacob C. Greenberg - Elgin IL, US
Walter E. Smolucha - Melrose Park IL, US
Dorian A. Flowers - Chicago IL, US

Assignee:

WMS Gaming Inc. - Waukegan IL

International Classification:

A63F 13/08

US Classification:

463 46

Abstract:

A gaming machine includes a cabinet frame, a display, and an emotive lighting area. The cabinet frame has a cabinet surface visible to and facing a player position in front of the gaming machine. The display is mounted to the cabinet frame and is configured to display a randomly selected outcome from a wagering game. The emotive lighting area is integrated with the cabinet frame on the cabinet surface, proximate the display, and is separate from the display. The emotive lighting area includes a light source and a reflective surface, each of the light source and the reflective surface being concealed within the cabinet frame such that they are not viewable from the player position, the reflective surface configured to receive light directly from the light source and to reflect the light to a viewable area.