Inventor

Jeffrey L. Allen

Inventor

Naperville, IL, US

Overview

1995–2018

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 64 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G07Fprimary

G07FCoin-freed or like apparatus63%

A63FCard, board, or roulette games18%

H04LTransmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication8%

G06FElectric digital data processing4%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes4%

H04NPictorial communication, e.g. television1%

LOC141%

PatentTitleYear

10,121,312Mobile device applications for casinos2018 10,074,232Video switcher and touch router method for multi-layer displays2018 9,721,420'Video switcher and touch router method for multi-layer displays'2017 9,582,183'Video switcher and touch router system for a gaming machine'2017 9,536,372'Integrating social communities and wagering games'2017 9,478,101'Providing and controlling embeddable gaming content'2016 9,472,049'Mobile device applications for casinos'2016 9,437,072'Integrating social communities and wagering games'2016 9,378,613'Systemwide game modifiers for gaming systems'2016 9,318,000'Preserving account security between casino and online access'2016 9,286,764'Apparatus for providing amusement'2016 9,257,014'Events for selected wagering game machines in a wagering game establishment'2016 9,235,956'Group games and rewards in wagering systems'2016 9,208,645'Integrating social contact identifiers into wagering games'2015 9,202,335'Providing and controlling embeddable gaming content'2015 9,196,122'Authorizing and managing wagering agent accounts'2015 9,183,695'Creating casino experiences'2015 9,183,700'Game of chance utilizing social network contact attributes'2015 9,132,351'Integrating social communities and wagering games'2015 9,129,470'Video switcher and touch router system for a gaming machine'2015 9,087,437'Apparatus for providing amusement'2015 9,076,284'Video switcher and touch router method for a gaming machine'2015 9,039,507'Integrating social communities and wagering games'2015 9,033,786'Tournament gaming systems and methods'2015 9,011,241'Tournament gaming systems, gaming devices, and methods'2015 8,974,289'Integrating social contact identifiers into wagering games'2015 8,956,221'Authorizing and managing wagering agent accounts'2015 8,888,597'Systems for providing amusement'2014 8,884,945'Video switcher and touch router system for a gaming machine'2014 8,852,001'Tournament gaming systems'2014 8,756,672'Authentication using multi-layered graphical passwords'2014 8,684,838'Video switcher and touch router method for a gaming machine'2014 8,662,981'Wagering game digital representative'2014 8,641,501'Game of chance utilizing social network contact attributes'2014 8,628,422'Gaming system having virtual assets and achievements'2014 8,622,815'Authorizing and managing wagering agent accounts'2014 8,556,702'Methods for providing amusement'2013 8,550,913'Gaming machine having a curved display with a video switcher and touch router system'2013 8,550,920'Providing and controlling embeddable gaming content'2013 8,529,338'In-casino to online casino interactivity'2013 8,512,119'Tournament gaming systems and methods'2013 8,506,405'Media processing mechanism for wagering game systems'2013 8,506,394'Tournament gaming systems, gaming devices and methods'2013 8,480,468'Apparatus for providing amusement'2013 8,475,273'Video switcher and touch router system for a gaming machine'2013 8,425,299'Apparatus for providing amusement'2013 8,393,948'Integrating social communities and wagering games'2013 8,360,862'Integrating social contact identifiers into wagering games'2013 8,317,620'Tournament gaming systems'2012 8,317,588'Apparatus for providing amusement'2012 8,308,546'Apparatus for providing amusement'2012 8,241,124'Gaming machine having a curved display with a video switcher and touch router system'2012 8,241,123'Video switcher and touch router method for a gaming machine'2012 8,177,638'Gaming machine having a curved display with a video switcher and touch router system'2012 8,167,713'Wagering game digital representative'2012 7,976,376'Methods for providing amusement'2011 7,976,373'Apparatus for providing amusement'2011 7,836,192'Parental controls for a media console'2010 7,749,084'Tool for real-time graphical exploration of interconnected friends and groups'2010 7,647,383'Intelligent message deletion'2010 D0554652'Graphical identification element for a display screen'2007 6,315,668'System and method for networking video games'2001 5,676,371'Arcade games'1997 5,425,536'Arcade game'1995

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1995–2018Based in Pleasanton, CA, US· patent location history

2001–2018Based in Naperville, IL, US· patent location history

2007–2010Based in Sammamish, WA, US· patent location history

2011–2018Patents assigned to BALLY GAMING INC (41)· patent assignee history

2012–2017Patents assigned to WMS GAMING INC (21)· patent assignee history

2012–2016Patents assigned to ALLEN JEFFREY L (20)· patent assignee history

2012–2014Patents assigned to KELLY BRYAN M (14)· patent assignee history

2012–2014Patents assigned to LOCKARD DENNIS (9)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
BALLY GAMING INC	41	2011–2018
WMS GAMING INC	21	2012–2017
ALLEN JEFFREY Lself	20	2012–2016
KELLY BRYAN M	14	2012–2014
LOCKARD DENNIS	9	2012–2014

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
Naperville, Illinois, US	30	2001–2018
Pleasanton, California, US	30	1995–2018
Sammamish, Washington, US	4	2007–2010