Joseph Wallace Cole

US Patent:

D460496, Jul 16, 2002

Filed:

Jun 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

29/143022

Inventors:

Joseph W. Cole - Las Vegas NV 89131

International Classification:

2103

US Classification:

D21369, D21325

US Patent:

6475087, Nov 5, 2002

Filed:

Mar 3, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/517642

Inventors:

Joseph Cole - Las Vegas NV 89134

International Classification:

A63F 1100

US Classification:

463 20, 463 46, 463 47, 273148 B, 273148 R

Abstract:

A gaming apparatus is disclosed. The gaming apparatus has a reduced size, and is capable of being configured to implement different types of games. In one or more embodiments, the gaming apparatus comprises a cabinet and a door moveable between a first position and a second position. In its first position, the door cooperates with the cabinet to define a generally closed interior space. In its second position, the door permits access to the interior space. The apparatus includes at least one support associated with the cabinet for supporting a reel mechanism in the interior space. The door has window or therein. At least one mount is provided for mounting a member to the door for viewing through the door opening, the member comprising either a reel-screening panel or a video display, the opening aligned with a reel mechanism when a reel mechanism is mounted to the cabinet at least one support in the cabinet and the reel-screening panel is mounted to the door, whereby the reels are viewable through the reel-screening glass when the door is in its closed position, and whereby when a video display is mounted to the door the video display is viewable through the opening.

US Patent:

D470895, Feb 25, 2003

Filed:

Jan 17, 2002

Appl. No.:

29/154214

Inventors:

Joseph W. Cole - Las Vegas NV 89131

International Classification:

2101

US Classification:

D21325, D21369

US Patent:

6533273, Mar 18, 2003

Filed:

May 4, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/849333

Inventors:

Joseph W. Cole - Las Vegas NV
Elia Rocco Tarantino - Las Vegas NV

Assignee:

ColePat, LLC - North Las Vegas NV

International Classification:

A63B 7100

US Classification:

2731381, 273142, 273143, 463 17, 463 20, 463 21, 463 22

Abstract:

A game having a bonus feature and a gaming apparatus for presenting the game are disclosed. One embodiment of the method comprises the steps of a player placing a wager, spinning a plurality of first reels having indicia thereon, determining if indicia displayed by the plurality of first reels associated with a first pay line comprises a predetermined winning combination, and if so, paying a first award and then associating that first award with at least one bonus game, permitting at one or more times the player to participate in the bonus event, and determining if the outcome of the bonus event is a winning outcome and if so, paying a bonus award. In one embodiment, the gaming device includes three first mechanical or video-generated reels for playing the first game, one second mechanical or video-generated reel for playing the bonus event, and associated mechanisms for accepting wagers, paying winnings, and associating win amounts from the first game with the at least one bonus reel.

US Patent:

6590176, Jul 8, 2003

Filed:

Mar 12, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/804701

Inventors:

Joseph W. Cole - Las Vegas NV 89131
Oliver C. Mou - Las Vegas NV 89117

International Classification:

H01H 900

US Classification:

200341, 200310

Abstract:

A push-button actuatable electrical switch is disclosed. In one embodiment, the push-button electrical switch includes a body having a first end and a second end, an actuator associated with the body, a push-button lens cap mounted to the actuator and extending from the first end of said body, an electrical switch having a switch button for activating the switch, and a mount adapted to support a lamp and the electrical switch. In one embodiment, the body includes a latch extending outwardly from the bottom end of the body in a direction generally opposite the top end and the mount includes a surface for engagement by the latch for connecting the mount to the body in position such that movement of the actuator with the push-button lens cap causes the switch button to be activated. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the body adjacent the push-button lens cap is transparent and illuminated by the lamp. In another embodiment, an electrically conductive pathway is defined through the body to a support structure whereby electrical discharges are routed to ground rather than through the lamp and electrical switch.

US Patent:

6612574, Sep 2, 2003

Filed:

May 16, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/572711

Inventors:

Joseph W. Cole - Las Vegas NV
Elia Rocco Tarantino - Las Vegas NV

Assignee:

Colepat, LLC - Las Vegas NV

International Classification:

A63B 7100

US Classification:

2731381, 273142, 273143, 463 17, 463 20, 463 21, 463 22

Abstract:

A game having a bonus feature and a gaming apparatus for presenting the game are disclosed. One embodiment of the method comprises the steps of a player placing a wager, spinning a plurality of first reels having indicia thereon, determining if indicia displayed by the plurality of first reels associated with a first pay line comprises a predetermined winning combination, and if so, paying a first award and then associating that first award with at least one bonus reel, spinning the at least one bonus reel, and determining if an award associated with the at least one bonus reel is associated with a second pay line, and if so, paying a bonus award. In one embodiment, the gaming device includes three first mechanical or video-generated reels for playing the first game, one second mechanical or video-generated reel for playing the bonus event, and associated mechanisms for accepting wagers, paying winnings, and associating win amounts from the first game with the at least one bonus reel.

US Patent:

6612575, Sep 2, 2003

Filed:

Sep 1, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/653049

Inventors:

Joseph W. Cole - Las Vegas NV
Elia Rocco Tarantino - Las Vegas NV

Assignee:

Colepat, LLC - Las Vegas NV

International Classification:

A63B 7100

US Classification:

2731381, 273143 R, 463 20, 463 17, 463 25

Abstract:

A game having a bonus feature and a gaming apparatus for presenting the game are disclosed. One embodiment of the method comprises the steps of a player placing a wager, spinning a plurality of first reels having indicia thereon, determining if indicia displayed by the plurality of first reels associated with a first pay line comprises a predetermined winning combination, and if so, paying a first award and then associating that first award with at least one bonus reel, permitting a player to spin the at least one bonus reel or otherwise participate in the bonus event, and determining if an award associated with the at least one bonus reel is associated with a second pay line, and if so, paying a bonus award. In one embodiment, the gaming device includes three first mechanical or video-generated reels for playing the first game, one second mechanical or video-generated reel for playing the bonus event, and associated mechanisms for accepting wagers, paying winnings, and associating win amounts from the first game with the at least one bonus reel.

US Patent:

6688984, Feb 10, 2004

Filed:

Jun 5, 2001

Appl. No.:

09/875773

Inventors:

Joseph W. Cole - Las Vegas NV 89131

International Classification:

A63F 1300

US Classification:

463 46, 463 29, 273309, 2731381, 273148 B

Abstract:

A bar-top gaming unit includes a housing having a top panel which is movable between open and closed positions. Components of the gaming unit are configured to minimize the size of the unit and maximize component access. A display is mounted to the movable top. A gaming controller is located inside the housing beneath the display, the controller providing or generating game play information for display by the display. Peripheral devices are located at either end of the housing on either side of the gaming controller and peripheral. The peripheral devices may comprise a receipt printer and a currency validator. In one embodiment, the gaming unit includes access points besides the top panel, as well as a number of security features including a locking or latching mechanism for individual elements such as the top panel and a cash box associated with a current validator.