Thomas M. Kopera
21Patents
9h-index
27Co-inventors
75Inventor score
Filing activity: Sep 12, 1990 → Jun 23, 2017
Most-cited inventions
| Patent | Title | Area | Cited by | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US5890715A | Linkable pinball machine | Human Necessities | 136 | Expired |
| US5806851A | Interactive play for a pinball game | Human Necessities | 128 | Expired |
| US5924690A | Drop target for a pinball game | Human Necessities | 113 | Expired |
| US6315673A | Motion simulator for a video game | Human Necessities | 109 | Expired |
| US7618323B2 | Gaming machine system having a gesture-sensing mechanism | Human Necessities | 54 | Expired |
| US7927218B2 | Gaming machine with common top box substructure | Physics | 50 | Active |
| US7775873B2 | Wagering game with shared payoff based on multiple player selections | Physics | 38 | Active |
| US5074552A | Basketball-type amusement device | Human Necessities | 19 | Expired |
| US8512147B2 | Wagering game with shared payoff based on multiple player selections | Physics | 9 | Active |
| US8545304B2 | Wagering game with bonus game triggered by linked terminal | Physics | 8 | Active |
| US8858332B2 | Handheld device for wagering games | Physics | 6 | Active |
| US7452280B2 | Gaming machine with common top box substructure | Physics | 6 | Expired |
| US8628405B2 | Gaming system having exchangeable bonus token accumulation-redemption feature | Physics | 4 | Active |
| US8235813B2 | Gaming machine having auxiliary lighting feature | Physics | 3 | Active |
| US9011251B2 | Wagering game with shared payoff based on multiple player selections | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US9814966B2 | Rollover switch for an amusement game device | Physics | 2 | Active |
| US8162751B2 | Gaming machine with color changing cabinet | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US9721435B2 | Gaming system having exchangeable bonus token accumulation-redemption feature | Physics | 1 | Active |
| US9561430B2 | Rollover switch for an amusement game device | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US8537023B2 | Method and apparatus pertaining to automatic electrical-fault detection | Physics | 0 | Active |
| US9830775B2 | Gaming system having exchangeable bonus token accumulation-redemption feature | Physics | 0 | Active |
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.