Inventor · Villa Park, IL, US

Thomas M. Kopera

21Patents
9h-index
27Co-inventors
75Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 12, 1990 → Jun 23, 2017

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
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.