Patents
US 10543712 B2: Methods for securing variable indicia on instant (scratch-off) tickets
- Granted
- 2020-01-28
- Filed
- 2011-04-22 application 13092263
- Type
- Utility · 8 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A security-enhanced document, such as an instant lottery ticket, includes a substrate. Indicia is provided on the substrate, and a scratch-off-coating (SOC) layer is applied over the indicia to maintain the indicia unreadable until removal of the SOC layer. The indicia is printed onto the substrate as pigmented particles. One or more opacity film layers may be provided over or under the pigmented particle indicia.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg200128.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scientific Games International, Inc. 140 patents | US company or organization | Newark, DE | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William F. Behm | Roswell, GA | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Kenneth E. Irwin, Jr. | Dawsonville, GA | 109 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| B42D | Books; book covers; loose leaves; printed matter characterised by identification or security features; printed matter of special format or style not otherwise provided for; devices for use therewith and not otherwise provided for; movable-strip writing or reading apparatus | B42D25/378 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| A63F | Card, board, or roulette games; indoor games using small moving playing bodies; video games; games not otherwise provided for | A63F3/0665 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-04-05 | Security interest Security interest Security interest | SCIENTIFIC GAMES, LLC signed 2022-04-02 | DEUTSCHE BANK AG NEW YORK BRANCH NEW YORK, NY | 59852/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-04-05 | Release of security interest Partial release of patent security agreement recorded at r/f 044889/0662 | DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS signed 2022-04-02 | SCIENTIFIC GAMES, LLC ALPHARETTA, GA | 59616/483 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-04-05 | Release of security interest Partial release of security interest | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A. signed 2022-04-04 | SCIENTIFIC GAMES, LLC (F/K/A SCIENTIFIC GAMES, INC.) (AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. AND SG GAMING, INC. (F/K/A/ BALLY GAMING, INC.) (AS SUCCESSOR IN INTEREST TO WMS GAMING INC.)) ALPHARETTA, GA | 59614/598 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-04-05 | Name change Change of name | SCIENTIFIC GAMES, INC. signed 2022-03-03 | SCIENTIFIC GAMES, LLC ALPHARETTA, GA | 59613/768 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-04-05 | Correction Amended and restated assignment | SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2022-04-01 | SCIENTIFIC GAMES, LLC ALPHARETTA, GA | 59598/55 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2022-04-05 | Release of security interest Partial release of patent security agreement recorded at r/f 045909/0513 | DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS signed 2022-04-04 | SCIENTIFIC GAMES, LLC ALPHARETTA, GA | 59595/537 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-10-30 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2021-10-26 | SCIENTIFIC GAMES, INC. ALPHARETTA, GA | 57971/88 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
| 2018-04-11 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2018-04-09 BALLY GAMING, INC. signed 2018-04-09 | DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 45909/513 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2017-12-15 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2017-12-14 BALLY GAMING, INC. signed 2017-12-14 | DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT NEW YORK, NY | 44889/662 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2013-12-18 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. signed 2013-10-18 WMS GAMING INC. signed 2013-10-18 | BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT DALLAS, TX | 31847/110 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2011-04-22 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | BEHM, WILLIAM F. signed 2011-04-20 IRWIN, KENNETH EARL, JR. signed 2011-04-21 | SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC. NEWARK, DE | 26168/427 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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