Patents
US 9489795 B2: Controlling mechanical outcome indicators of gaming machines
- Granted
- 2016-11-08
- Filed
- 2014-06-03 application 14294720
- Type
- Utility · 20 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
The present invention describes a system having a gaming machine using game circuitry logic and a primary controller to perform a primary wagering game. The system may further include a secondary controller using mechanical components of the gaming machine to perform secondary wagering games. The secondary controller is configured to actuate and control mechanical components of the gaming machine system controlled by the primary controller. The secondary controller further combines output of the primary and secondary wagering games to generate a unified graphical user interface displayed on a display device of the gaming machine. The secondary controller also actively translates input and output coordinate data between each of the primary and secondary controller graphical user interfaces and the unified graphical user interface.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg161108.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WMS GAMING, INC. 623 patents | US company or organization | Waukegan, IL | WMS GAMING INC. State business registration EXACT high confidence: identical full name and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Srinivyasa M. Adiraju | Vernon Hills, IL | 22 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G07F | Coin-freed or like apparatus | G07F17/3213 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-23 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | LNW GAMING, INC. signed 2025-05-21 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT BROOKLYN, NY | 71340/404 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-03-21 | Correction Corrective assignment to correct the application number 8398084 previously recorded at reel: 051642 frame: 0854. assignor(s) hereby confirms the assignment. | BALLY GAMING, INC. signed 2020-01-03 | SG GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 63264/298 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2023-02-07 | Name change Change of name | SG GAMING, INC. signed 2023-01-03 | LNW GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 62669/341 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2022-04-22 | Security interest Security interest Security agreement | SG GAMING INC. signed 2022-04-14 | JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A. BROOKLYN, NY | 59793/1 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2020-01-18 | Name change Change of name | BALLY GAMING, INC. signed 2020-01-03 | SG GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 51642/854 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 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 |
| 2015-07-29 | Merger Merger | WMS GAMING INC. signed 2015-06-29 | BALLY GAMING, INC. LAS VEGAS, NV | 36225/464 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2014-06-03 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | ADIRAJU, SRINIVYASA MURTHY signed 2014-05-28 | WMS GAMING INC. WAUKEGAN, IL | 33019/713 | 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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