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Gaming device having symbol displays

Granted 25 May 2004 · no office action yet

Current assignee: IGT · originally De Agostini S.p.A.

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Inventors: Kimberley K. Karstens, Steven P. McGahn, Anthony J. Baerlocher · Examiner: Sandra L. Morris · AU 2912 · TC 2900

Application
29/167,550
filed 16 Sep 2002
Publication
Not published
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US D490478
granted 25 May 2004

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Description

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›The sole FIGURE is a front perspective view…

The sole FIGURE is a front perspective view of the symbol displays for a gaming device of our new design, that fragmentary portion of the gaming device shown in phantom is not part of the design sought to be patented and is provided for environmental purposes only.

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Classifications

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USPC · US Patent Classification
D21/369

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Examiner
Sandra L. Morris
art unit 2912 · TC 2900
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OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
USthis patentUS-D490478-SS125 May 200416 Sep 2002grantedGaming device having symbol displays
USUS-D500093-SS121 Dec 20043 Feb 2004grantedGaming device having symbol displays
USUS-D500094-SS121 Dec 20044 Feb 2004grantedSymbol display for a gaming device
USUS-D500345-SS128 Dec 20045 Feb 2004grantedSymbol display for a gaming device
USUS-D508270-SS19 Aug 20053 Feb 2004grantedSymbol display for a gaming device
›Other offices — 8 members
OfficePublicationKindPublishedFiledStatusTitle
AUAU-156461-SS22 Sep 200414 Mar 2003publishedGaming device
AUAU-304608-SS13 Dec 20053 Sep 2004publishedGaming Device
AUAU-304609-SS13 Dec 20053 Sep 2004publishedGaming device
AUAU-304610-SS13 Dec 20053 Sep 2004publishedGaming device
AUAU-304611-SS13 Dec 20053 Sep 2004publishedGaming device
AUAU-304667-SS19 Dec 20053 Sep 2004publishedGaming device
AUAU-304736-SS19 Dec 20053 Sep 2004publishedGaming device
AUAU-304737-SS19 Dec 20053 Sep 2004publishedGaming device

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