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US 1,114,071 · App. 29/948,052 · Granted Feb 17, 2026

Gaming machine

Inventors: Karl Frederick Zedell, Jr. (Johns Creek, GA); Benjamin Martin (San Francisco, CA); Carlos Martin Terminel Iberri (San Jose, CA); Daniel Kendall Harden (Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA); Zack Stephanchick (San Francisco, CA); James Ely Tillery (Tucker, GA); Kevin Hohman (North Las Vegas, NV); Parry Staley (Decatur, GA); Matthew Rodgers (Cumming, GA)
Assignee: AGS LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,114,071
App. No.
29/948,052
Granted
Feb 17, 2026
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a gaming machine as shown and described.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 3, 2024
From: ZEDELL, KARL FREDERICK, JR.; MARTIN, BENJAMIN; IBERRI, CARLOS MARTIN TERMINEL; HARDEN, DANIEL KENDALL; STEPHANCHICK, ZACK; TILLERY, JAMES ELY; STALEY, PARRY; HOHMAN, KEVIN; RODGERS, MATTHEW
To: AGS LLC
Reel/Frame 068466/0346 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 29835493 · Apr 19, 2022
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