IP Library Granted Patent US 1,100,098
Granted Patent S1
US 1,100,098 · App. 29/998,679 · Granted Oct 28, 2025

Human claw machine

Inventors: George W. Smith (Las Vegas, NV); Mark W. Sprenger (St. Charles, IL)
Assignee: Family Entertainment Group, LLC
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Patent No.
US 1,100,098
App. No.
29/998,679
Granted
Oct 28, 2025
Kind
S1
Claims (1)

The ornamental design for a human claw machine as shown and described herein.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 28, 2025
From: SMITH, GEORGE W.; SPRENGER, MARK W.
To: FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT GROUP, LLC
Reel/Frame 070958/0439 →
Continuity (1)
Continuation 29945108 · May 31, 2024
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