Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,516,293 · App. 08/224,364
Gaming machine coin hopper coin sensor
Inventors:
Raymond Heidel, Albert Hanis, Thomas N. Taxon
Patented Case
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Granted: May 14, 1996
Filed: Apr 7, 1994
Inventors
Raymond Heidel
Albert Hanis
Thomas N. Taxon
Assignee (at issue)
BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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