Granted Patent
Utility
US 5,676,231 · App. 08/584,262
Rotating bill acceptor
Inventors:
Jean Pierre Legras, Charles Schmucker, Joseph R. Hedrick
Patented Case
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Granted: Oct 14, 1997
Filed: Jan 11, 1996
Inventors
Jean Pierre Legras
Charles Schmucker
Joseph R. Hedrick
Assignee (at issue)
INTERNATIONAL GAME TECHNOLOGY
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