Gaming machine

- AGS LLC
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Description

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view from above of an embodiment of the claimed design;

FIG. 2 is a front elevation view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a rear elevation view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a first side view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a second side view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a top plan view of the claimed design of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a bottom plan view of the claimed design of FIG. 1.

FIG. 8 is an enlarged view of the portion of FIG. 1 labeled FIG. 8; and,

FIG. 9 is an enlarged view of the portion of FIG. 2 labeled FIG. 9.

The broken lines showing portions of the gaming machine depicts the boundaries of the claimed design and form no part of the claim.

Claims

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

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Patent History
Patent number: D844063
Type: Grant
Filed: Dec 27, 2017
Date of Patent: Mar 26, 2019
Assignee: AGS LLC (Las Vegas, NV)
Inventors: Sigmund Lee (Atlanta, GA), Karl Frederick Zedell, Jr. (Alpharetta, GA), Rachel Calhoun Lewis (Atlanta, GA), Wei Gu (Daly City, CA), Ariel David Turgel (San Francisco, CA), Daniel Kendall Harden (Palo Alto, CA)
Primary Examiner: Ryan Harvey
Application Number: 29/631,063
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: Chance-determining Or Gambling Article (D21/369)