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Lnw Gaming, Inc.

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Acco Brands Corporation

Sg Gaming, Inc.

Acco Brands USA LLC

Johnson Controls Technology Company

The Coleman Company, Inc.

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Steelcase Inc.

Rubbermaid, Inc.

Covidien Ag

Weatherford/lamb, Inc.

Weatherford Technology Holdings, LLC

Robert Coon

Paul D Hurley

Christian Kulujian

Stephen John Gaynes

Bjorn James Gunderson

David W Kirby

Christopher Petrick

Bruce M Sauter

Clifford Krapfl

Jimmy-Quang Viet Doan

David Joseph

Bryan Washburn

Paul M Lesley

Christian J Kulujian

John B Freese

Marjavis J Matthis

Clark E Robison

Chad Davis

Robert L Malloy

Craig Stover

Allison Michelle Hammer

Richard J Page

Sami M El-Saden

Daniel M Wodka

Bikramjeet S Sohi

Chris Sweet

Robert J McMillen

Chris A Kubicek

Gary F Prokop

Blair E Miller

James C Hand

Renato Colja

Thomas P Gasper

David A Shipman

Glenn Fournie

Brennon L White

Elliott Hsu

James George Hanlon

Charles David Wintill

Christopher T Boyer

Khai Tran

Alexander Nathan Garfield

Michael A Gregory

Joey Nakayama

Benedict Shia

Daniel A Peterson

Jeff Chiu

Danny D Alexander

Sami Elsaden

Nic Davirro

Scott M Kouri

Antonio Bermea Flores

Erik J Moses

Steven Gene Schultz

Vanja Cemalovic

Mike O'Connor

Andrew N Niemiec

Elliot Hsu

Timothy J Syfert

Alan J King

Angelina Lullie

Rork Swisher

Barry Jones

Joseph Chiou

Emilie Romero

A gaming machine for operating a wagering game comprises a user input deck and an emotive lighting structure. The user input deck includes a transmissive panel, a plurality of light sources, and an etched graphic. The plurality of light sources is constructed and arranged to transmit light into the transmissive panel via an edge thereof. The etched graphic is etched into a surface of the transmissive panel and is illuminated by the transmitted light. The emotive lighting structure is configured to present content related to the wagering game. The user input deck is disposed between the emotive lighting structure and a player position in front of the gaming machine. The emotive lighting structure extends below a height of the user input deck such that at least a portion of the content is visible through the transmissive panel.

User input deck for a gaming machine

Gaming machine

A presentation assembly for a gaming machine, the presentation assembly comprising a display device, at least one light-emitting device positioned adjacent the display device, and a reflective surface facing the at least one light-emitting device. The reflective surface includes at least one convex surface element extending towards the at least one light-emitting device. The convex surface elements are configured to reflect at least a portion of light emitted by the light-emitting devices towards a predetermined area associated with the gaming machine.

Gaming systems and methods with emotive lighting

A gaming machine comprises a cabinet, a display device coupled to the cabinet, a control unit housed within the cabinet, and a multi-tiered user interface coupled to the cabinet. The control unit is configured to direct the display device to display a wagering game. The user interface includes lower and upper tiers disposed at respective lower and upper elevations. The upper tier at least partially overhangs the lower tier. The lower and upper tiers bear respective first and second types of input devices for operating the wagering game.

Multi-tiered user interface for a gaming machine

Lid for a beverage container

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Chicago, IL, United States of America

Robert Coon