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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 07, 2023
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2022
Gaming Arts, Llc, Las Vegas, NV (US);
David Colvin, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Eric D. Colvin, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Keith Matthew Kruczynski, Henderson, NV (US);
Sassoun Sarhadian, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Other;
Abstract
Systems and methods for providing ultraviolet (UV) sterilization, disinfection and decontamination of electronic gaming machines (EGMs), gaming chips, dice, playing cards, currency, TITO tickets, etc. The ultraviolet sterilization, disinfection and decontamination may include a singular or plurality of UV lamps of any type or style or UV LEDs or RGB-UV LEDs or any type or style of UV LEDs of at least such wavelengths to be effective in at least partially reducing or eliminating viruses or the like. The UV sources are mounted on, in or proximate to a variety of gaming devices or equipment such as EGMs, mechanical gaming machines, chip trays, chippers, dice holders, automatic card shufflers, bill validators, currency counting devices, currency dispensing devices, printers, magnetic card readers, playing card and currency sterilization, disinfection or decontamination storage mechanisms, ATMs, redemption machines, promotional kiosks, etc., or similar devices used in other industries.