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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 1976
Filed:
Aug. 08, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Robert Howard, Windham, NH (US);
Assignee:
Gamex Industries Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G09F / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
40 275 ;
Abstract
A chip structure for use in gaming applications and the like which, while formed of a lightweight, inexpensive plastic, nevertheless is weighted with at least one metallic insert to provide the resultant chip with more 'body.' An annular ring is arranged around the periphery of the chip to facilitate the identification and presence of the chip through automated counting apparatus.