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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2017
Filed:
Apr. 15, 2014
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Bryan M. Kelly, Alamo, CA (US);
Stephen E. Patton, Reno, NV (US);
Julia M. Childs, Reno, NV (US);
Sean C. Martin, Reno, NV (US);
Martin S. Lyons, Henderson, NV (US);
Michael J. Mitchell, Las Vegas, NV (US);
William R. Wadleigh, Henderson, NV (US);
David B. Schultz, Henderson, NV (US);
Kimberly J. Cohn, Las Vegas, NV (US);
John R. Vallejo, Henderson, NV (US);
Joanna Musick, Henderson, NV (US);
Scott T. Hilbert, Sparks, NV (US);
Dougal Austin, Reno, NV (US);
Amy Lynn Monette, Reno, NV (US);
Bally Gaming, Inc., Las Vegas, NV (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is a gaming machine touch screen system incorporating a flat transparent or nearly transparent layer that contains a series of active elements/actuators/chambers that enable a vertical displacement of the touch screen top surface. These active elements displace the top surface of the touch screen upon command of the gaming machine to provide features perceptible to the player's touch.