Gaming machine topper Patent Grant Olive , et al. January 5, 2 [Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited]

Gaming machine topper

Olive , et al. January 5, 2

Patent Grant D907127

U.S. patent number D907,127 [Application Number D/613,154] was granted by the patent office on 2021-01-05 for gaming machine topper. This patent grant is currently assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited. The grantee listed for this patent is Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited. Invention is credited to John Curtis, Thomas Frawley, Scott Olive.

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United States Patent	D907,127
Olive , et al.	January 5, 2021

Gaming machine topper

Claims

CLAIM We claim the ornamental design for a gaming machine topper, as shown and described.

Inventors:

Olive; Scott (Narrabeen, AU), Curtis; John (Gold Coast, AU), Frawley; Thomas (Gold Coast, AU)

Applicant:

Name	City	State	Country	Type
Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited	North Ryde	N/A	AU

Assignee:

Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty Limited (North Ryde, AU)

Appl. No.:

D/613,154

Filed:

August 8, 2017

Current U.S. Class:	D21/385
Current International Class:	2101
Field of Search:	;D6/672,675,681 ;D14/496,125-129,133,217,239 ;D21/324,325,329,330-333,385 ;D26/118-122

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Primary Examiner: Kirschbaum; George D.
Assistant Examiner: Kukella; Joseph J
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Armstrong Teasdale LLP

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of an exemplary bank of gaming machines including an exemplary gaming machine topper in accordance with the new design.

FIG. 2 is a front side view thereof.

FIG. 3 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 4 is a left view thereof.

FIG. 5 is a right view thereof.

FIG. 6 is a top view thereof.

FIG. 7 is a bottom view thereof.

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of an alternative bank of gaming machines including an exemplary gaming machine topper in accordance with the new design.

FIG. 9 is a front side view thereof.

FIG. 10 is a rear view thereof.

FIG. 11 is a left view thereof.

FIG. 12 is a right view thereof.

FIG. 13 is a top view thereof; and,

FIG. 14 is bottom view thereof.

The ornamental design which is claimed is shown in solid lines in the drawings. In the drawings, the broken lines depict portions of the article that form no part of the claimed design. The dash-dot-dash lines in FIGS. 3 and 10 indicate boundaries of the claimed design, and form no part thereof.

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