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Patent US8118670 - Method and apparatus for using a light valve to reduce the visibility of an ... - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Sign inPatentsA gaming apparatus is disclosed that includes a housing, a value input device, a transparent panel having an outer surface and an inner surface, and a plurality of mechanically rotatable slot reels disposed in the housing so that the mechanically rotatable reels are visible to a player through the transparent...http://www.google.com/patents/US8118670?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US8118670 - Method and apparatus for using a light valve to reduce the visibility of an object within a gaming apparatusAdvanced Patent SearchTry the new Google Patents, with machine-classified Google Scholar results, and Japanese and South Korean patents.Publication numberUS8118670 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/938,086Publication dateFeb 21, 2012Filing dateNov 9, 2007Priority dateJan 12, 2004Fee statusPaidAlso published asCA2552879A1, CA2552879C, CN1942905A, EP1704543A1, US7309284, US20050153772, US20080064497, WO2005071632A1Publication number11938086, 938086, US 8118670 B2, US 8118670B2, US-B2-8118670, US8118670 B2, US8118670B2InventorsChauncey W. Griswold, Harold E. Mattice, Richard L. WilderOriginal AssigneeIgtExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (344), Non-Patent Citations (244), Referenced by (17), Classifications (20), Legal Events (1) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetMethod and apparatus for using a light valve to reduce the visibility of an object within a gaming apparatus
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