ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,444,265, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Inc. (Las Vegas).

"Electronic gaming machine with access door" was invented by Timothy Barbour (Nolensville, Tenn.), Lori Weaver (Nashville, Tenn.), Ryan Priddy (Franklin, Tenn.), Kiran Dundaraddi (Las Vegas) and William Lamb (Eagleville, Tenn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A pedestal system including a pedestal is described. The pedestal includes a base, an access door, and a button deck. The access door is rotatably coupled to the pedestal between a first open position and a first closed position wherein the access door is configured to allow access to an interior por...