ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,743,925, issued on Sept. 22, was assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Inc. (Las Vegas).
"Foldable screen support mechanism for gaming machines" was invented by Donald Rodd (Palm Beach Garden, Fla.) and Timothy Barbour (Nolensville, Tenn.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Mechanisms are disclosed that allow both display panels of a dual-display electronic gaming machine to be positioned such that their display surfaces face in the same, or generally the same, direction and form a relatively continuous aggregate display area. Such mechanisms also allow the secondary display panel to be pitched downward such that the display surface of the sec...