ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,398, issued on Feb. 10, was assigned to Aristocrat Technologies Inc. (Las Vegas).
"System and method for attaching and installing a reel strip to a gaming machine reel" was invented by Philip LaRoach (Henderson, Nev.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A reel strip retention system to releasably attach a reel strip onto a reel basket using one or more tabs on the reel strip that engage with corresponding one or more slots positioned around an edge of the reel basket. The reel strip includes a pair of indents positioned adjacent a first end of the reel strip. The reel strip includes an adhesive layer positioned at either the first end or a...