ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 28 -- United States Patent no. 12,450,978, issued on Oct. 21, was assigned to TOUCHTUNES MUSIC COMPANY LLC (New York).
"Coin operated entertainment system" was invented by Dominique Dion (Verdun Nun's Island, Canada), Kenneth J. Fedesna (Hawthorn Woods, Ill.), Mark D. Loffredo (Green Oaks, Ill.), Edward J. Suchocki (Buffalo Grove, Ill.), Edward E Pellegrini (Palatine, Ill.), Frank J. Pellegrini (Yorkville, Ill.), Edward F. Hicks (Dundee, Ill.) and Cary M. Mednick (Rolling Meadows, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "This invention in certain example instances relates generally to coin-operated video entertainment systems. More particularly, certain exemplary aspects of t...