Patents by Inventor Bernard S. Hanyard

Bernard S. Hanyard has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Credit system for gaming machines and gaming tables
    Patent number: 6739972
    Abstract: A gaming machine of the type having a credit register is provided with a financial card reader and a display and data input apparatus which are utilized to establish communication between the gaming machine and a credit source and to transfer credit from the credit source to the credit register of the gaming machine. A gaming table is provided with a credit voucher printer, a credit register, a financial card reader, and a display and data input apparatus. The financial card reader and the display and data input apparatus are utilized to establish communication between the gaming table and a credit source and to transfer a requested credit amount from the credit source to the credit register of the gaming table whereupon the credit voucher printer is utilized to print a credit voucher having a value equal to the amount of credit stored in the credit register.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 25, 2004
    Assignee: CSR Partnership
    Inventors: Collette Flanagan-Parks, Bernard S. Hanyard
  • Credit system for gaming machines and gaming tables
    Publication number: 20020183110
    Abstract: A gaming machine of the type having a credit register is provided with a financial card reader and a display and data input apparatus which are utilized to establish communication between the gaming machine and a credit source and to transfer credit from the credit source to the credit register of the gaming machine. A gaming table is provided with a credit voucher printer, a credit register, a financial card reader, and a display and data input apparatus. The financial card reader and the display and data input apparatus are utilized to establish communication between the gaming table and a credit source and to transfer a requested credit amount from the credit source to the credit register of the gaming table whereupon the credit voucher printer is utilized to print a credit voucher having a value equal to the amount of credit stored in the credit register.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2001
    Publication date: December 5, 2002
    Inventors: Collette Flanagan-Parks, Bernard S. Hanyard