Patents by Inventor Gwen D. Mathis

Gwen D. Mathis 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).

  • Patent number: 7491125
    Abstract: A chip dispensing kiosk including a vault for holding casino chips, a dispensing assembly for dispensing selected numbers of casino chips and security and input systems to allow a pit manager to access the kiosk and have the kiosk dispense selected numbers of chips. These chips may be dispensed individually, in stacks or automatically loaded into a table chip tray back module. The kiosk is interactive with the casino's accounting system so as to report the dispensing of casino chips or receipt of casino chips. One preferred embodiment consists of a casino back room, cage, or Pit area chip tray management device that can be utilized by casino personnel to physically accept and count dumped gaming chips, communicate information with an ICT Intelligent Chip Tray Module, and automatically reload the chip tray per computer controlled specifications for any given table ID or chip loading requirement.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 24, 2006
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Assignee: JCM American Corporation
    Inventors: Gwen D. Mathis, Ewoud A. Budding
  • Patent number: 7255215
    Abstract: A bill acceptor assembly for accepting bills, vouchers, scrip, tickets and/or currency at a gaming table. The bill acceptor assembly includes a note feeder having an intake opening adapted to receive one or more notes. The note feeder may be mounted to a table to allow a user to insert notes into the intake opening. The notes are passed to a validator located underneath the table. The validator is configured to validate the notes and separate valid notes from invalid notes. The validator passes the valid notes to a cash box located underneath the table and passes the invalid notes to a rejection slot formed on the note feeder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2007
    Assignee: JCM American Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Iannello, James K. Bullock, Gwen D. Mathis
  • Patent number: 6968787
    Abstract: A bill acceptor assembly for accepting bills, vouchers, scrip, tickets and/or currency at a gaming table. The bill acceptor assembly includes a validator assembly capable of accepting a stack of individual notes in a receiving slot mounted to the gaming table, processing the notes one at a time, and passing valid notes through a hole in the gaming table or along the back edge of the gaming table to a cash box located below the gaming table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2005
    Assignee: JCM American Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Heidel, Gwen D. Mathis
  • Publication number: 20040222061
    Abstract: A bill acceptor assembly for accepting bills, vouchers, scrip, tickets and/or currency at a gaming table. The bill acceptor assembly includes a validator assembly capable of accepting a stack of individual notes in a receiving slot mounted to the gaming table, processing the notes one at a time, and passing valid notes through a hole in the gaming table or along the back edge of the gaming table to a cash box located below the gaming table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 7, 2004
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: Raymond Heidel, Gwen D. Mathis
  • Patent number: 6745887
    Abstract: A bill acceptor assembly for accepting bills, vouchers, scrip, tickets and/or currency at a gaming table. The bill acceptor assembly includes a validator assembly capable of accepting a stack of individual notes in a receiving slot mounted to the gaming table, processing the notes one at a time, and passing valid notes through a hole in the gaming table or along the back edge of the gaming table to a cash box located below the gaming table.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Date of Patent: June 8, 2004
    Assignee: JCM American Corporation
    Inventors: Raymond Heidel, Gwen D. Mathis
  • Publication number: 20030155210
    Abstract: A bill acceptor assembly for accepting bills, vouchers, scrip, tickets and/or currency at a gaming table. The bill acceptor assembly includes a validator assembly capable of accepting a stack of individual notes in a receiving slot mounted to the gaming table, processing the notes one at a time, and passing valid notes through a hole in the gaming table or along the back edge of the gaming table to a cash box located below the gaming table.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 20, 2002
    Publication date: August 21, 2003
    Inventors: Raymond Heidel, Gwen D. Mathis
  • Patent number: D520567
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2006
    Assignee: JCM American Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Iannello, James K. Bullock, Gwen D. Mathis
  • Patent number: D526024
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2004
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: JCM American Corporation
    Inventors: Richard J. Iannello, James K. Bullock, Gwen D. Mathis