Patents by Inventor Collin Helsen

Collin Helsen 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).

  • System for billing usage of a card handling device
    Patent number: 9320964
    Abstract: An automatic card handling device, having a card handling device that includes a controller, the card handling device configured for shuffling an input set of cards and delivering an output set of cards resulting from the shuffling; and a communication module operably coupled to the controller, wherein the communication module is configured for sending and receiving information related to operation of the card handling device across a communication port configured for operable coupling to a cellular network, wherein the information related to the operation of the automatic card handling device includes information about the use of the card handling device; and wherein a factor in a usage fee for the card handling device is use of the card handling device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Nathan Wadds, Collin Helsen, Zbigniew Czyzewski, James Helgesen, Russ Marsden