Patents by Inventor Forrest S. Seitz

Forrest S. Seitz 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).

  • DE-TUNED MULTIPLE RFID ANTENNA ARRANGEMENT FOR GAMING
    Publication number: 20230214611
    Abstract: A gaming table contains a number of antennas that are de-tuned from the resonant frequency of a single RFID tag. This increases the power required to read the single tag but matches the resonant frequency for reading a stack of RFID tags. The gaming table may further include a network analyzer and a set of capacitors that are dynamically switched among the antennas according to measuring the reflection coefficient of the antennas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2023
    Publication date: July 6, 2023
    Inventors: Tyler J. Seitz, Forrest S. Seitz, Joshua K. Hoyt
  • De-tuned multiple RFID antenna arrangement for gaming
    Patent number: 11630964
    Abstract: A gaming table contains a number of antennas that are de-tuned from the resonant frequency of a single RFID tag. This increases the power required to read the single tag but matches the resonant frequency for reading a stack of RFID tags. The gaming table may further include a network analyzer and a set of capacitors that are dynamically switched among the antennas according to measuring the reflection coefficient of the antennas.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: FORTISS, LLC
    Inventors: Tyler J. Seitz, Forrest S. Seitz, Joshua K. Hoyt
  • Using antenna reflection coefficients to detect events in a gaming environment
    Patent number: 11366974
    Abstract: A gaming table includes a network analyzer. The network analyzer detects antenna reflection coefficients faster than RFID tags can be read, enabling game state information to be monitored quickly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2022
    Assignee: FORTISS, LLC
    Inventors: Forrest S Seitz, Joshua K Hoyt, Bartley A Johnson
  • RFID antenna array for gaming
    Patent number: 11346914
    Abstract: An RFID system includes multiple antennas and uses amplitude and phase information of the RFID signals received by each antenna to determine the position of RFID tags in the vicinity. More than one antenna can receive the RFID signals during a single read cycle, enabling the RFID system to operate more quickly than a system that energizes antennas separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 31, 2022
    Assignee: FORTISS, LLC.
    Inventors: Forrest S. Seitz, Joshua K. Hoyt, Bartley A. Johnson, Tyler J. Seitz
  • RFID antenna array for gaming
    Patent number: 10948562
    Abstract: An RFID system includes multiple antennas and uses amplitude and phase information of the RFID signals received by each antenna to determine the position of RFID tags in the vicinity. More than one antenna can receive the RFID signals during a single read cycle, enabling the RFID system to operate more quickly than a system that energizes antennas separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: FORTISS, LLC.
    Inventors: Forrest S. Seitz, Joshua K. Hoyt, Bartley A. Johnson, Tyler J. Seitz
  • RFID ANTENNA ARRAY FOR GAMING
    Publication number: 20210011107
    Abstract: An RFID system includes multiple antennas and uses amplitude and phase information of the RFID signals received by each antenna to determine the position of RFID tags in the vicinity. More than one antenna can receive the RFID signals during a single read cycle, enabling the RFID system to operate more quickly than a system that energizes antennas separately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2020
    Publication date: January 14, 2021
    Inventors: Forrest S. Seitz, Joshua K. Hoyt, Bartley A. Johnson, Tyler J. Seitz
  • RFID antenna array for gaming
    Patent number: 10782382
    Abstract: An RFID system includes multiple antennas and uses amplitude and phase information of the RFID signals received by each antenna to determine the position of RFID tags in the vicinity. More than one antenna can receive the RFID signals during a single read cycle, enabling the RFID system to operate more quickly than a system that energizes antennas separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: FORTISS, LLC.
    Inventors: Forrest S. Seitz, Joshua K. Hoyt, Bartley A. Johnson, Tyler J. Seitz
  • RFID Antenna Array For Gaming
    Publication number: 20200018810
    Abstract: An RFID system includes multiple antennas and uses amplitude and phase information of the RFID signals received by each antenna to determine the position of RFID tags in the vicinity. More than one antenna can receive the RFID signals during a single read cycle, enabling the RFID system to operate more quickly than a system that energizes antennas separately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Forrest S. Seitz, Joshua K. Hoyt, Bartley A. Johnson, Tyler J. Seitz
  • Using Antenna Reflection Coefficients to Detect Events in a Gaming Environment
    Publication number: 20190392182
    Abstract: A gaming table includes a network analyzer. The network analyzer detects antenna reflection coefficients faster than RFID tags can be read, enabling game state information to be monitored quickly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 3, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Forrest S Seitz, Joshua K Hoyt, Bartley A Johnson
  • Using antenna reflection coefficients to detect events in a gaming environment
    Patent number: 10430621
    Abstract: A gaming table includes a network analyzer. The network analyzer detects antenna reflection coefficients faster than RFID tags can be read, enabling game state information to be monitored quickly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignee: Magnet Consulting, Inc.
    Inventors: Forrest S. Seitz, Joshua K. Hoyt, Bartley A. Johnson
  • RFID Antenna Array For Gaming
    Publication number: 20190285719
    Abstract: An RFID system includes multiple antennas and uses amplitude and phase information of the RFID signals received by each antenna to determine the position of RFID tags in the vicinity. More than one antenna can receive the RFID signals during a single read cycle, enabling the RFID system to operate more quickly than a system that energizes antennas separately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2019
    Publication date: September 19, 2019
    Inventors: Forrest S. Seitz, Joshua K. Hoyt, Bartley A. Johnson, Tyler J. Seitz
  • RFID antenna array for gaming
    Patent number: 10324157
    Abstract: An RFID system includes multiple antennas and uses amplitude and phase information of the RFID signals received by each antenna to determine the position of RFID tags in the vicinity. More than one antenna can receive the RFID signals during a single read cycle, enabling the RFID system to operate more quickly than a system that energizes antennas separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2019
    Assignee: Magnet Consulting, Inc.
    Inventors: Forrest S. Seitz, Joshua K. Hoyt, Bartley A. Johnson, Tyler J. Seitz
  • RFID Antenna Array For Gaming
    Publication number: 20190146051
    Abstract: An RFID system includes multiple antennas and uses amplitude and phase information of the RFID signals received by each antenna to determine the position of RFID tags in the vicinity. More than one antenna can receive the RFID signals during a single read cycle, enabling the RFID system to operate more quickly than a system that energizes antennas separately.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 27, 2018
    Publication date: May 16, 2019
    Inventors: Forrest S. Seitz, Joshua K. Hoyt, Bartley A. Johnson, Tyler J. Seitz
  • Overlapping antenna arrays for gaming
    Patent number: 10169694
    Abstract: A system and method of locating gaming tokens on a gaming table. Two sets of overlapping antennas are arranged in intersecting directions. The system uses the data from intersecting antennas to determine the positions of the gaming tokens. Having overlapping antennas reduces dead spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 1, 2019
    Assignee: Magnet Consulting, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua K. Hoyt, Forrest S. Seitz
  • RFID antenna array for gaming
    Patent number: 10088547
    Abstract: An RFID system includes multiple antennas and uses amplitude and phase information of the RFID signals received by each antenna to determine the position of RFID tags in the vicinity. More than one antenna can receive the RFID signals during a single read cycle, enabling the RFID system to operate more quickly than a system that energizes antennas separately.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 15, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: Magnet Consulting, Inc.
    Inventors: Forrest S. Seitz, Joshua K. Hoyt, Bartley A. Johnson, Tyler J. Seitz
  • Using antenna reflection coefficients to detect events in a gaming environment
    Patent number: 9984528
    Abstract: A gaming table includes a network analyzer. The network analyzer detects antenna reflection coefficients faster than RFID tags can be read, enabling game state information to be monitored quickly. The network analyzer detects changes in the reflection coefficients that result from movements of a human appendage, enabling the system to change game states in response to the detected hand movements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 29, 2018
    Assignee: Magnet Consulting, Inc.
    Inventors: Forrest S. Seitz, Joshua K. Hoyt, Bartley A. Johnson
  • Overlapping Antenna Arrays For Gaming
    Publication number: 20170228630
    Abstract: A system and method of locating gaming tokens on a gaming table. Two sets of overlapping antennas are arranged in intersecting directions. The system uses the data from intersecting antennas to determine the positions of the gaming tokens. Having overlapping antennas reduces dead spots.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2017
    Publication date: August 10, 2017
    Inventors: Joshua K. Hoyt, Forrest S. Seitz
  • Overlapping antenna arrays for gaming
    Patent number: 9666022
    Abstract: A system and method of locating gaming tokens on a gaming table. Two sets of overlapping antennas are arranged in intersecting directions. The system uses the data from intersecting antennas to determine the positions of the gaming tokens. Having overlapping antennas reduces dead spots.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 14, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2017
    Assignee: Magnet Consulting, Inc.
    Inventors: Joshua K Hoyt, Forrest S Seitz
  • Using Antenna Reflection Coefficients to Detect Events in a Gaming Environment
    Publication number: 20160217645
    Abstract: A gaming table includes a network analyzer. The network analyzer detects antenna reflection coefficients faster than RFID tags can be read, enabling game state information to be monitored quickly. The network analyzer detects changes in the reflection coefficients that result from movements of a human appendage, enabling the system to change game states in response to the detected hand movements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Inventors: Forrest S. Seitz, Joshua K. Hoyt, Bartley A. Johnson
  • Using Antenna Reflection Coefficients to Detect Events in a Gaming Environment
    Publication number: 20160171257
    Abstract: A gaming table includes a network analyzer. The network analyzer detects antenna reflection coefficients faster than RFID tags can be read, enabling game state information to be monitored quickly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: Forrest S. Seitz, Joshua K. Hoyt, Bartley A. Johnson