Patents by Inventor Frank Zeiler

Frank Zeiler 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).

  • Publication number: 20240013632
    Abstract: An automatic feeder system may include: an input bin configured to store at least one physical request slip; a feeder unit; and a support frame. The feeder unit may include a feed neck operable to automatically obtain a physical request slip from the input bin and convey it out from an outlet of the feed neck. The support frame may support the feeder unit so that the outlet is configured to engage with an input of a retailer system engaged with the automatic feeder system such that conveyance of the physical request slip out from the outlet causes the physical request slip to enter the input of the retailer system and cause the retailer system to generate a physical ticket for the game of chance based on the physical request slip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 22, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Peter J. SULLIVAN, Eric PARKER, Thompson BERTRON, Anna D CARDINAL, Redza SHAH, Drew Eric WALTHER, Jason DYE, Frank ZEILER
  • Patent number: 11804108
    Abstract: An automatic feeder system may include: an input bin configured to store at least one physical request slip; a feeder unit; and a support frame. The feeder unit may include a feed neck operable to automatically obtain a physical request slip from the input bin and convey it out from an outlet of the feed neck. The support frame may support the feeder unit so that the outlet is configured to engage with an input of a retailer system engaged with the automatic feeder system such that conveyance of the physical request slip out from the outlet causes the physical request slip to enter the input of the retailer system and cause the retailer system to generate a physical ticket for the game of chance based on the physical request slip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: JACKPOCKET INC.
    Inventors: Peter J. Sullivan, Eric Parker, Thompson Bertron, Anna D Cardinal, Redza Shah, Drew Eric Walther, Jason Dye, Frank Zeiler
  • Publication number: 20220415137
    Abstract: An automatic feeder system may include: an input bin configured to store at least one physical request slip; a feeder unit; and a support frame. The feeder unit may include a feed neck operable to automatically obtain a physical request slip from the input bin and convey it out from an outlet of the feed neck. The support frame may support the feeder unit so that the outlet is configured to engage with an input of a retailer system engaged with the automatic feeder system such that conveyance of the physical request slip out from the outlet causes the physical request slip to enter the input of the retailer system and cause the retailer system to generate a physical ticket for the game of chance based on the physical request slip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventors: Peter J. SULLIVAN, Eric PARKER, Thompson BERTRON, Anna D CARDINAL, Redza SHAH, Drew Eric WALTHER, Jason DYE, Frank ZEILER
  • Patent number: 11495096
    Abstract: An automatic feeder system may include: an input bin configured to store at least one physical request slip; a feeder unit; and a support frame. The feeder unit may include a feed neck operable to automatically obtain a physical request slip from the input bin and convey it out from an outlet of the feed neck. The support frame may support the feeder unit so that the outlet is configured to engage with an input of a retailer system engaged with the automatic feeder system such that conveyance of the physical request slip out from the outlet causes the physical request slip to enter the input of the retailer system and cause the retailer system to generate a physical ticket for the game of chance based on the physical request slip.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 8, 2022
    Assignee: Jackpocket, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter J. Sullivan, Eric Parker, Thompson Bertron, Anna D. Cardinal, Redza Shah, Drew Eric Walther, Jason Dye, Frank Zeiler
  • Publication number: 20220327895
    Abstract: An automatic feeder system may include: an input bin configured to store at least one physical request slip; a feeder unit; and a support frame. The feeder unit may include a feed neck operable to automatically obtain a physical request slip from the input bin and convey it out from an outlet of the feed neck. The support frame may support the feeder unit so that the outlet is configured to engage with an input of a retailer system engaged with the automatic feeder system such that conveyance of the physical request slip out from the outlet causes the physical request slip to enter the input of the retailer system and cause the retailer system to generate a physical ticket for the game of chance based on the physical request slip.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Publication date: October 13, 2022
    Inventors: Peter J. SULLIVAN, Eric PARKER, Thompson BERTRON, Anna D. CARDINAL, Redza SHAH, Drew Eric WALTHER, Jason DYE, Frank ZEILER
  • Publication number: 20160183585
    Abstract: A system is provided for heating batches of sealed, metal cans containing a food product. The system includes a pressure chamber, an induction coil, a can support, a sealing device, a power supply, an air pressure source, and a drive. The pressure chamber has an opening. The induction coil is supported within the pressure chamber. The can support is for engaging and rotating a plurality of sealed, metal cans, at least a portion of the can support being movable through the opening from a first position outside of the chamber to a second position within the chamber adjacent to the induction coil and being rotatably supported within the chamber. The sealing device seals the pressure chamber when the can support is within the chamber. The power supply is coupled to the induction coil to energize the coil to apply an alternating current to the coil to induce a current into the metal cans which heats the food product of the metal cans.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2016
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Alvin Widitora, Douglas C. Miller, George Sadler, Rowdy Holstine, Richard Alan Patterson, Lawrence R. Gravell, James R. Maunder, Joe A. Ornelas, Stephen M. Manifold, Frank Zeiler, Rodney Jose Allen, Steven DeLeon