Patents by Inventor Raymond J Heidel
Raymond J Heidel 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).
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Patent number: 6332099Abstract: In a system and method for a payout in the form of paper tokens from a gaming machine, the system includes a hopper for dispensing the paper tokens, a cassette for containing the paper tokens, and software for controlling the operations of the payout of the paper tokens from the gaming machine. The cassette and hopper are located in the gaming machine in plain view of a player, and are locked for security purposes. Each paper token is transported through a payout path by mechanisms in the cassette and the hopper which interact to dispense a paper token. A plurality of sensors sense the transport of the paper token through the payout path, the operation of the transport mechanism, and the status of the paper token supply. An escrow area is provided in the cassette for rejected paper tokens, as sensed by sensors and diverted by a diverting mechanism into the escrow area. A memory element in the cassette stores operational information regarding dispensing of the paper tokens.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1998Date of Patent: December 18, 2001Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Raymond J. Heidel, Rodney Hill, Thomas N. Taxon, Lawerence McAllister
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Patent number: 6293867Abstract: In a system and method for a payout in the form of paper tokens from a gaming machine, the system includes a hopper for dispensing the paper tokens, a cassette for containing the paper tokens, and software for controlling the operations of the payout of the paper tokens from the gaming machine. The cassette and hopper are located in the gaming machine in plain view of a player, and are locked for security purposes. Each paper token is transported through a payout path by mechanisms in the cassette and the hopper which interact to dispense a paper token. A plurality of sensors sense the transport of the paper token through the payout path, the operation of the transport mechanism, and the status of the paper token supply. An escrow area is provided in the cassette for rejected paper tokens, as sensed by sensors and diverted by a diverting mechanism into the escrow area. A memory element in the cassette stores operational information regarding dispensing of the paper tokens.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1998Date of Patent: September 25, 2001Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Raymond J. Heidel, Rodney Hill, Thomas N. Taxon, Lawrence McAllister
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Patent number: 6289261Abstract: In a system and method for a payout in the form of paper tokens from a gaming machine, the system includes a hopper for dispensing the paper tokens, a cassette for containing the paper tokens, and software for controlling the operations of the payout of the paper tokens from the gaming machine. The cassette and hopper are located in the gaming machine in plain view of a player, and are locked for security purposes. Each paper token is transported through a payout path by mechanisms in the cassette and the hopper which interact to dispense a paper token. A plurality of sensors sense the transport of the paper token through the payout path, the operation of the transport mechanism, and the status of the paper token supply. An escrow area is provided in the cassette for rejected paper tokens, as sensed by sensors and diverted by a diverting mechanism into the escrow area. A memory element in the cassette stores operational information regarding dispensing of the paper tokens.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 1999Date of Patent: September 11, 2001Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Raymond J Heidel, Rodney Hill, Thomas N. Taxon, Lawrence McAllister
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Patent number: 6128550Abstract: In a system and method for a payout in the form of paper tokens from a gaming machine, the system includes a hopper for dispensing the paper tokens, a cassette for containing the paper tokens, and software for controlling the operations of the payout of the paper tokens from the gaming machine. The cassette and hopper are located in the gaming machine in plain view of a player, and are locked for security purposes. Each paper token is transported through a payout path by mechanisms in the cassette and the hopper which interact to dispense a paper token. A plurality of sensors sense the transport of the paper token through the payout path, the operation of the transport mechanism, and the status of the paper token supply. An escrow area is provided in the cassette for rejected paper tokens, as sensed by sensors and diverted by a diverting mechanism into the escrow area. A memory element in the cassette stores operational information regarding dispensing of the paper tokens.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 1999Date of Patent: October 3, 2000Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Raymond J Heidel, Rodney Hill, Thomas N. Taxon, Lawrence McAllister
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Patent number: 6125307Abstract: In a system and method for a payout in the form of paper tokens from a gaming machine, the system includes a hopper for dispensing the paper tokens, a cassette for containing the paper tokens, and software for controlling the operations of the payout of the paper tokens from the gaming machine. The cassette and hopper are located in the gaming machine in plain view of a player, and are locked for security purposes. Each paper token is transported through a payout path by mechanisms in the cassette and the hopper which interact to dispense a paper token. A plurality of sensors sense the transport of the paper token through the payout path, the operation of the transport mechanism, and the status of the paper token supply. An escrow area is provided in the cassette for rejected paper tokens, as sensed by sensors and diverted by a diverting mechanism into the escrow area. A memory element in the cassette stores operational information regarding dispensing of the paper tokens.Type: GrantFiled: March 8, 1999Date of Patent: September 26, 2000Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Raymond J. Heidel, Rodney Hill, Thomas N. Taxon, Lawrence McAllister
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Patent number: 6014594Abstract: In a system and method for a payout in the form of paper tokens from a gaming machine, the system includes a hopper for dispensing the paper tokens, a cassette for containing the paper tokens, and software for controlling the operations of the payout of the paper tokens from the gaming machine. The cassette and hopper are located in the gaming machine in plain view of a player, and are locked for security purposes. Each paper token is transported through a payout path by mechanisms in the cassette and the hopper which interact to dispense a paper token. A plurality of sensors sense the transport of the paper token through the payout path, the operation of the transport mechanism, and the status of the paper token supply. An escrow area is provided in the cassette for rejected paper tokens, as sensed by sensors and diverted by a diverting mechanism into the escrow area. A memory element in the cassette stores operational information regarding dispensing of the paper tokens.Type: GrantFiled: March 11, 1998Date of Patent: January 11, 2000Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Raymond J. Heidel, Rodney Hill, Thomas N. Taxon, Lawrence McAllister
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Patent number: 5531309Abstract: A gaming machine has internal coin container sensors (110, 112) that sense the weight, and therefore, the number of coins contained in the internal coin containers (104, 106). The gaming machine also has mechanical and/or optical sensors (102, 114) to monitor the inflow and outflow of coins. By comparing the number of coins, as determined by weight, with the number of coins detected by the mechanical and/or optical sensors, fraud is readily detected.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 1995Date of Patent: July 2, 1996Assignee: Bally Gaming International, Inc.Inventors: Hans G. Kloss, Raymond J. Heidel
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Patent number: D406865Type: GrantFiled: June 22, 1998Date of Patent: March 16, 1999Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventor: Raymond J. Heidel
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Patent number: D415535Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 1998Date of Patent: October 19, 1999Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventor: Raymond J. Heidel