Patents by Inventor Scott Madding

Scott Madding 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: 9452347
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a security apparatus for use on a playing card shoe to prevent the removal of playing cards from the splaying card shoe. Playing card shoes generally have an elongated body including a card cradle for supporting a plurality of playing cards, The card cradle has an outlet opening adjacent to a front end of the elongated body, through which playing cards can be removed from the playing card shoe, A cradle cover is removably attached to the elongated, body, covering the card cradle and playing cards therein. A faceplate is removably attach to the outer front, end of the elongated body, and defines a mouth through which playing cards can be drawn from the outlet opening. The security apparatus prevents the removal a playing cards from the shoe, where the security apparatus is removably attached to the playing card shoe to block and/or cover the outlet opening.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2016
    Assignee: The United States Playing Card Company
    Inventors: Scott Madding, Suzanne Bilyeu, Dylan Horvath
  • Publication number: 20140091523
    Abstract: The present disclosure is directed to a security apparatus for use on a playing card shoe to prevent the removal of playing cards from the splaying card shoe. Playing card shoes generally have an elongated body including a card cradle for supporting a plurality of playing cards. The card cradle has an outlet opening adjacent to a front end of the elongated body, through which playing cards can be removed from the playing card shoe, A cradle cover is removably attached to the elongated, body, covering the card cradle and playing cards therein. A faceplate is removably attach to the outer front, end of the elongated body, and defines a mouth through which playing cards can be drawn from the outlet opening. The security apparatus prevents the removal a playing cards from the shoe, where the security apparatus is removably attached to the playing card shoe to block and/or cover the outlet opening.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 1, 2012
    Publication date: April 3, 2014
    Applicant: The United States Playing Card Company
    Inventors: Scott Madding, Suzanne Bilyeu, Dylan Horvath
  • Patent number: 7492267
    Abstract: Systems and methods of using RFID tags for verifying and tracking articles are provided. A method of tracking articles for shipment comprises the steps of providing at least one article comprising a plurality of subarticles; applying an article radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to the article, wherein the article RFID tag stores information regarding the article, the subarticles in each article, or combinations thereof; packing the article into at least one package; applying a package RFID tag to the package, wherein the package RFID tag stores information regarding the package, the articles in the package, the subarticles in each article, or combinations thereof; and verifying the package and/or article by scanning the respective RFID tags with at least one RFID verification device configured to read RFID tags.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 17, 2009
    Inventors: Suzanne Bilyeu, Scott A. Madding
  • Publication number: 20070024449
    Abstract: Systems and methods of using RFID tags for verifying and tracking articles are provided. A method of tracking articles for shipment comprises the steps of providing at least one article comprising a plurality of subarticles; applying an article radio frequency identification (RFID) tag to the article, wherein the article RFID tag stores information regarding the article, the subarticles in each article, or combinations thereof; packing the article into at least one package; applying a package RFID tag to the package, wherein the package RFID tag stores information regarding the package, the articles in the package, the subarticles in each article, or combinations thereof; and verifying the package and/or article by scanning the respective RFID tags with at least one RFID verification device configured to read RFID tags.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 29, 2005
    Publication date: February 1, 2007
    Inventors: Suzanne Bilyeu, Scott Madding