Patents by Inventor Sion D. Walsh
Sion D. Walsh 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: 10441873Abstract: An apparatus for handling cards has a dispensing end. The dispensing end has a base plate for supporting cards being manually removed. An upper plate with a U-shaped opening is spaced above the base plate and defines a slot for cards to pass. First and second spaced apart card guides define side edges of the slot. The first card guide is shorter than the second card guide, creating an offset in a first direction of travel of cards being removed. A method of removing cards is also disclosed, enabling movement of cards in at least two directions due to the presence of a card guide offset.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2018Date of Patent: October 15, 2019Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Attila Grauzer, Paul K. Scheper, Sion D. Walsh
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Publication number: 20190118073Abstract: An apparatus for handling cards has a dispensing end. The dispensing end has a base plate for supporting cards being manually removed. An upper plate with a U-shaped opening is spaced above the base plate and defines a slot for cards to pass. First and second spaced apart card guides define side edges of the slot. The first card guide is shorter than the second card guide, creating an offset in a first direction of travel of cards being removed. A method of removing cards is also disclosed, enabling movement of cards in at least two directions due to the presence of a card guide offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2018Publication date: April 25, 2019Inventors: Attila Grauzer, Paul K. Scheper, Sion D. Walsh
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Patent number: 10071304Abstract: An apparatus for handling cards has a dispensing end. The dispensing end has a base plate for supporting cards being manually removed. An upper plate with a U-shaped opening is spaced above the base plate and defines a slot for cards to pass. First and second spaced apart card guides define side edges of the slot. The first card guide is shorter than the second card guide, creating an offset in a first direction of travel of cards being removed. A method of removing cards is also disclosed, enabling movement of cards in at least two directions due to the presence of a card guide offset.Type: GrantFiled: September 1, 2017Date of Patent: September 11, 2018Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Attila Grauzer, Paul K. Scheper, Sion D. Walsh
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Publication number: 20180036628Abstract: An apparatus for handling cards has a dispensing end. The dispensing end has a base plate for supporting cards being manually removed. An upper plate with a U-shaped opening is spaced above the base plate and defines a slot for cards to pass. First and second spaced apart card guides define side edges of the slot. The first card guide is shorter than the second card guide, creating an offset in a first direction of travel of cards being removed. A method of removing cards is also disclosed, enabling movement of cards in at least two directions due to the presence of a card guide offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 1, 2017Publication date: February 8, 2018Inventors: Attila Grauzer, Paul K. Scheper, Sion D. Walsh
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Patent number: 9751000Abstract: An apparatus for handling cards has a dispensing end. The dispensing end has a base plate for supporting cards being manually removed. An upper plate with a U-shaped opening is spaced above the base plate and defines a slot for cards to pass. First and second spaced apart card guides define side edges of the slot. The first card guide is shorter than the second card guide, creating an offset in a first direction of travel of cards being removed. A method of removing cards is also disclosed, enabling movement of cards in at least two directions due to the presence of a card guide offset.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2014Date of Patent: September 5, 2017Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Attila Grauzer, Paul K. Scheper, Sion D. Walsh
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Publication number: 20140138908Abstract: An apparatus for handling cards has a dispensing end. The dispensing end has a base plate for supporting cards being manually removed. An upper plate with a U-shaped opening is spaced above the base plate and defines a slot for cards to pass. First and second spaced apart card guides define side edges of the slot. The first card guide is shorter than the second card guide, creating an offset in a first direction of travel of cards being removed. A method of removing cards is also disclosed, enabling movement of cards in at least two directions due to the presence of a card guide offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2014Publication date: May 22, 2014Applicant: SHFL entertainment, Inc.Inventors: Attila Grauzer, Paul K. Scheper, Sion D. Walsh
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Patent number: 8636285Abstract: An apparatus for handling cards has a dispensing end. The dispensing end has a base plate for supporting cards being manually removed. An upper plate with a U-shaped opening is spaced above the base plate and defines a slot for cards to pass. First and second spaced apart card guides define side edges of the slot. The first card guide is shorter than the second card guide, creating an offset in a first direction of travel of cards being removed. A method of removing cards is also disclosed, enabling movement of cards in at least two directions due to the presence of a card guide offset.Type: GrantFiled: July 10, 2009Date of Patent: January 28, 2014Assignee: SHFL Entertainment, Inc.Inventors: Attila Grauzer, Paul K. Scheper, Sion D. Walsh
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Patent number: 8170323Abstract: A playing card delivery shoe is used in the play of the casino table card game of baccarat or blackjack or any game where cards are pulled one at a time from the shoe. The apparatus comprises a reader or an imager that scans lines bisecting the image at spaced intervals. The scanning occurs on playing cards in at least the region where suit and rank symbols are provided. The scanner output is a series of voltages that are converted to binary information. This binary information is compared to stored binary information to determine rank and suit. The upper surface of the output end of the shoe contains a partial barrier for cards being scanned. The partial barrier has an elevated surface and limits a size of a pathway so that only one card can be removed at a time.Type: GrantFiled: April 25, 2011Date of Patent: May 1, 2012Assignee: Shuffle Master, Inc.Inventors: Justin G. Downs, III, James R. Roberts, Sion D. Walsh
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Publication number: 20110198805Abstract: A playing card delivery shoe is used in the play of the casino table card game of baccarat or blackjack or any game where cards are pulled one at a time from the shoe. The apparatus comprises a reader or an imager that scans lines bisecting the image at spaced intervals. The scanning occurs on playing cards in at least the region where suit and rank symbols are provided. The scanner output is a series of voltages that are converted to binary information. This binary information is compared to stored binary information to determine rank and suit. The upper surface of the output end of the shoe contains a partial barrier for cards being scanned. The partial barrier has an elevated surface and limits a size of a pathway so that only one card can be removed at a time.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 25, 2011Publication date: August 18, 2011Applicant: Shuffle Master, Inc.Inventors: Justin G. Downs, III, James R. Roberts, Sion D. Walsh
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Patent number: 7933444Abstract: A playing card delivery shoe is used in the play of the casino table card game of baccarat or blackjack or any game where cards are pulled one at a time from the shoe. The apparatus comprises a reader or an imager that scans lines bisecting the image at spaced intervals. The scanning occurs on playing cards in at least the region where suit and rank symbols are provided. The scanner output is a series of voltages that are converted to binary information. This binary information is compared to stored binary information to determine rank and suit. The upper surface of the output end of the shoe contains a partial barrier for cards being scanned. The partial barrier has an elevated surface and limits a size of a pathway so that only one card can be removed at a time.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2009Date of Patent: April 26, 2011Assignee: Shuffle Master, Inc.Inventors: Justin G. Downs, III, James R. Roberts, Sion D. Walsh
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Publication number: 20100019449Abstract: A playing card delivery shoe is used in the play of the casino table card game of baccarat or blackjack or any game where cards are pulled one at a time from the shoe. The apparatus comprises a reader or an imager that scans lines bisecting the image at spaced intervals. The scanning occurs on playing cards in at least the region where suit and rank symbols are provided. The scanner output is a series of voltages that are converted to binary information. This binary information is compared to stored binary information to determine rank and suit. The upper surface of the output end of the shoe contains a partial barrier for cards being scanned. The partial barrier has an elevated surface and limits a size of a pathway so that only one card can be removed at a time.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 21, 2009Publication date: January 28, 2010Inventors: Justin G. Downs, III, James R. Roberts, Sion D. Walsh
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Publication number: 20100013152Abstract: An apparatus for handling cards having a dispensing end is disclosed. The dispensing end has a base plate for supporting cards being manually removed. An upper plate with a U-shaped opening is spaced above the base plate and defines a slot for cards to pass. First and second spaced apart card guides define side edges of the slot. The first card guide is shorter than the second card guide, creating an offset in a first direction of travel of cards being removed. A method of removing cards is also disclosed, enabling movement of cards in at least two directions due to the presence of a card guide offset.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 10, 2009Publication date: January 21, 2010Inventors: Attila Grauzer, Paul K. Scheper, Sion D. Walsh
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Patent number: 7593544Abstract: A playing card delivery shoe is used in the play of the casino table card game of baccarat or blackjack or any game where cards are pulled one at a time from the shoe. The apparatus comprises a reader or an imager that scans lines bisecting the image at spaced intervals. The scanning occurs on playing cards in at least the region where suit and rank symbols are provided. The scanner output is a series of voltages that are converted to binary information. This binary information is compared to stored binary information to determine rank and suit. The upper surface of the output end of the shoe contains a partial barrier for cards being scanned. The partial barrier has an elevated surface and limits a size of a pathway so that only one card can be removed at a time.Type: GrantFiled: May 3, 2006Date of Patent: September 22, 2009Assignee: Shuffle Master, Inc.Inventors: Justin G. Downs, III, James R. Roberts, Sion D. Walsh
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Publication number: 20090121429Abstract: A playing card delivery shoe for a casino table card game and method of fabricating such shoe. The shoe has an adjustable limiter and removable protective cover. The position of the card feed limiter sets a gap size of an opening though which cards pass. The card feed limiter may have openings therein through which a card reading sensor can be accessed. The card reading sensor can be accessed without substantial disassembly of the shoe. The removable protective cover provides a protective shield for the card reading sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 9, 2007Publication date: May 14, 2009Inventor: Sion D. Walsh
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Patent number: D663785Type: GrantFiled: November 4, 2010Date of Patent: July 17, 2012Assignee: Shuffle Master, Inc.Inventors: Sion D. Walsh, Russell Caronan, Roger M. Snow, Robert J. Rynda, James Roberts