IP Library › Granted Patent US 9,539,495
Granted Patent B2
US 9,539,495 · App. 12/228,713 · Granted Jan 10, 2017

Intelligent automatic shoe and cartridge

Inventors: Paul K. Scheper (Bloomington, MN); Attila Grauzer (Las Vegas, NV); James V. Kelly (Las Vegas, NV); James B. Stasson (Eden Prairie, MN)
Assignee: Bally Gaming, Inc.
A63F1/14A63F2009/2419
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Patent No.
US 9,539,495
App. No.
12/228,713
Granted
Jan 10, 2017
Kind
B2
Abstract

A playing card delivery shoe has a cartridge for receiving a first set of shuffled playing cards useful in the play of the casino table card game, the cartridge having a back end and front card delivery end. An automated motor-driven playing card delivery shoe has a cartridge receiving area. The card delivery shoe has a pick-off roller that moves playing cards from the front card delivery end of the cartridge. An image capture system captures image data of at least one of card value and card rank. A motor drives at least one set of rollers. A card delivery chute receives playing cards one at a time from the set of rollers.

Claims (6)

1. A card-reading shoe, comprising:

a processor in the card-reading shoe;

a card-reading system internal to the shoe; and

a gate pivotally mounted at an output end of the shoe, the gate being configured to prevent removed cards from being reinserted into the card-reading shoe at the output end.

2. The card-reading shoe of claim 1 , wherein the gate comprises an elongated member with a first end mounted pivotally to a frame of the shoe, and a second opposite end that blocks reentry of cards.

3. The card-reading shoe of claim 2 , wherein the second opposite end is substantially flat.

Assignments (20)
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded May 23, 2025
From: LNW GAMING, INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 071340/0404 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE THE NUMBERS LISTED PREVIOUSLY RECORDED AT REEL: 051641 FRAME: 0588. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNMENT. Recorded Mar 21, 2023
From: BALLY GAMING, INC.
To: SG GAMING, INC.
Reel/Frame 063122/0355 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Feb 7, 2023
From: SG GAMING, INC.
To: LNW GAMING, INC.
Reel/Frame 062669/0341 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 22, 2022
From: SG GAMING INC.
To: JPMORGAN CHASE BANK, N.A.
Reel/Frame 059793/0001 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Apr 21, 2022
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; WMS GAMING INC.; BALLY GAMING, INC.; DON BEST SPORTS CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 059756/0397 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 18, 2020
From: BALLY GAMING, INC.
To: SG GAMING, INC.
Reel/Frame 051641/0588 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (RELEASES REEL/FRAME 034530/0318) Recorded Nov 5, 2018
From: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS
To: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; BALLY GAMING, INC.; WMS GAMING INC.
Reel/Frame 047924/0701 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Apr 11, 2018
From: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; BALLY GAMING, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 045909/0513 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 15, 2017
From: SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC.; BALLY GAMING, INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 044889/0662 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENTS (RELEASES RF 031744/0825) Recorded Jul 25, 2017
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: SHFL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.,FORMERLY KNOWN AS SHUFFLE MASTER, INC.
Reel/Frame 043326/0668 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 4, 2014
From: BALLY GAMING, INC; SCIENTIFIC GAMES INTERNATIONAL, INC; WMS GAMING INC.
To: DEUTSCHE BANK TRUST COMPANY AMERICAS, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 034530/0318 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Dec 3, 2014
From: BALLY GAMING, INC
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS COLLATERAL AGENT
Reel/Frame 034535/0094 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Dec 1, 2014
From: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A.
To: SHFL ENTERTAINMENT, INC; ARCADE PLANET, INC.; BALLY GAMING, INC; BALLY GAMING INTERNATIONAL, INC.; BALLY TECHNOLOGIES, INC.; SIERRA DESIGN GROUP
Reel/Frame 034501/0049 →
MERGER Recorded Sep 18, 2014
From: SHFL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
To: BALLY GAMING, INC.
Reel/Frame 033766/0378 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jan 20, 2014
From: SHUFFLE MASTER, INC.
To: SHFL ENTERTAINMENT, INC.
Reel/Frame 032092/0407 →
AMENDED AND RESTATED PATENT SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 30, 2013
From: SHFL ENTERTAINMENT, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS SHUFFLE MASTER, INC.
To: BANK OF AMERICA, N.A., AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 031744/0825 →
RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL AT REEL/FRAME NO. 25314/0772 Recorded Nov 25, 2013
From: WELLS FARGO BANK, NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
To: SHFL ENTERTAINMENT, INC., FORMERLY KNOWN AS SHUFFLE MASTER, INC.
Reel/Frame 031721/0715 →
CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE SECOND INVENTOR'S NAME FROM ARTILA GRAUZER TO ATTILA GRAUZER PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 022487 FRAME 0005. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE TRANSFER UNTO ASSIGNEE, THE ENTIRE RIGHT, TITLE AND INTEREST IN AND TO ALL INVENTIONS AND IMPROVEMENTS IN APPL. NO. 12/228,713. Recorded Apr 24, 2012
From: SCHEPER, PAUL K.; GRAUZER, ATTILA; KELLY, JAMES V.; STASSON, JAMES B.
To: SHUFFLE MASTER, INC.
Reel/Frame 028098/0777 →
SECURITY AGREEMENT Recorded Nov 4, 2010
From: SHUFFLE MASTER, INC.
To: WELLS FARGO BANK, NA, AS ADMINISTRATIVE AGENT
Reel/Frame 025314/0772 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 2, 2009
From: SCHEPER, PAUL K.; GRAUZER, ARTILA; KELLY, JAMES V.; STASSON, JAMES B.
To: SHUFFLE MASTER, INC.
Reel/Frame 022487/0005 →
Continuity (1)
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