Lynn C Hessing
Land Surveyors in Boise, ID

6293546, Sep 25, 2001

Sep 8, 1999

9/392108

Lynn Hessing - Boise ID
Daniel Mahoney - Boise ID
Steven J. Blad - Las Vegas NV

Casinovations Incorporated - Las Vegas NV

A63F 112

2731382

A remote control unit for remotely communicating at least one operator-selected command to a shuffling machine. The remote control unit includes a housing, a controller disposed within the housing, a display in electrical communication with the controller, and at least one user-operated key in electrical communication with the controller for electrically communicating a shuffle command to said shuffling machine. The controller includes circuitry that electrically communicates signals to the shuffling machine.

6719288, Apr 13, 2004

Jan 18, 2002

10/050632

Lynn Hessing - Boise ID
Daniel Mahoney - Star ID
Steven J. Blad - Henderson NV

VendingData Corporation - Las Vegas NV

A63F 112

273149R, 273274, 273138, 273292, 463 12, 463 13, 463 37

The present invention features a card shuffling machine having a controller that can be operated remote from the shuffling machine. A remote control unit is provided for remotely communicating operator-selected commands to the shuffling machine. The shuffling machine is capable of shuffling and dealing various games and between different modes of operation, including batch mode and continuous mode. The remote control unit includes a housing, a controller disposed therein, a display in electrical communication with the controller, and at least one user-operated key in electrical communication with the controller for electrically communicating a shuffle command to said shuffling machine allowing the dealer to select between various modes of operation, including batch mode, continuous mode, and between various games to be played.

7669852, Mar 2, 2010

May 22, 2006

11/419731

Thompson Baker - Meridian ID, US
Steven J. Blad - Henderson NV, US
Lynn Hessing - Boise ID, US
Phil Price - Boise ID, US
Carl W. Price - Boise ID, US

Shuffle Master, Inc. - Las Vegas NV

A63F 1/00

273149R

An automatic card shuffler includes a card input unit, card ejection unit, card separation and delivery unit and card collection unit. A card ejection unit ejects cards in a singular fashion from a stack of cards placed into the input unit. The cards are ejected to a stop arm maintaining the entrance to the card separation unit. Adjustment means permit the shuffler to accommodate different sized cards. Upon processor command, the stop arm raises to allow a plurality of cards to pass under to the card separation and delivery unit. A series of rotating belts and rollers act to separate the cards and propel them individually to the collection unit. By utilizing separate motors to drive the belts and rollers it is possible to cease the movement of the belts so that the rollers independently act upon the cards. A floating gate slightly forward of the stop arm dictates that a minimum number of cards are managed simultaneously. The shuffler is controlled by a processing unit in communication with multiple internal sensors.

7644923, Jan 12, 2010

Jul 12, 2006

11/457119

Kenneth R. Dickinson - Las Vegas NV, US
Lynn Hessing - Boise ID, US

Shuffle Master, Inc. - Las Vegas NV

A63F 1/12

273149R

An automatic card shuffler includes a card input unit, card ejection unit, card separation and delivery unit and card collection unit. A card ejection unit ejects cards in a singular fashion from a stack of cards placed into the input unit. The ejected cards are passed through a dynamic de-doubler that prevents more than a pre-established number of cards from passing through. The dynamic de-doubler is able to shift positions to accommodate card that are bent, impacted by environmental conditions and otherwise worn. The cards are ejected to a stop arm maintaining the entrance to the card separation unit. Upon processor command, the stop arm raises to allow a plurality of cards to pass under to the card separation and delivery unit. A series of rotating belts and rollers act to separate the cards and propel them individually to the collection unit. A floating gate slightly forward of the stop arm dictates that a minimum number of cards are managed simultaneously.

7976023, Jul 12, 2011

Mar 23, 2005

11/087487

Lynn Hessing - Boise ID, US
Daniel Mahoney - Star ID, US
Steven J. Blad - Henderson NV, US
Thomas Baker - Meridian ID, US

Shuffle Master, Inc. - Las Vegas NV

A63F 1/12

273149R

The present invention features a playing card shuffling device, which through the use of a small image capturing means, captures an image of the face value of each card and stores the image in memory. This image is sorted in the format of a bitmap image. The operator of the machine would be able to recall through the use of a keypad, the images of the cards that comprised the individual hands in the previous game. This feature allows for verification of a winning hand after a game has been completed. Thereby, a quick recheck of hands before playing a winning hand is performed. The face value of each card is determined by character recognition software. These card values would be stored in memory for archival access for use in monitoring the randomness of the game and determining the number of winnings hands.

D490481, May 25, 2004

May 30, 2003

29/182715

Lynn Hessing - Boise ID

VendingData Corporation - Las Vegas NV

2101

D21396

4869608, Sep 26, 1989

Feb 9, 1988

7/153900

Lynn C. Hessing - Boise ID
John W. Huffman - Meridian ID
Ben B. Tyson - Eagle ID

Hewlett-Packard Company - Palo Alto CA

B41J 156

400320

A resonant frequency reciprocating print bar drive mechanism having print bar assembly mass 12 and counterweight 13 held in spaced relationship to each other by first and second leaf springs 16 and 17, which are of equal flexural stiffness. Drive solenoid 14 is mounted between the first and second springs 16 and 17, for inducing reciprocal oscillation between print bar 12 and counterweight 13. The print bar assembly, counterweight and spring assembly is itself suspended as a single unit from perimeter frame 11 by suspension springs 15. Suspension springs 15 have a much lower spring rate than that of leaf springs 16 and 17, and, as a result, the print bar assembly 12 and counterweight 13 will reciprocally oscillate, relative to each other, at a single resonant frequency.

6886829, May 3, 2005

Feb 8, 2002

10/067794

Lynn Hessing - Boise ID, US
Daniel Mahoney - Star ID, US
Steven J. Blad - Henderson NV, US
Thomas Baker - Meridian ID, US

VendingData Corporation - Las Vegas NV

A63F001/12

273149R, 273149 P

The present invention features a playing card shuffling device, which through the use of a small image capturing means, captures an image of the face value of each card and stores the image in memory. This image is sorted in the format of a bitmap image. The operator of the machine would be able to recall through the use of a key pad, the images of the cards that comprised the individual hands in the previous game. This feature allows for verification of a winning hand after a game has been completed. Thereby, a quick recheck of hands before paying a winning hand is performed. The face value of each card is determined by character recognition software. These card values would be stored in memory for archival access for use in monitoring the randomness of the game and determining the number of winning hands.

2013025, Oct 3, 2013

May 20, 2013

13/898165

Steven J. Blad - Henderson NV, US
Lynn Hessing - Boise ID, US
Phil Price - Boise ID, US
Carl W. Price - Boise ID, US

A63F 1/12

273149 R

An apparatus for randomly arranging and dealing a plurality of playing cards includes a device for moving cards and randomly ejecting playing cards from an initial set of playing cards located in a card input unit for an initial delivery of randomly arranged playing cards to a card delivery unit. The card delivery unit includes upper powered rollers and lower powered belts for receiving and transporting the playing cards through the card delivery unit and into a card collection unit. A playing card limiter is adjustable to allow a greater number or a lesser number of cards to pass from the card delivery unit to the card collection unit. Methods of randomly arranging and dealing a plurality of playing cards may include related apparatus.

6959925, Nov 1, 2005

Jan 14, 2004

10/757785

Thompson Baker - Meridian ID, US
Steven J. Blad - Henderson NV, US
Lynn Hessing - Boise ID, US
Phil Price - Boise ID, US
Carl W. Price - Boise ID, US

VendingData Corporation - Las Vegas NV

A63F001/12

273149R, 273292, 463 12, 463 25, 463 29

An automatic card shuffler includes a card input unit, card ejection unit, card separation and delivery unit and card collection unit. A card ejection unit ejects cards in a singular fashion from a stack of cards placed into the input unit. The cards are ejected to a stop arm maintaining the entrance to the card separation unit. Upon processor command, the stop arm raises to allow a plurality of cards to pass under to the card separation and delivery unit. A series of rotating belts and rollers act to separate the cards and propel them individually to the collection unit. A floating gate slightly forward of the stop arm dictates that a minimum number of cards are managed simultaneously. The shuffler is controlled by a processing unit in communication with multiple internal sensors. An audio system communicates voice outputs regarding shuffler malfunctions and instructions to an operator.