Krenn, AT
Brigitte Krenn, Vienna AT
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20100172934 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF pH STABLE ENVELOPED VIRUSES - The present invention provides a method for producing pH-stable enveloped viruses wherein said viruses are used for infection of host cells under low pH conditions and for incubation with cell culture cells under conditions of low pH, as well as influenza viruses obtainable by this method which exhibit a high growth rate in cell culture, increased pH and temperature stability and which have human receptor specificity. | 07-08-2010 |
20110223199 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF pH STABLE ENVELOPED VIRUSES - The present invention provides a method for producing pH-stable enveloped viruses wherein said viruses are used for infection of host cells under low pH conditions and for incubation with cell culture cells under conditions of low pH, as well as influenza viruses obtainable by this method which exhibit a high growth rate in cell culture, increased pH and temperature stability and which have human receptor specificity. | 09-15-2011 |
20140377308 | METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF pH STABLE ENVELOPED VIRUSES - The present invention provides a method for producing pH-stable enveloped viruses wherein said viruses are used for infection of host cells under low pH conditions and for incubation with cell culture cells under conditions of low pH, as well as influenza viruses obtainable by this method which exhibit a high growth rate in cell culture, increased pH and temperature stability and which have human receptor specificity. | 12-25-2014 |
Christian Krenn, Viktring AT
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20130180945 | METHOD OF PROCESSING A CONTACT PAD - In various embodiments, a method of processing a contact pad may include providing a contact pad, a topmost layer of the contact pad containing aluminum or an aluminum alloy, at least part of the topmost layer of the contact pad being exposed; subjecting the contact pad to a thermally activated atmosphere containing water or reactive components of water. | 07-18-2013 |
20130240902 | Semiconductor Arrangement - A first semiconductor zone of a first conduction type is formed from a semiconductor base material doped with first and second dopants. The first and second dopants are different substances and also different from the semiconductor base material. The first dopant is electrically active and causes a doping of the first conduction type in the semiconductor base material, and causes either a decrease or an increase of a lattice constant of the pure, undoped first semiconductor zone. The second dopant may be electrically active, and may be of the same doping type as the first dopant, causes one or both of: a hardening of the first semiconductor zone; an increase of the lattice constant of the pure, undoped first semiconductor zone if the first dopant causes a decrease, and a decrease of the lattice constant of the pure, undoped first semiconductor zone if the first dopant causes an increase, respectively. | 09-19-2013 |
Christian Krenn, Pernegg AT
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20150273133 | APPLICATION ARRANGEMENT WITH A MEDICINAL SUBSTANCE FLUID - An application arrangement for a medicinal substance fluid includes an application syringe with a plastic container, wherein the plastic container is filled with an oxygen-sensitive medicinal substance fluid and an oxygen-tight cover which surrounds the application syringe in oxygen-tight manner. | 10-01-2015 |
Christian Krenn, Weyer AT
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20130276435 | Exhaust Gas System - An exhaust gas system of an internal combustion engine, in particular for a vehicle, includes an exhaust gas conveying duct, at least one insert disposed in the exhaust gas conveying duct for purifying the exhaust gas, an injection system disposed upstream of the insert in the flow path and a turbuliser disposed between the injection system and the insert. A flow rectifier is provided in the exhaust gas conveying duct between the turbuliser and the insert. | 10-24-2013 |
Christian Krenn, Klagenfurt-Viktring AT
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20140117511 | Passivation Layer and Method of Making a Passivation Layer - A passivation layer and a method of making a passivation layer are disclosed. In one embodiment the method for manufacturing a passivation layer includes depositing a first silicon based dielectric layer on a workpiece, the first silicon based dielectric layer comprising nitrogen, and depositing in-situ a second silicon based dielectric layer on the first silicon based dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer comprising oxygen. | 05-01-2014 |
20150235917 | Passivation Layer and Method of Making a Passivation Layer - A passivation layer and a method of making a passivation layer are disclosed. In one embodiment the method for manufacturing a passivation layer includes depositing a first silicon based dielectric layer on a workpiece, the first silicon based dielectric layer comprising nitrogen, and depositing in-situ a second silicon based dielectric layer on the first silicon based dielectric layer, the second dielectric layer comprising oxygen. | 08-20-2015 |
Georg Krenn, Graz AT
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20110298578 | Electrical Multilayer Component - An electrical multilayer component includes a base body with at least two external electrodes. The electrical multilayer component includes at least a first and a second internal electrode, which are each electrically conductively connected to a respective external electrode. The electrical multilayer component includes at least one ceramic varistor layer encompassing at least the first internal electrode. The electrical multilayer component includes at least one dielectric layer arranged between the at least one varistor layer and the second internal electrode. The dielectric layer has at least one opening, which can be filled with a gaseous medium. | 12-08-2011 |
20110299220 | Electrical Multi-Layered Component and Circuit Arrangement Comprising the Same - An electrical multi-layered component includes a monolithic base member that has a plurality of ceramic layers and electrode layers disposed one on top of the other in alternating fashion. The base member includes two end surfaces opposite to one another and two side surfaces opposite to one another. The multi-layered component includes a plurality of external electrodes and a plurality of internal electrodes (designed into the electrode layers. The internal electrodes at least partially overlap and form overlap areas. Each internal electrode is associated with a respective external electrode. At least one first internal electrode extending from an end surface overlaps with at least one second internal electrode ( | 12-08-2011 |
20120044039 | Electrical Multilayer Component - The electrical multilayer component includes a base body with external electrodes and internal electrodes. A ceramic varistor layer is provided with the first internal electrode, and a dielectric layer adjoins the varistor layer. The dielectric layer has at least one opening filled with a semiconducting material or a metal. | 02-23-2012 |
20120188685 | Electrical Multilayer Component and Circuit Arrangement - An electrical multilayer component having has a monolithic main body that includes a number of alternating ceramic layers disposed one above the other and at least one electrode layer. The main body has two end faces opposite each other and two lateral faces opposite each other. The component also includes a number of outer electrodes and at least three inner electrodes. Each of the inner electrodes is associated with one outer electrode. A first inner electrode protruding from an end face and a second inner electrode protruding from an opposite end face have a first distance to each other. A third inner electrode protrudes from a side face. | 07-26-2012 |
20140041931 | ELECTRIC CERAMIC COMPONENT WITH ELECTRIC SHIELDING - The electric ceramic component has a main part ( | 02-13-2014 |
20150243865 | Light-emitting Diode Device - A light-emitting diode device has a first carrier and at least one light-emitting diode chip, which is arranged on the first carrier. The first carrier has at least one first and one second carrier part, wherein the light-emitting diode chip rests only on the first carrier part. Furthermore, the first and second carrier parts each have a thermal conductivity. The thermal conductivity of the first carrier part is at least 1.5 times the thermal conductivity of the second carrier part. The first carrier part is surrounded laterally by the second carrier part. | 08-27-2015 |
Gernot Krenn, Fohnsdorf AT
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20110011986 | SWITCH WITH MOVABLE FROG POINT - In a switch including a switch frog ( | 01-20-2011 |
Gunther Krenn, Boheimkirchen AT
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20130223089 | LED Light Module - The invention relates to a vehicle headlamp ( | 08-29-2013 |
20140169014 | LED LIGHT-SOURCE MODULE FOR A VEHICLE HEADLIGHT - The invention relates to an LED light-source module (M, M | 06-19-2014 |
20140204602 | LED LIGHT-SOURCE MODULE FOR AN LED MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHT - The invention relates to an LED light source module (M | 07-24-2014 |
Irmgard Krenn, Purgstall/erlauf AT
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20130215632 | LED VEHICLE HEADLAMP - The invention relates to a vehicle headlamp ( | 08-22-2013 |
20140268843 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to an illuminating device ( | 09-18-2014 |
20150124469 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE HEADLIGHT - The invention relates to a lighting device ( | 05-07-2015 |
20150192264 | LIGHTING UNIT FOR A HEADLIGHT - In a lighting unit ( | 07-09-2015 |
20150204503 | LIGHTING DEVICE FOR A MOTOR VEHICLE - The invention relates to a lighting device ( | 07-23-2015 |
20150323146 | LIGHT-EMITTING UNIT COMPRISING A LIGHT GUIDE UNIT FOR A PROJECTOR LAMP - The invention relates to a light guide unit ( | 11-12-2015 |
Karl-Heinz Krenn, Liaz AT
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20100187291 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR THE TEMPERATURE-CONTROLLED SHAPING OF HOT-ROLLED STEEL MATERIALS - The invention relates to a method for shaping sheet steel. In said method, a blank is produced from the sheet steel, the blank is inserted into a shaping tool, and the shaped workpiece is produced from the blank in a one-stage process by means of the shaping tool. Before being shaped, the blank is heated to such a degree that the steel does not undergo any phase transition and the blank is shaped in the ferritic, pearlitic, or bainitic range without exceeding the eutectoid temperature or the recrystallization temperature. The invention also relates to an apparatus for carrying out said method. | 07-29-2010 |
Manfred Krenn, Pirching AT
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20160123861 | METHOD AND INSTRUMENT FOR MEASURING THE DENSITY OF FLUID MEDIA - A method and a measuring device measure the density of fluid media with a sensor having a density measuring device. A frequency oscillator with mass balance is used as the density sensor and all components related to the frequency oscillator with mass balance for the oscillation behavior, oscillation excitation and oscillation evaluation, as well as the frequency oscillator with mass balance directly associated with the measuring and sensor electronics, are enclosed in a housing or cartridge. These components are used with the frequency oscillator with mass balance in the cartridge, and/or the frequency oscillator with mass balance together with the cartridge is adjusted or calibrated using measurement standards and adapted as necessary to the specific application. The cartridge with the frequency oscillator with mass balance is releasably or replaceably connected with the measuring device or its base body before the beginning of the measuring operation to investigate the media. | 05-05-2016 |
Michael Krenn, Zettling AT
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20090272178 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR STRIPPING OR TRIMMING SAMPLES TO BE EXAMINED RHEOLOGICALLY - A method and device allow automatic trimming of samples for the measurement of the Theological properties of material samples by way of a plate/plate rheometer. In order to strip the protruding portion of the material sample arranged between the plates that projects over the circular circumferential edges of the rheometer plates—a cutting edge, which at its setting angle with respect to the tangent is pressed against the circular circumferential edge of the plates at the line of contact and pertains to the blade of the stripping tool that is stayed, in particular articulated, by means of a holding strut at a holding point of a holding block, and the plates of the rheometer—relative to each other—are moved in rotation in a circle with respect to each other in at least a fully circumferential circular rotational movement, wherein the circular rotational movement is guided in such a way that the real or virtual relative rotational advance of the cutting edge of the stripping-tool blade is effected counter to the virtual or real circumferential circular rotational advance respectively of the rheometer plates. | 11-05-2009 |
20110100098 | RHEOMETER AND RHEOMETRIC METHOD FOR TESTING SAMPLES - A method for testing samples uses a rheometer in which a measuring shaft bearing a first measuring part is rotated by a motor and the sample is introduced into a measuring gap between the first measuring part and a further measuring part. The further measuring part is mounted on a further, driven measuring shaft and the two measuring parts are rotated or oscillated at a predetermined speed independently of one another, or brought to a standstill. At the same time or in rapidly succeeding intervals during the same measuring process, the torque and the normal force are determined by a first moment detector and the first measuring unit, and the normal force exerted by the sample on the further measuring part and/or the further measuring shaft and the torque exerted on the further measuring shaft by means of a further separate motor rotating said measuring shaft are determined by means of a further measuring unit and a further moment detector and in that said simultaneously determined measured values are supplied for evaluation. | 05-05-2011 |
20140311224 | Double-Motor Rheometer With Extension Assembly - An extension assembly is connected or connectable, in terms of driving, to a double-motor rheometer. The double-motor rheometer includes first and second measuring motors controllable independently of each other, and provided for determining a torsional moment generated by the corresponding measuring motor. The extension assembly includes first and second sample holding parts for holding a first sample portion and a second sample portion of the sample. The first sample holding part is driveable by the first measuring motor in a rotational movement about a first axis, and the second sample holding part is driveable by the second measuring motor in a rotational movement about a second axis. The first axis is arranged so as to be parallel to and spaced apart from the second axis. The sample held in the first sample portion and in the second sample portion extends between the respective sample holding parts. | 10-23-2014 |
20150068273 | TRIBOMETER, RHEOMETER, MODULE AND A METHOD FOR TRIBOLOGICAL MEASUREMENTS - A method and a device determine tribological measured values of samples with a rheometer. Wherein the measuring parts of the rheometer are replaced by samples and the surfaces of the samples are moved into frictional contact relative to each other. Accordingly, it is provided that all parts of the rheometer holding the samples in frictional connection and frictional contact or forming the rheometer power circuit, including the spring unit pressing the samples against each other, are regarded as an oscillatory circuit. The oscillation properties of the spring unit are regarded as relevant to the oscillation properties of the oscillatory circuit, and that the oscillation properties of the spring unit are adjusted taking into consideration the resonance oscillations or effects produced by changing, different measurement conditions expected with the respective measurement. | 03-12-2015 |
Peter Krenn, Austria AT
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20090267297 | CARD SHUFFLER WITH GRAVITY FEED SYSTEM FOR PLAYING CARDS - A card feed system for feeding cards into a card handling system is disclosed. The system includes a card input department with a playing card support surface, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls. The playing card support surface slopes towards the front wall at an angle between 12 and 22 degrees. A slot is provided in the front wall to allow single cards to pass into the card handling system. The card feed system also includes a card moving system to advance cards through the slot. | 10-29-2009 |
20110285082 | SWIVEL MOUNTED CARD HANDLING DEVICE - Playing card handling devices, such as shufflers, dealing shoes, discard racks and verification systems are rotatably secured to a gaming table to allow for functional and ergonomic adjustment of the card handling device, without removal from the gaming table. One end of the device, preferably a front end of the device from which playing cards may be removed has a structure that extends through an aperture in the gaming table. The device is movable within the aperture. Movement in the X-Y direction, angular movement and rotational movement, parallel to the movement of the plane of the surface of the gaming table is enabled. The movement of the device about the aperture preferably maintains the base of the device relatively parallel to the plane of the surface of the gaming table. | 11-24-2011 |
Peter Krenn, Wohnpart Kery AT
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20110001290 | COUNTER SORTING DEVICE - A sorting device for the sorting of gaming chips comprises a base frame (36), a collection container (1), an oblique transport disc (3) adjoining the collection container (1), the oblique transport disk (3) separating and receiving gaming chips (27), a gaming chip characteristic identification system positioned adjacent the transport disc (3), a transfer device (11) distributing the gaming chips (27) in removal units (12) according to characteristics identified in the gaming chip characteristic identification system. The sorting device has a transport for transferring the gaming chips directly from the transport disc (3) to the removal units (12), and a radially external region of the transport disc (3) contains recesses (8) into which the gaming chips are separated. The sorting device is provided with at least one ejector (14) that can be inserted at least partially from one side of the transport disc (3) into the recesses (8) to lift an edge (15) of the gaming chips (27) above a front face of the transport disc (3) lying opposite the at least one ejector (14), whereby a blade (16) located on a removal unit (12) slides under the gaming chip (27) with a lifted edge, and the gaming chip (27) with a lifted edge is placed on the blade. | 01-06-2011 |
Peter Krenn, Neufeld AT
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20090189346 | Swivel mounted card handing device - Playing card handling devices, such as shufflers, dealing shoes, discard racks and verification systems are rotatably secured to a gaming table to allow for functional and ergonomic adjustment of the card handling device, without removal from the gaming table. One end of the device, preferably a front end of the device from which playing cards may be removed has a structure that extends through an aperture in the gaming table. The device is movable within the aperture. Movement in the X-Y direction, angular movement and rotational movement, parallel to the movement of the plane of the surface of the gaming table is enabled. The movement of the device about the aperture preferably maintains the base of the device relatively parallel to the plane of the surface of the gaming table. | 07-30-2009 |
20100314830 | CARD HANDLING DEVICES AND METHODS OF USING THE SAME - A card handling device includes a sensing system for identifying cards handled thereby. A control system may be configured to selectively control an infeed system, a storage system, and/or an output system of the device in response to a signal received from the sensing system, and to enable a user to selectively perform one or more of a shuffling operation, a sorting operation, and a dealing operation using the device. A card handling device may be configured to dispense randomly arranged hands, prearranged hands, randomly arranged decks, or prearranged decks. | 12-16-2010 |
20110005983 | Chip sorting device - The invention relates to a sorting device for sorting gaming chips and counters. Said device comprises a collection container ( | 01-13-2011 |
20110105002 | Chip Sorting Devices, Components Therefor and Methods of Ejecting Chips - Chip sorting devices and methods of ejecting chips from chip wells are disclosed. In some embodiments, chip sorting devices may include at least one chip ejection unit including at least one finger member selectively movable between a first position outside of at least one channel of a chip conveying unit and a second position within the at least one channel. In additional embodiments, a chip sorting device may include a separating wheel comprising a plurality of chip wells, each chip well configured to hold a plurality of chips. In yet additional embodiments, methods of ejecting a chip from a chip well may include urging a selected chip out of the chip well with the at least one finger member and at least one wall segment of a trailing segmented wall of the chip well. | 05-05-2011 |
20110207390 | CHIP STACK CUTTER DEVICES FOR DISPLACING CHIPS IN A CHIP STACK AND CHIP-STACKING APPARATUSES INCLUDING SUCH CUTTER DEVICES, AND RELATED METHODS - Apparatuses for stacking chips include a container for receiving unstacked chips, a carrier comprising a channel for carrying a chip stack, a transport system for transporting chips from the container towards the carrier, and at least one ejector system for ejecting or moving chips from the transport system into the channel of the carrier. Chip stack cutter devices may include an elongated displacement member, which may extend from an actuating lever member movably coupled to a base member configured to slide along a channel of a chip stack carrier. In additional embodiments, the cutter device may include an energy-responsive device configured to selectively move an elongated displacement member for displacing a number of chips in a chip stack carried in a channel of a chip stack carrier. | 08-25-2011 |
20110254222 | CARD SHUFFLER WITH GRAVITY FEED SYSTEM FOR PLAYING CARDS - A card feed system for feeding cards into a card handling system is disclosed. The system includes a card input department with a playing card support surface, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls. The playing card support surface slopes towards the front wall at an angle between 12 and 22 degrees. A slot is provided in the front wall to allow single cards to pass into the card handling system. The card feed system also includes a card moving system to advance cards through the slot. | 10-20-2011 |
20110306284 | CHIP-SORTING DEVICE WITH CHIP REMOVAL UNITS - A casino chip-sorting device may comprise a transport disc, a drive, an ejector, a cam, and a blade. The drive may be operably coupled to the transport disc, for rotating the transport disc, and the transport disc may have multiple recesses for collecting individual chips. The ejector may be extendable into a recess from beneath the transport disc to move a disc that is in the recess and the cam may be selectively rotatable by the drive to push the ejector into the recess. The blade may have an upper surface positioned to receive a casino chip moved by the ejector. Additionally, a processor associated with the casino chip-sorting device may be programmed to recognize a jam. | 12-15-2011 |
20120091656 | CARD HANDLING SYSTEMS, DEVICES FOR USE IN CARD HANDLING SYSTEMS AND RELATED METHODS - Card handling systems include shuffling devices, shoe devices, and a card transfer system for automatically transferring cards from the shuffling device into the shoe device. Shuffling devices may include a divider configured to contact at least one card positioned within a compartment of the shuffling device. Shoe devices may include a card loading system for loading cards into a card storage area through an opening in a base of the shoe device. Methods of providing cards during a casino table game play include identifying card information including a rank and a suit of each card in a shuffling device and a shoe device and transporting cards from the shuffling device to the shoe device. | 04-19-2012 |
20120161393 | JAM DETECTION IN A CARD SHUFFLER - A shuffling device for playing cards and method of shuffling cards is provided where a first group of cards is moved within the device to form a randomized second group of cards. The device comprises moving parts that assist in the movement of cards within the shuffling device; a processor in informational connection with the shuffling device; a sensor that detects at least one of speed, distance and force of at least one moving part and provides a signal to the processor regarding detection of at least one of speed, distance and force; and the processor containing a program that interprets the signal to detect significant variations in at least one of speed, distance and force of the moving part. | 06-28-2012 |
20120175841 | METHODS OF HANDLING CARDS AND OF SELECTIVELY DELIVERING BONUS CARDS - Methods of delivering groups of cards to a card game and, upon the occurrence of an event, dispensing a bonus card comprise feeding playing cards individually from an infeed area of a card handling device into an intermediate storage compartment designated for receiving playing cards. At least one bonus card may be fed from an infeed area of a card handling device into an intermediate storage compartment designated for receiving bonus cards. Groups of playing cards are selectively delivered. At least one bonus card may be selectively delivered. | 07-12-2012 |
20120181747 | CARD HANDLING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - Card handling devices comprise a card handling zone. A card infeed tray is configured to pass cards to the card handling zone and a separate a card output tray is configured to receive cards from the card handling zone. A control system of the card handling device comprises at least one electronic signal processor, at least one memory device in electrical communication with the electronic signal processor, and a computer program stored in memory of the memory device. The computer program is programmed to cause the control system to selectively control at least one of a card infeed system, the card handling zone, and a card output system of the card handling device and to receive an input from a user input to selectively perform at least one of a shuffling operation, a sorting operation, and a dealing operation using the card handling device. | 07-19-2012 |
20120267851 | CARD SHUFFLER WITH GRAVITY FEED SYSTEM FOR PLAYING CARDS - A card feed system for feeding cards into a card handling system. The card feed system includes a card input compartment with a playing card support surface, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls. The playing card support surface slopes toward the front wall at an angle between 12 degrees and 22 degrees. A slot is provided in the front wall to allow single cards to pass into the card handling system. The card feed system also includes a card moving system to advance cards through the slot. | 10-25-2012 |
20130099448 | AUTOMATIC CARD SHUFFLER WITH PIVOTAL CARD WEIGHT AND DIVIDER GATE - A playing card handling device is disclosed. The device includes a first side and a second opposite side. Components of the device include a card infeed tray, a card output tray and a card handling zone. The card infeed tray and card output tray are on the same first side of the device and an upper surface of the card infeed tray and an upper surface of the card output tray are in the same plane. Card handling devices of the present invention also include a touch screen display, as well as a movable card gate. | 04-25-2013 |
20130102236 | CHIP SORTING DEVICES, COMPONENTS THEREFOR AND METHODS OF EJECTING CHIPS - Chip sorting devices and methods of ejecting chips from chip wells are disclosed. In some embodiments, chip sorting devices may include at least one chip ejection unit including at least one finger member selectively movable between a first position outside of at least one channel of a chip conveying unit and a second position within the at least one channel. In additional embodiments, a chip sorting device may include a separating wheel comprising a plurality of chip wells, each chip well configured to hold a plurality of chips. In yet additional embodiments, methods of ejecting a chip from a chip well may include urging a selected chip out of the chip well with the at least one finger member and at least one wall segment of a trailing segmented wall of the chip well. | 04-25-2013 |
20140103607 | Card Shuffler with Gravity Feed System for Playing Cards - A card feed system for feeding cards into a card handling system. The card feed system includes a card input compartment with a playing card support surface, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls. The playing card support surface slopes toward the front wall at an angle between 12 degrees and 22 degrees. A slot is provided in the front wall to allow single cards to pass into the card handling system. The card feed system also includes a card moving system to advance cards through the slot. | 04-17-2014 |
20140125010 | Shuffling Devices Including One or More Sensors for Detecting Operational Parameters and Related Methods - An automatic card shuffling device for randomizing playing cards is disclosed. The device comprises a processor in informational connection with the shuffling device, and a detection system capable of detecting or predicting a deficiency in operation of at least one component of the shuffling device. The detection system is configured to transmit an indication of a deficiency to a distal location. | 05-08-2014 |
20140145399 | CARD-HANDLING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - Playing card-handling devices, such as shufflers, dealing shoes, discard racks and verification systems, are rotatably secured to a gaming table to allow for functional and ergonomic adjustment of the card-handling device, without removal from the gaming table. One end of the device, preferably a front end of the device from which playing cards may be removed, has a structure that extends through an aperture in the gaming table. The device is movable within the aperture. Movement in the X-Y direction, angular movement and rotational movement, parallel to the movement of the plane of the surface of the gaming table, is enabled. The movement of the device about the aperture preferably maintains the base of the device relatively parallel to the plane of the surface of the gaming table. | 05-29-2014 |
20140203505 | Card Shuffler with Adjacent Card Infeed and Card Output Compartments - A playing card handling device is disclosed. The device includes a first side and a second opposite side. Components of the device include a card infeed tray, a card output tray and a card handling zone. The card infeed tray and card output tray are on the same first side of the device and an upper surface of the card infeed tray and an upper surface of the card output tray are in the same plane. Card handling devices of the present invention also include a touch screen display, as well as a movable card gate. | 07-24-2014 |
20140302762 | Chip Handling Devices and Related Methods - Chip sorting devices and methods of ejecting chips from chip wells are disclosed. In some embodiments, chip sorting devices may include at least one chip ejection unit including at least one finger member selectively movable between a first position outside of at least one channel of a chip conveying unit and a second position within the at least one channel In additional embodiments, a chip sorting device may include a separating wheel comprising a plurality of chip wells, each chip well configured to hold a plurality of chips. In yet additional embodiments, methods of ejecting a chip from a chip well may include urging a selected chip out of the chip well with the at least one finger member and at least one wall segment of a trailing segmented wall of the chip well. | 10-09-2014 |
20140346732 | Card Handling Systems, Devices for Use in Card Handling Systems and Related Methods - Card handling systems include shuffling devices, shoe devices, and a card transfer system for automatically transferring cards from the shuffling device into the shoe device. Shuffling devices may include a divider configured to contact at least one card positioned within a compartment of the shuffling device. Shoe devices may include a card loading system for loading cards into a card storage area through an opening in a base of the shoe device. Methods of providing cards during a casino table game play include identifying card information including a rank and a suit of each card in a shuffling device and a shoe device and transporting cards from the shuffling device to the shoe device. | 11-27-2014 |
20150014926 | Card Handling Devices and Related Methods - Card handling devices comprise a card handling zone. A card infeed tray is configured to pass cards to the card handling zone and a separate card output tray is configured to receive cards from the card handling zone. A control system of the card handling device comprises at least one electronic signal processor, at least one memory device in electrical communication with the electronic signal processor, and a computer program stored in the memory of the memory device. The computer program is programmed to cause the control system to selectively control at least one of a card infeed system, the card handling zone, and a card output system of the card handling device and to receive an input from a user input to selectively perform at least one of a shuffling operation, a sorting operation, and a dealing operation using the card handling device. | 01-15-2015 |
20150014928 | Card Shuffler with Gravity Feed System for Playing Cards - A card feed system for feeding cards into a card handling system. The card feed system includes a card input compartment with a playing card support surface, a front wall, a rear wall and two side walls. The playing card support surface slopes toward the front wall at an angle between 12 degrees and 22 degrees. A slot is provided in the front wall to allow single cards to pass into the card handling system. The card feed system also includes a card moving system to advance cards through the slot. | 01-15-2015 |
20150196834 | Automatic Card Shuffler with Pivotal Card Weight and Divider Gate - A playing card handling device is disclosed. The device includes a first side and a second opposite side. Components of the device include a card infeed tray, a card output tray and a card handling zone. The card infeed tray and card output tray are on the same first side of the device and an upper surface of the card infeed tray and an upper surface of the card output tray are in the same plane. Card handling devices of the present invention also include a touch screen display, as well as a movable card gate. | 07-16-2015 |
20150375094 | CARD HANDLING DEVICES AND SYSTEMS - Playing card-handling devices, such as shufflers, dealing shoes, discard racks and verification systems, are rotatably secured to a gaming table to allow for functional and ergonomic adjustment of the card-handling device, without removal from the gaming table. One end of the device, preferably a front end of the device from which playing cards may be removed, has a structure that extends through an aperture in the gaming table. The device is movable within the aperture. Movement in the X-Y direction, angular movement and rotational movement, parallel to the movement of the plane of the surface of the gaming table, is enabled. The movement of the device about the aperture preferably maintains the base of the device relatively parallel to the plane of the surface of the gaming table. | 12-31-2015 |
20160107846 | CHIP HANDLING DEVICES AND RELATED METHODS - Chip sorting devices and methods of ejecting chips from chip wells are disclosed. In some embodiments, chip sorting devices may include at least one chip ejection unit including at least one finger member selectively movable between a first position outside of at least one channel of a chip conveying unit and a second position within the at least one channel. In additional embodiments, a chip sorting device may include a separating wheel comprising a plurality of chip wells, each chip well configured to hold a plurality of chips. In yet additional embodiments, methods of ejecting a chip from a chip well may include urging a selected chip out of the chip well with the at least one finger member and at least one wall segment of a trailing segmented wall of the chip well. | 04-21-2016 |
Stefan Krenn, Linz AT
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Thomas Krenn, Perchtordsdorf AT
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Thomas Krenn, Perchtoldsdorf AT
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