Inventor

Ernst Blaha

Inventor
Tullnerbach, AT

Overview

48→
Patents
1995–2020
Patent span
Human necessities
Primary field (CPC A)

Patents· 48 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

A63Fprimary
A63FCard, board, or roulette games58%
G07FCoin-freed or like apparatus19%
G07DHandling of coins or valuable papers, e.g. testing, sorting by denominations, counting, dispensing, changing or depositing12%
B07CPostal sorting7%
B65GTransport or storage devices, e.g. conveyors for loading or tipping, shop conveyor systems or pneumatic tube conveyors4%
PatentTitleYear
10,814,212Shoe devices and card handling systems202010,722,779Methods of operating card handling devices of card handling systems202010,668,363Card handling devices and related assemblies and components202010,639,542Ergonomic card-shuffling devices202010,632,363Card handling devices and related assemblies and components202010,583,349Card handling systems, devices for use in card handling systems and related methods202010,456,659Card handling devices and systems201910,350,481Card handling devices and related methods201910,226,686Automatic card shuffler with pivotal card weight and divider gate201910,220,297Card handling apparatus and associated methods20199,993,719Card handling devices and related assemblies and components20189,789,385'Card handling apparatus'20179,717,979'Card handling devices and related methods'20179,623,317'Method of readying a card shuffler'20179,616,324'Shuffling devices including one or more sensors for detecting operational parameters and related methods'20179,536,367'Chip handling devices and related methods'20179,345,952'Card handling apparatus'20169,126,103'Card-handling devices and systems'2015RE045562'Card shuffling devices and related methods'20158,931,779'Methods of handling cards and of selectively delivering bonus cards'20158,844,931'Card shuffler with gravity feed system for playing cards'20148,800,993'Card handling systems, devices for use in card handling systems and related methods'20148,757,349'Methods of ejecting chips'20148,702,101'Automatic card shuffler with pivotal card weight and divider gate'20148,628,086'Shuffling devices including one or more sensors for detecting operational parameters and related methods'2014RE044616'Card shuffling devices and related methods'20138,590,896'Card-handling devices and systems'20138,544,848'Card shuffler with gravity feed system for playing cards'20138,393,942'Methods for displacing chips in a chip stack'20138,342,525'Card shuffler with adjacent card infeed and card output compartments'20138,336,699'Chip sorting devices, components therefor and methods of ejecting chips'20128,210,536'Card snuffler with gravity feed system for playing cards'20128,141,875'Card handling devices and networks including such devices'2012RE042944'Card shuffling device'20118,006,847'Chip sorting device'20117,992,720'Chip sorting device'20117,967,294'Card shuffler with gravity feed system for playing cards'20117,946,586'Swivel mounted card handling device'20117,934,980'Chip stack cutter devices for displacing chips in a chip stack and chip-stacking apparatuses including such cutter devices'20117,861,868'Chip sorting and stacking devices'20117,766,332'Card handling devices and methods of using the same'20107,677,566'Pre-shuffler for a playing card shuffling machine'20107,584,963'Pre-shuffler for a playing card shuffling machine'20097,556,266'Card shuffler with gravity feed system for playing cards'20097,367,561'Card shuffler'20086,889,979'Card shuffler'20056,659,460'Card shuffling device'20035,382,024'Playing card shuffler and dispenser'1995

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1995Based in Untertullnerbach, AT· patent location history
2003–2020Based in Tullnerbach, AT· patent location history
2005–2020Patents assigned to SHUFFLE MASTER GMBH & CO KG (32)· patent assignee history
2009–2013Based in Irenentalstrasse, AT· patent location history
2011–2017Patents assigned to BLAHA ERNST (13)· patent assignee history
2011–2017Patents assigned to KRENN PETER (13)· patent assignee history
2011–2019Based in Tullnerback, AT· patent location history
2012–2017Patents assigned to GRAUZER ATTILA (5)· patent assignee history
2013–2018Based in Irenetalstrasse, AT· patent location history
2015–2019Patents assigned to BALLY GAMING INC (6)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees
AssigneePatentsSpan
SHUFFLE MASTER GMBH & CO KG322005–2020
BLAHA ERNSTself132011–2017
KRENN PETER132011–2017
BALLY GAMING INC62015–2019
GRAUZER ATTILA52012–2017
Locations
LocationPatentsSpan
Tullnerbach, AT382003–2020
Irenetalstrasse, AT42013–2018
Irenentalstrasse, AT32009–2013
Tullnerback, AT22011–2019
Untertullnerbach, AT11995