Inventor · Tullnerbach, AT

Ernst Blaha

48Patents
18h-index
13Co-inventors
78Inventor score

Filing activity: Sep 15, 1993 → Jun 14, 2018

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5382024A Playing card shuffler and dispenser Human Necessities 254 Expired
US6659460B2 Card shuffling device Human Necessities 198 Expired
US6889979B2 Card shuffler Human Necessities 189 Expired
US7766332B2 Card handling devices and methods of using the same Human Necessities 143 Active
US7946586B2 Swivel mounted card handling device Human Necessities 127 Active
US7367561B2 Card shuffler Human Necessities 126 Expired
US8342525B2 Card shuffler with adjacent card infeed and card output compartments Human Necessities 123 Active
US7584963B2 Pre-shuffler for a playing card shuffling machine Human Necessities 116 Active
US7556266B2 Card shuffler with gravity feed system for playing cards Physics 106 Active
US8702101B2 Automatic card shuffler with pivotal card weight and divider gate Human Necessities 102 Active
USRE42944E1 Card shuffling device General 102 Expired
US8210536B2 Card snuffler with gravity feed system for playing cards Physics 99 Active
US7677566B2 Pre-shuffler for a playing card shuffling machine Human Necessities 97 Active
US8141875B2 Card handling devices and networks including such devices Human Necessities 97 Active
US7967294B2 Card shuffler with gravity feed system for playing cards Physics 96 Active
US8628086B2 Shuffling devices including one or more sensors for detecting operational parameters and related methods Physics 89 Active
US7934980B2 Chip stack cutter devices for displacing chips in a chip stack and chip-stacking apparatuses including such cutter devices Physics 24 Active
US8590896B2 Card-handling devices and systems Human Necessities 24 Active
USRE44616E1 Card shuffling devices and related methods General 18 Active
US8844931B2 Card shuffler with gravity feed system for playing cards Physics 18 Active
US8800993B2 Card handling systems, devices for use in card handling systems and related methods Human Necessities 17 Active
US9345952B2 Card handling apparatus Physics 11 Active
US8006847B2 Chip sorting device Physics 11 Active
US9616324B2 Shuffling devices including one or more sensors for detecting operational parameters and related methods Physics 11 Active
US8336699B2 Chip sorting devices, components therefor and methods of ejecting chips Physics 11 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.