Ball delivery device, system, and method

US9737791B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• TRIPP ENTERPRISES, INC. · US

Inventors

• Warren Tripp · Reno, US
• Bryan Born · Snohomish, US
• Ray Duer · Sparks, US
• Al Grinsell · Reno, US
• Michael Hall · Sparks, US
• Ken Juenke · Reno, US
• Rick Smith · Whitney, US
• Matt Walsh · Reno, US

Key dates

• Filing date: May 15, 2015
• Grant date: Aug 22, 2017
• Expiry date: May 15, 2035

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07F17/38
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A ball delivery device, system, and method housing a plurality of balls for a game session is presented. The ball delivery device includes a mixing chamber, at least one instruction to start the game session, an identifier, at least one arm, a ball holder, a reader and a tube. The mixing chamber receives the balls for the game session. After receiving an instruction to begin the game session, balls are singly drawn from the mixing chamber. The identifier disposed on each ball uniquely identifies each ball. The arm mixes the balls in the mixing chamber. The ball holder disposed on the arm holds a single ball that is randomly selected from the mixing chamber. The reader reads the identifier of the ball selected by the ball holder. The tube receives each selected ball and holds the selected balls after the identifier reads the ball and until completion of the game session.