Patent ID: 7942334
Filing Date: 2011-05-17
Classification: A44C,G07F

Abstract:
1. An electronic identifier pellet configured to be embedded in a gaming token having a top face and a bottom face parallel thereto and a cavity that opens to at least one of the two faces, the electronic identifier pellet comprising: an electronic circuit; and a flat envelope enclosing said circuit, said envelope having a top surface and a bottom surface, wherein said envelope includes at least one through hole having an inside surface corresponding to the thickness of said envelope, said at least one through hole being configured to facilitate the flow of a deforming plug into and through said at least one through hole, and wherein the at least one through hole is configured such that the deforming plug material flows within the cavity of said gaming token so as to fix the position of said envelope within the cavity of said gaming token, and wherein the flow of material into and through said through hole reduces the stresses from the deforming plug on at least one of said top and bottom surfaces of said envelope.