Patent SG-11201807385T-A (SG)
Title: A ball launcher and a ball gaming system including such ball launcher
Inventor: BURGSTALLER JÜRGEN
IPC: A63F5/00
Filed: 2017-03-03
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property -, Organization MD 1111101110101011111 HO 111110111010111111111111011110110111110111011# International Bureau .. .... ..Yejd ..... ..,01 (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date WO 2017/148590 Al 8 September 2017 (08.09.2017) WIP0 I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, A63F 5/00 (2006.01) BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, (21) International Application Number: HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, PCT/EP2017/000291 KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, (22) International Filing Date: MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, 3 March 2017 (03.03.2017) NI, NO, NZ, OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, (25) Filing Language: English TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, (26) Publication Language: English ZA, ZM, ZW. (30) Priority Data: (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 16158784.5 4 March 2016 (04.03.2016) EP kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, 16159807.3 11 March 2016 (11.03.2016) EP GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, (71) Applicant: GRYPHON INVEST AG [CH/CH]; Aar- TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, gauerstrasse 180, 8048 Ziirich (CH). DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, (72) Inventors: BURGSTALLER, Jurgen; Am Gibusgrund 5, LV, MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, 8715 St. Marein-Feistritz (AT). STEGEL, Miha; Pi- onirska ulica 1, 5213 Kanal (SI). ZUPANCIC, Silvester; GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Nanoska ulica 15, 1000 Ljubljana (SI). JOJIC, Sinisa; Fa- Declarations under Rule 4.17: bianijeva ulica 19, 1000 Ljubljana (SI). — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a (74) Agent: THOMA, Michael; Lorenz Seidler Gossel Recht- patent (Rule 4.1700) sanwalte Patentanwalte Partnerschaft mbB, Widenmayer- Published: straBe 23, 80538 Miinchen (DE). — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (54) Title: A BALL LAUNCHER AND A BALL GAMING SYSTEM INCLUDING SUCH BALL LAUNCHER 36 39 38 1 A --- --- > il 33 19 `-- 30 e.2 — 1 4, , g ot 1T 4 a v ,2 4 . ,.. x .,ft .,'; 4 - -xes, Gt 4:_.. 1 .., .:•• -\ .0, ' ' ...0 ,_. -, 05 . .7:• \" \" - - -!-- ‘ g oa .. - - - \"4: ---- -- -;-- - -- .. -, _ .:-.!. -?- . • .ge - - • - - ‘ r- - / 32 10 11 1 il l.\" 1 11111111111 n1 .:3 11 © 1 k cr, kr) GO 6 FIG. 1 71. 1-1 IN 1-1 (57) : The present invention relates to a roulette wheel apparatus, and in particular to a ball launcher for use in a gaming N system such as a roulette wheel apparatus and roulette wheel apparatus comprising the ball launcher. The airflow generator for gen - crating the airstream through the launch tube is controlled by an airflow controller adapted to reverse airflow direction and/or to C cause airflow in a direction opposite to the ball moving direction when a detected ball speed is higher than a desired ball speed and/or the ball speed is to be decreased.