ALEXANDRIA, Va., Dec. 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,494,106, issued on Dec. 9, was assigned to Acres Technology (Las Vegas).
"Electro-mechanical chip indicator" was invented by John F. Acres (Las Vegas).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A credit balance and award tracking and display system is disclosed. One or more physical indicators configured to indicate one or more monetary values may be associated with one or more player positions at a table game. As wagers are placed, game play advanced, and outcomes and awards are determined, the physical indicators may be manipulated to reflect one or more credit balances and/or awards associated with the one or more player positions at the table game...