Apparatus and method for automatically shuffling cards
Patent 4969648 Issued on November 13, 1990. Estimated Expiration Date: 
October 13, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
October 13, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent ReferencesComputerized card shuffling machine Automatic card shuffler Card shuffler having a random ejector Automatic shuffling apparatus Playing card dispenser Card shuffler Card shuffling device Patent #: 4807884 InventorsAssigneeApplicationNo. 257337 filed on 10/13/1988US Classes:273/149RCard shufflers and dealersExaminersPrimary: Coven, Edward M.Assistant: Harrison, Jessica J. Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassA63F 001/12AbstractAn apparatus and method are provided for detecting malfunctions in an automatic card shuffler device of the type which randomly extracts cards from two or more storage wells. Detection is accomplished by sensing the failure of a card to be extracted for a storage well and counting the number of successive failures from each storage well. When the number of successive extraction failures associated with any one storage well reaches a predetermined value, an alarm is activated. | |
