Card shuffling and dealing apparatus
Patent 5431399 Issued on July 11, 1995. Estimated Expiration Date: 
February 22, 2014. 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.
February 22, 2014. 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 ReferencesPlaying card coding system and apparatus for dealing coded cards Device for reading and distributing cards, in particular playing cards Manual playing card dealing appliance for the production of programmed deals Coded playing cards and apparatus for dealing a set of cards Card dealing and sorting apparatus and method Card dispenser Patent #: 5240140 InventorAssigneeApplicationNo. 199766 filed on 02/22/1994US Classes:273/149PDevices for dealing predetermined handsExaminersPrimary: Layno, Benjamin H.International ClassA63F 001/14AbstractA playing card distribution device with microprocessor and scanning circuits. The device has an enclosure for holding a deck of cards, a displacement means powered by a motor with one or more friction attachments that come into contact with the bottom card and cause it to be displaced, a set of photocells to sample the card indicia, a processor to use the sampled card indicia to determine in which direction (or to which holding receptacle) the card is to be displaced. Operation of the system is controlled by a combination of preprinted program cards, ordinary playing cards, and microswitches.Field of SearchDevices for dealing predetermined hands | |
