Ergonomic card-shuffling devices

US10639542B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SG Gaming, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Paul K. Scheper · Bloomington, US
• Attila Grauzer · Las Vegas, US
• James V. Kelly · Las Vegas, US
• James B. Stasson · Chaska, US
• Ronald R. Swanson · Otsego, US
• Feraidoon Bourbour · Eden Prairie, US
• Troy D. Nelson · Big Lake, US
• David B. Lopez · Las Vegas, US
• Mark L. Yoseloff · Henderson, US
• R. Brooke Dunn · Henderson, US
• Peter Krenn · Neufeld, AT
• Ernst Blaha · Tullnerbach, AT

Key dates

• Filing date: Apr 14, 2017
• Grant date: May 5, 2020
• Expiry date: Jun 15, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC A): Human Necessities
• CPC primary: A63F2009/241
• WIPO field: Furniture, games
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

Playing-card-shuffling devices may include a card input, a card output, and a temporary card-storage area. The card input may be located on a same lateral side of the temporary card-storage area as a lateral side of the temporary card-storage area on which the card output is located. A processor may be in communication with a graphic display, with touch screen controls integrated in the graphic display. The graphic display may be configured to automatically display information from the shuffler. The touch screen controls may be configured to receive user-inputted data to send to the processor to affect at least one of performance, activity and mode of operation of the shuffler. The graphic display may be located on a lateral side of the temporary card-storage area opposite the lateral side of the temporary card-storage area on which the card input and the card output are located.