SG11201809757QA - Multi-deck automatic card shuffler configured to shuffle cards for a casino table game card game such as baccarat - Google Patents

Abstract

INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property 11111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\"\" WO 2017/192586 Al 09 November 2017 (09.11.2017) W I P0 I P C T (51) International Patent Classification: (72) Inventors: RIORDAN, Michael; 3325 Calle Del Tone, A63F 1/14 (2006.01) Las Vegas, NV 89102 (US). DEGREGORIO, Louis; 6160 North Jensen Street, Las Vegas, NV 89149 (US). DEGRE- (21) International Application Number: PCT/US2017/030638 GORIO, Dino; 8211 Misty Sage Street, Las Vegas, NV 89139 (US). FORTE, Steven; 8880 West La Mancha Av- (22) International Filing Date: enue, Las Vegas, NV 89149 (US). DAVID, Westley; 1542 02 May 2017 (02.05.2017) Villa Rica Drive, Henderson, NV 89052 (US). COOK, (25) Filing Language: English Zachary; 658 Greenbriar Twonhouse Way, Las Vegas, NV 89121 (US). RIESEN, Joseph; 109854 Scotch Rose St., (26) Publication Language: English Henderson, NV 89052 (US). O'TOOLE, Brendan; 255 (30) Priority Data: Pala Vista Circle, Henderson, NV 89074 (US). 15/145,492 03 May 2016 (03.05.2016) US (74) Agent: PHILLIPS, Rob, L.; Fisherbroyles, LLP, 5670 15/371,125 06 December 2016 (06.12.2016) US Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1800, Los Angeles, CA 90036 (US). (71) Applicant: SHARK TRAP GAMING & SECURITY (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every SYSTEMS, LLC [US/US]; 6160 North Jensen Street, Las kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, Vegas, NV 89149 (US). AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, _ (54) Title: MULTI-DECK AUTOMATIC CARD SHUFFLER CONFIGURED TO SHUFFLE CARDS FOR A CASINO TABLE GAME CARD GAME SUCH AS BACCARAT = = 100 120 102 143 145 130 = = \l irki k 1I. 131 = = = = • = = = 132 = = = FIG. 1 ,-, . 4 VI; (57) : An automatic card shuffler to shuffle eight decks of cards (or less) and deal a round of Baccarat. The automatic shuffler c)1 : comprises two pre-shuffle bins, each receiving approximately four decks of cards wherein the pre-shuffle bins are spaced apart from kr) el one another with card slides directing to a card-receiving area. Cards are randomly selected from the cards in each of the pre-shuffle 01 bins and propelled onto the card slides directing the cards to the card-receiving area. Once a sufficient number of buffer cards (e.g., -7 1 seven) have been deposited into the card-receiving area, a card flipper moves the seven cards against a face plate of an integral dealing IN shoe. A buffer-holder member maintains the buffer cards against the face plate for dealing as the card flipper returns to a home position 1-1 c:::: , to ei receive more shuffled cards while buffer cards are being dealt in a round of Baccarat. C [Continued on next page] WO 2017/192586 Al MIDEDIM011010EIROIDEM0MOHE1111110111111111111111111111111 DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, 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, TH, TJ, TM, TN, TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, 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, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Declarations under Rule 4.17: — as to applicant's entitlement to apply for and be granted a patent (Rule 4.17(H)) Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))