Patents by Inventor Anthony Frisco

Anthony Frisco has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Card shuffling device and method
    Patent number: 5692748
    Abstract: A device and method are set forth for shuffling a stack of N cards. The stack is positioned at a cutting station where the card stack is cut into unequal portions (N/2)-A and (N/2)+A. The cards from each portion are then deposited in an interleaving fashion. The additional quantity of cards A of one of the portions is transported from proximate the center of the stack N to the top of the shuffled stack. Further cutting and interleaving randomly distributes the cards in the stack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 1996
    Date of Patent: December 2, 1997
    Assignee: Paulson Gaming Supplies, Inc.,
    Inventors: Anthony Frisco, Ferrell Sullivant