Patents by Inventor Nick W. Kukuczka

Nick W. Kukuczka 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).

  • Patent number: 6568678
    Abstract: The present invention provides a machine for shuffling multiple decks of playing cards including a first vertically extending magazine for holding a stack of unshuffled playing cards, and second and third vertically extending magazines each for holding a stack of cards, the second and third magazines being horizontally spaced from and adjacent to the first magazine. A first card mover is at the top of the first magazine for moving cards from the top of the stack of cards in the first magazine to the second and third magazines to cut the stack of unshuffled playing cards into two unshuffled stacks. Second and third card movers are at the top of the second and third magazines, respectively, for randomly moving cards from the top of the stack of cards in the second and third magazines, respectively, back to the first magazine, thereby interleaving the cards to form a vertically registered stack of shuffled cards in the first magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2003
    Assignee: Shuffle Master, Inc.
    Inventors: John G. Breeding, Attila Grauzer, Paul K. Scheper, James B. Stasson, Nick W. Kukuczka
  • Publication number: 20020070499
    Abstract: The present invention provides a machine for shuffling multiple decks of playing cards including a first vertically extending magazine for holding a stack of unshuffled playing cards, and second and third vertically extending magazines each for holding a stack of cards, the second and third magazines being horizontally spaced from and adjacent to the first magazine. A first card mover is at the top of the first magazine for moving cards from the top of the stack of cards in the first magazine to the second and third magazines to cut the stack of unshuffled playing cards into two unshuffled stacks. Second and third card movers are at the top of the second and third magazines, respectively, for randomly moving cards from the top of the stack of cards in the second and third magazines, respectively, back to the first magazine, thereby interleaving the cards to form a vertically registered stack of shuffled cards in the first magazine.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 16, 2001
    Publication date: June 13, 2002
    Applicant: Shuffle Master, Inc.
    Inventors: John G. Breeding, Attila Grauzer, Paul K. Scheper, James B. Stasson, Nick W. Kukuczka
  • Patent number: 6325373
    Abstract: The present invention provides a machine for shuffling multiple decks of playing cards including a first vertically extending magazine for holding a stack of unshuffled playing cards, and second and third vertically extending magazines each for holding a stack of cards, the second and third magazines being horizontally spaced from and adjacent to the first magazine. A first card mover is at the top of the first magazine for moving cards from the top of the stack of cards in the first magazine to the second and third magazines to cut the stack of unshuffled playing cards into two unshuffled stacks. Second and third card movers are at the top of the second and third magazines, respectively, for randomly moving cards from the top of the stack of cards in the second and third magazines, respectively, back to the first magazine, thereby interleaving the cards to form a vertically registered stack of shuffled cards in the first magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2000
    Date of Patent: December 4, 2001
    Assignee: Shuffle Master, Inc.
    Inventors: John G. Breeding, Attila Grauzer, Paul K. Scheper, James B. Stasson, Nick W. Kukuczka
  • Patent number: 6139014
    Abstract: The present invention provides a machine for shuffling multiple decks of playing cards including a first vertically extending magazine for holding a stack of unshuffled playing cards, and second and third vertically extending magazines each for holding a stack of cards, the second and third magazines being horizontally spaced from and adjacent to the first magazine. A first card mover is at the top of the first magazine for moving cards from the top of the stack of cards in the first magazine to the second and third magazines to cut the stack of unshuffled playing cards into two unshuffled stacks. Second and third card movers are at the top of the second and third magazines, respectively, for randomly moving cards from the top of the stack of cards in the second and third magazines, respectively, back to the first magazine, thereby interleaving the cards to form a vertically registered stack of shuffled cards in the first magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1997
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2000
    Assignee: Shuffle Master, Inc.
    Inventors: John G. Breeding, Attila Grauzer, Paul K. Scheper, James B. Stasson, Nick W. Kukuczka
  • Patent number: 5695189
    Abstract: The present invention provides a machine for shuffling multiple decks of playing cards including a first vertically extending magazine for holding a stack of unshuffled playing cards, and second and third vertically extending magazines each for holding a stack of cards, the second and third magazines being horizontally spaced from and adjacent to the first magazine. A first card mover is at the top of the first magazine for moving cards from the top of the stack of cards in the first magazine to the second and third magazines to cut the stack of unshuffled playing cards into two unshuffled stacks. Second and third card movers are at the top of the second and third magazines, respectively, for randomly moving cards from the top of the stack of cards in the second and third magazines, respectively, back to the first magazine, thereby interleaving the cards to form a vertically registered stack of shuffled cards in the first magazine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 19, 1995
    Date of Patent: December 9, 1997
    Assignee: Shuffle Master, Inc.
    Inventors: John G. Breeding, Attilla Grauzer, Paul K. Scheper, James B. Stasson, Nick W. Kukuczka