ALEXANDRIA, Va., Nov. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,465,843, issued on Nov. 11.
"High speed hand-forming shuffler" was invented by Charles M Curley (Cortland, N.Y.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The invention herein describes a card handling apparatus used for automatically creating play-ready hands for use in casino poker games whereupon the apparatus may be programmed to accommodate a number of different game variations, and a variable number of players. The apparatus verifies the integrity of each deck before discharging the play-ready hands to a first discharge portal. Decks that do not meet verification criteria are isolated and moved to a second discharge portal. Non-faulty decks ar...