Steven Louis Forte

US Patent:

RE38982, Feb 14, 2006

Filed:

Oct 13, 1995

Appl. No.:

09/927607

Inventors:

Steven L. Forte - Henderson NV, US
Randy D. Sines - Spokane WA, US

Assignee:

Digideal Corporation - Spokane WA

International Classification:

A63F 1/18

US Classification:

463 12, 463 25, 463 26, 273292, 273309

Abstract:

A blackjack or other card game system having a plurality of player counters which count the blackjack hands or other player jackpot tally events dealt to players. The system also includes at least one dealer counter which counts the number of bust hands of the dealer or other dealer jackpot tally events. Displays are included for both the dealer and players to indicate the counts. The counters are typically zeroed at the end of each hand if a tally event has not occurred. Jackpots are awarded when the tally counts exceed predefined thresholds. A tabletop retrofit game system is shown for mounting upon blackjack tables. A special round of play having modified rules can be used as part of the jackpot award.

US Patent:

8342526, Jan 1, 2013

Filed:

Jul 29, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/194652

Inventors:

David E. Sampson - Woodinville WA, US
Steven L. Forte - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

Savant Shuffler LLC - Woodinville WA

International Classification:

A63F 1/12

US Classification:

273149R

Abstract:

A card shuffler that moves cards one-at-a-time from the bottom of a deck in a deck-crib to randomly designated single-card receptacles in a dealing rack. The dealing rack is moved by a motor to align a receptacle, randomly selected from among remaining empty receptacles, with an outfeed slot of the deck-crib to receive each card to be moved from the deck-crib. A space is provided in the dealing rack where a dealer's hand can reach cards and remove them from the dealing rack. A controller can cause the dealing rack to move so as to allow a selected number of cards to be removed by the dealer for a player hand or a dealer hand. A card reader may be included, and positions in the dealing rack of cards identified by the card reader can be stored in memory in the controller.

US Patent:

8485527, Jul 16, 2013

Filed:

Jul 27, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/560826

Inventors:

David E. Sampson - Woodinville WA, US
Steven L. Forte - Las Vegas NV, US

Assignee:

Savant Shuffler LLC - Woodinville WA

International Classification:

A63F 1/14

US Classification:

273149R

Abstract:

A card shuffler that moves cards one-at-a-time from the bottom of a group that may be a deck in a deck-crib, to randomly designated single-card receptacles in a receiving or dealing rack. Either the deck-crib or the receiving rack is moved by a motor to align a receptacle, randomly selected from among remaining empty receptacles, with an outfeed slot of the deck-crib to receive each card to be moved from the deck-crib. A space is provided in the dealing rack in one embodiment, where a dealer's hand can reach cards and remove them from the dealing rack. A controller can cause the dealing rack to move so as to allow a selected number of cards to be removed by the dealer for a player hand or a dealer hand. A card reader may be included, and positions in the receiving or dealing rack of cards identified by the card reader can be stored in memory in the controller.

US Patent:

20130300059, Nov 14, 2013

Filed:

Jul 15, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/942551

Inventors:

Steven L. Forte - Las Vegas NV, US

International Classification:

A63F 1/12
A63F 1/14

US Classification:

273149 R

Abstract:

A card shuffler that moves cards one-at-a-time from the bottom of a group that may be a deck in a deck-crib, to randomly designated single-card receptacles in a receiving or dealing rack, and a method for shuffling and for dealing cards. Either the deck-crib or the receiving rack is moved by a motor to align a single-card receptacle, randomly selected from among remaining empty single-card receptacles, with an outfeed slot of the deck-crib to receive each card to be moved from the deck-crib. A space is provided in the dealing rack in one embodiment, where a dealer's hand can reach cards and remove them from the dealing rack. A controller can cause the dealing rack to move so as to allow a selected number of cards to be removed by the dealer for dealing as a player hand or a dealer hand. A card reader may be included, and positions in the receiving or dealing rack of cards identified by the card reader can be stored in memory in the controller.

US Patent:

60193689, Feb 1, 2000

Filed:

May 1, 1997

Appl. No.:

8/847232

Inventors:

Randy D. Sines - Spokane WA
Steven L. Forte - Las Vegas NV
Leonard A. Hale - Spokane WA

International Classification:

A63F 112

US Classification:

273149R

Abstract:

A playing card shuffler having an unshuffled stack holder which holds an infeed array of playing cards. One or more ejectors are mounted adjacent the unshuffled stack holder to eject cards from the infeed array at various random positions. Multiple ejectors are preferably mounted on a movable carriage. Extractors are advantageously used to assist in removing playing cards from the infeed array. Removal resistors are used to provide counteracting forces resisting displacement of cards, to thereby provide more selective ejection of cards from the infeed array.

US Patent:

56763727, Oct 14, 1997

Filed:

Apr 18, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/228609

Inventors:

Randy D. Sines - Spokane WA
Steven L. Forte - Las Vegas NV
Leonard A. Hale - Spokane WA

Assignee:

Casinovations, Inc. - Spokane WA

International Classification:

A63F 112

US Classification:

273149R

Abstract:

A playing card shuffler having an unshuffled stack holder which holds an infeed array of playing cards. One or more ejectors are mounted adjacent the unshuffled stack holder to eject cards from the infeed array at various random positions. Multiple ejectors are preferably mounted on a movable carriage. Extractors are advantageously used to assist in removing playing cards from the infeed array. Removal resistors are used to provide counteracting forces resisting displacement of cards, to thereby provide more selective ejection of cards from the infeed array.

US Patent:

55182496, May 21, 1996

Filed:

Dec 8, 1994

Appl. No.:

8/353526

Inventors:

Randy D. Sines - Spokane WA
Steven L. Forte - Henderson NV

Assignee:

Sines & Forte - Henderson NV

International Classification:

A63F 100

US Classification:

273304

Abstract:

A playing card deck for playing blackjack or casino twenty-one. The cards preferably have diagonally opposing primary and secondary corners. All cards in the deck have indicia or markings at the primary corners which indicate the nature of the card (suit and card type). The deck has two groupings of cards. The secondary corners of the first group do not indicate the specific nature or count of the card. The secondary corners of the second group, such as aces, have secondary indicia. This allows a dealer to selectively peek at the secondary corner of his face-down card to determine whether a blackjack hand exists. If blackjack does not exist, then the dealer does not know the face-down card and cheating or unintentional disclosure is prevented.

US Patent:

D3665038, Jan 23, 1996

Filed:

Sep 23, 1994

Appl. No.:

D/028882

Inventors:

Randy D. Sines - Spokane WA
Steven L. Forte - Henderson NV
David A. Krise - Spokane WA

Assignee:

Sines & Forte - Henderson NV

US Classification:

D21 45