ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 11 -- United States Patent no. 12,548,405, issued on Feb. 10.
"Spinning skilled-based game that dispenses prizes" was invented by Ronald Halliburton (Loxahatchee, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An amusement game is characterized by a wheel mounted for rotation in a vertical plane on a support member and a control arm to rotate the wheel which also has a plurality of prize containers at winning positions located at angular positions around the wheel wherein each of the containers has a radial passage that may align with a winning position and in alignment with a prize distribution area so when the wheel stops at a winning location, a prize retainer member is moved ou...