ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 12 -- United States Patent no. 12,623,139, issued on May 12.
"Game tile shuffler" was invented by Yesmin Zurita (West Palm Beach, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A game tile shuffler may include a tile container and a tile dispenser. Game tiles may pass between the tile container and the tile dispenser. The tile dispenser may include a chute opening and a tunnel that may split into multiple directions. A tunnel door may direct the game tiles between the multiple directions. The tile dispenser may be capable of identifying individual game tiles prior to dispensing. The game tile shuffler may be operable between a shuffle mode, whereby game tiles are circulated through ...