ALEXANDRIA, Va., May 19 -- United States Patent no. 12,629,585, issued on May 19, was assigned to TCS John Huxley Europe Ltd. (Stoke-On-Trent, Great Britain).

"Dice shaking mechanism" was invented by Gavin Jackson (Stoke-On-Trent, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "There is described an automated dice shaking mechanism for use for example in casinos. The dice shaking mechanism comprises a driving member; a drive shaft connected to the driving member and wherein the drive shaft is arranged in communication with a crank pin. The mechanism is operable such that the drive shaft is arranged to rotate about a drive shaft axis, the crank pin having a crank pin axis offset from the drive sh...