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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7267615 | Video game A coin-operated video game machine has a VDU (4) and player controls, such as push buttons (9). In play of a game the screen shows a representation of coins rolling down a run (22) to fall through a fall zone (24), in which the trajectory... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7195241 | Combination game device and candy dispenser A combination game device and candy dispenser has a game board defined by an enclosing transparent plastic blister adhered to a support card; a spring powered launcher for candy projectiles; a projectile trap defined by a portion of the blister for receiving launche... | 03/27/2007 |
| 6695308 | Baseball game apparatus The present invention provides a simulated baseball game apparatus. The game is played generally in accordance with the rules of actual baseball. The apparatus resembles a baseball field and is designed to be played by at least two players. An offensive p... | 02/24/2004 |
| 6641136 | Sports pinball amusement device A sports game pinball amusement device for playing a sports game. The playing field contains a plurality slots with sensors for determining the activity in a game and a multiplicity of slots with sensors representing the final. The game is played by launc... | 11/04/2003 |
| 6598876 | Interactive board game with a tangible reward The non-mechanical, manually operated combination board game and attached dispenser of gumballs or play balls which is played with paddle control rods uniquely placed over the top of the game, is designed for two or more players to simultaneously compete ... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6533272 | Baseball game apparatus The present invention provides a simulated baseball game apparatus. The game is played generally in accordance with the rules of actual baseball. The apparatus resembles a baseball field and is designed to be played by at least two players. An offensive p... | 03/18/2003 |
| 6497407 | Dual reward game A dual reward game for play by a game user wherein the game has a plurality of possible game outcomes sensible by respective outcome sensors, a reward device being dispensed by a dispenser actuatable responsive to at least one sensor input upon the occurr... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6419226 | Drop slot game machine The present invention is a game machine comprising a playing field having an upper interior edge and a lower interior edge with at least one drop zone deflector located adjacent to the upper interior edge of the playing field. The present invention also h... | 07/16/2002 |
| 6398216 | Dual reward game A dual reward game for play by a game user includes a plurality of first reward devices. A playfield apparatus is operably coupled to a source of the plurality of first reward devices for receiving a first reward device therefrom and for putting the first... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6390470 | Card game pinball amusement device A card game pinball amusement device for playing a card game. The playing field contains four slots with sensors for determining the suit of the cards and at least 12 slots with sensors representing the value of the cards. The game is played by launching ... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6305685 | Combination miniature race car and pinball game A combination toy car and a miniature pinball game. The toy car includes a miniature car body having operable support wheels and a removable top portion thereof. A miniature pinball game is operably positioned within the car body and is operably accessibl... | 10/23/2001 |
| 6279904 | Pinball machine with sloping playing field The present invention provides a pinball machine having downward and side sloping playing field and a plurality of slots at the bottom of the playing field. The slots have sensor which can be selectively activated to detect the presence of a ball so as to... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6135449 | Mounting mechanism for a playfield of a pinball machine A pinball machine has been designed with several novel mechanical and electrical features such that it is easily serviceable and is easily retrofittable or convertible between a first pinball game and a second pinball game. One of these features is a nove... | 10/24/2000 |
| 6120021 | Lock-down bar release system for a pinball machine A lock-down bar release system for a pinball machine serviceable in a location-service mode and an operator-service mode. The pinball machine includes a playfield disposed within a game cabinet and a lock-down bar for securing a playfield glass over the p... | 09/19/2000 |
| 5992848 | Vertically displaceable ramp A pinball machine having a vertically displaceable ramp play feature. The ramp moves between an upper position in which it does not interfere with gameplay, and a lower position in which the lower edge of the ramp rests on the playfield. When the ramp is ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5988637 | Ball release apparatus for balls which are rolling play objects and dispensed as prizes In a machine to dispense balls (spherical or near-spherical objects such as gumballs) wherein means is provided to play a game with one of the balls before it is dispensed, a temporary holding chamber is provided for a ball by two blades of a paddle-wheel... | 11/23/1999 |
| 5938195 | Serpentine ramp for a pinball game A serpentine ramp is rotatable about a horizontal axis between its center and its upper end to lift a pinball from a lower play surface to an upper play surface. A ball is directed from the lower surface into a ball receiving portion in the lower end of t... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5722656 | Machine to play game with rolling balls and dispense the balls as prizes Machine to dispense spherical or near-spherical objects such as gumballs or rubber balls. A reservoir holds the balls and a sloping playfield is provided. After a coin is inserted a ball from the reservoir is dropped onto the playfield. A player can then ... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5664777 | Rotary ball storage and discharge device for a pinball game A play feature for a pinball game permits the storage of a number of game balls and release of the balls at high speed and in quick succession back onto the playfield for multiple ball play. A rotor element having a plurality of vertical vanes is disposed... | 09/09/1997 |
| 5651546 | Amusement device reward system A rolling ball game is provided with a token dispenser which dispenses game tokens by rolling them onto the inclined cover glass of the game cabinet. The dispenser is provided with controls to permit interaction of the dispenser with the game housed withi... | 07/29/1997 |
| 5632482 | Vertically disposed multi-level pinball game The invention comprises a multilevel, vertically oriented pinball game arranged in a cabinet that occupies a minimum of floor space. Because the smaller game cabinet limits the depth of the playfield, a single horizontal playfield would not provide the pl... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5553851 | Revolving rings gaming apparatus Gaming apparatus in which a ball is traveled onto a revolving surface has a plurality of rings of differing diameters which jointly form the revolving surface. The rings are centered on a vertical axis of rotation and may rotate in opposite directions or ... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5516103 | Dual function drop target for pinball game A ramp element is provided on the top of a drop target member so that when the target is activated and moved to its lower position, the ramp is accessible by the game ball and may travel thereover to reach elevated game features. A series of ramp elements... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5507487 | Wire form for pinball skill loop shot A wire form loop for use in conjunction with a pinball machine having a playfield on which is mounted a plurality of game play features. The playfield includes a shooter lane, play area, and drop area wherein at least one game play feature is located in t... | 04/16/1996 |
| 5497994 | Pinball movable doors A pinball game using a pinball adapted to be propelled along a playfield is provided. The pinball game includes a target mounted above the playfield and first and second movable objects mounted above the playfield which are movable between a closed positi... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5497989 | Ball trough for pinball games In a pinball machine a ball trough is provided for moving the ball between the drain hole and the shooter lane. The ball trough comprises a channel fixed to the playfield and has a first end adjacent the drain hole and a second end proximate to the shoote... | 03/12/1996 |
| 5494286 | Ball advancing device for a pinball game An electromagnet is mounted beneath the playfield. Sensors, such as optical switch pairs, are positioned on the playfield in operative relation with the electromagnet to detect the ball and to produce a signal in response thereto. The microprocessor, in r... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5494285 | Pinball playfield roller assembly A pinball machine is provided and includes a game cabinet having disposed therein a playfield movable between open, intermediate, and closed positions. A support assembly is used for maintaining the playfield within the cabinet. The support assembly inclu... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5480149 | Flipper feeder ramp The invention consists of a pair of flippers located adjacent the bottom of the playfield. A pair of ramps or other similar ball conveyors are provided where each ramp delivers the ball directly to one of the two flippers. A third ramp is provided that co... | 01/02/1996 |
| 5474292 | Pinball game ball diverter mechanism A ball diverter mechanism for use in directing a ball in a pinball game having an entry path and first and second exit paths. The ball diverter mechanism comprises a solenoid having a plunger movable between a first position wherein the plunger is extende... | 12/12/1995 |
| 5465965 | Rotating pinball bridge and drop A rotating pinball bridge and drop is provided which comprises a rotatable cylinder with a hole sufficiently sized to allow a pinball to pass through. The cylinder is rotated by a drive member so that a ball may either pass through or be dropped from the ... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5462276 | Moveable arm and inserts for amusement device An amusement device has a playfield and a backboard display. The display comprises a display wall having a first image carried thereon, plus a transparent display wall portion. A rotatable arm is positioned behind the transparent display wall portion. The... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5449172 | Pinball property changing target A target for a pinball game utilizing a pinball rolling on a game surface is provided. The target includes a single pallet having disposed thereon a first display and a second display. A mask is disposed in overlapping relation with the single pallet. A p... | 09/12/1995 |
| 5405144 | Tilting play feature for a pinball game The play feature of the invention consists of an inclined ramp mounted for tilting motion along a single axis. A reversible electric motor, controlled by the flipper buttons, can pivot the ramp in either direction about the axis. The player, by manipulati... | 04/11/1995 |
| 5368300 | Goal-scoring game A goal-scoring game is played on a convex playing field having an apex, a periphery lower than the apex, and a spaced apart plurality of goals adjacent the periphery for receipt of game pieces. A plurality of movable game pieces are provided for movement ... | 11/29/1994 |
| 5358244 | Pinball machine with movable ball retrieval target assembly A pinball machine in which a movable target assembly is provided. The movable target assembly retrieves and seemingly devours the pinball sending the ball to another part of the playfield where it is either put back into play or is removed from action and... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5358241 | Helical monorail ramp for a pinball game The ramp consists of a wire rail formed as a helix. The rail extends between a first elevation where the ball enters the ramp to a second, lower elevation where the ball exits the ramp. A straight rail extends through the center of the helical rail for th... | 10/25/1994 |
| 5338031 | Combination tilt switch and playfield incline indicator The tilt switch/incline indicator of the invention consists of a first support member that is connected to the game cabinet in a known orientation. A second member is pivotably supported on the first member and can be fixed relative thereto at angles corr... | 08/16/1994 |
| 5330183 | Impact conveying flipper button A pinball machine which includes a ball engaging mechanism is provided such that when a pinball makes contact with a ball engaging mechanism, which propels the pinball, a player feels an impulse from the button that activates the ball engaging mechanism.... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5330182 | Moveable arm and inserts for amusement device An amusement device has a playfield and a backboard display. The display comprises a display wall having a first image carried thereon, plus a transparent display wall portion. A rotatable arm is positioned behind the transparent display wall portion. The... | 07/19/1994 |
