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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7055217 | Hinge device A hinge device of a portable intelligence terminal, which connects a first member having a keyboard and a second member composed of a comparatively massive display device in an openable and closable manner as well as possible includes a cam mechanism and a friction ... | 06/06/2006 |
| 5902188 | Photoelectric pinfall detection system A bowling alley is provided with a photoelectric pinfall detection system which includes a pinfall detection device by means of which it can be recognized whether or not a fallen pin is lying in the end region of the bowling lane or in one of the gutters.... | 05/11/1999 |
| 5683080 | Video control equipment for detecting pinfall at the game of bowling Bowling lanes are equipped typically with first monitoring devices serving to verify the position of the pins and second monitoring devices designed to detect the passage of the balls, also a first control station connected both to the first and second mo... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5679079 | Solid state bowling pin counter and method therefor The present invention relates to a solid state bowling pin counter which is designed to replace existing mechanical pin counters. The solid state pin counter uses infrared technology and electro-optics to reliably detect the presence of a bowling pin as t... | 10/21/1997 |
| 5616084 | Single cycle pin setting apparatus and method An automatic bowling pin setting apparatus and method for setting pins in a given pattern on a pin deck comprises detecting standing pins after a first ball has been rolled, clearing the pin deck of all pins, both standing and deadwood, and replacing the ... | 04/01/1997 |
| 5437576 | Combination bowling pinspotter and pinspotter control system and method therefor A combination bowling pinspotter and pinspotter control chassis system is disclosed which provides a bowling pinspotter having circuitry for permitting the spotting of bowling pins and an all solid state pinspotter control chassis coupled to the pinspotte... | 08/01/1995 |
| 5115125 | Pin detection system with an adjustably-mounted array of sensors A system for detecting pins of ten pin bowling apparatus including a lens for receiving light reflected from standing pins and a linear light sensitive array for receiving light from the lens. A microcontroller is provided for controlling operation of the... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5101354 | Multi-lane bowling system with remote operator control A bowling center system includes a plurality of lane pair control systems each including a pin setting device for each lane, a pin setter control unit, a game control unit, a bowler input station and a pair of overhead display monitors. The game control u... | 03/31/1992 |
| 4893182 | Video tracking and display system An imaging processing system (10) for displaying a succession of selected separated images of a moving object (62, 64) moving in an otherwise substantially static scene includes an image sensor (12) for generating video signals of the static scene and for... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4827412 | Pinfall detector using video camera Pinfall apparatus for the sport of bowling utilizes a digitized video picture of the pins to detect and count pins. A video camera is controlled by a microprocessor to take a "snapshot" of the pins which are illuminated by normal ambient light. The image ... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4770418 | Bowling pin sensor A sensor for use in a lane of a bowling center to detect the relative position of a bowling pin, comprising a light responsive electrical device with a superimposed light conductive protector, the light conductive protective means having a refractive inde... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4726587 | Optical bowling pin sensor An optical bowling pin detector wherein light reflecting from the top five inches of each pin is directed to a linear array of photosensitive devices by an anamorphic lens. The detector is positioned so it can view all the bowling pins without moving.... | 02/23/1988 |
| 4148481 | Acoustic bowling pin detection system An acoustic pin detecting and locating device is disclosed, comprising a linear array of transducers mounted on each kickback wall. A microprocessor sequentially energizes each transducer with a short burst of high frequency pulses; the reflections from s... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4148480 | Microprocessor controlled acoustic bowling pin detection system An acoustic pin detecting and locating device is disclosed, comprising a linear array of transducers mounted on each kickback wall. A microprocessor sequentially energizes each transducer with a short burst of high frequency pulses; the reflections from s... | 04/10/1979 |
| 4140314 | Bowling pin detection system An acoustic pin detecting and locating device is disclosed, comprising a linear array of transducers mounted on each kickball wall. A microprocessor sequentially energizes each transducer with a short burst of high frequency pulses; the reflections from s... | 02/20/1979 |
