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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8088017 | System and method for analyzing bowling ball motion A system and method for graphically and statistically analyzing and predicting the motion of a bowling ball. In one embodiment, the system includes an automatic precision ball thrower, a computer aided tracking system (“C.A.T.S.”), and a computing device. Certai... | 01/03/2012 |
| 7361083 | Multimedia system and method for remote monitoring or refereeing in dart machines A system and method which comprises a plurality of amusement machines (i.e., video games, flipper games, pinball machines, prize dispensing games, arcade games, electronic darts, kiddie rides, pool tables, golf games, basketball games, billiards, redemption games, s... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7285035 | Collision obstacles and sensors for determining the outcome of a race A freestanding collision obstacle is disclosed which is propelled away from a collision obstacle sensing apparatus by the force of a collision event that occurs when a moving object, for example a toy vehicle such as a racecar, collides with the collision obstacle. ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7160197 | Target identifier sports training aid A sports training aid that displays multiple surface-targets so as to aid the practitioner in acquiring accurate alignment, identifying an intermediate surface-target upon which to focus, and building confidence. The training aid utilizes a beginning point (16 | 01/09/2007 |
| 6599199 | Bowling system for the visually impaired A bowling system for the visually impaired includes a handle slidable upon a rope suspended between two post set in shallow plates on the floor of a bowling alley between the ball return and foul line to guide the bowler to the foul line. A metal ring hav... | 07/29/2003 |
| 6319142 | Bowling game apparatus and method A bowling game enhances the traditional scoring of a strike or a spare when the bowler is able to time the rolling of the ball by a preselected location on the lane with a preselected location of an image being scanned transversely across the lane. The ga... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6227981 | Ball ramp assembly The present invention contemplates an improved ball ramp assembly that enables even the most severely handicapped bowler to guide and accelerate a bowling ball toward the intended bowling pins. The bowling ramp assembly includes a ramp having a ball guide... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6110052 | Apparatus and method for analyzing bowling technique An apparatus including a bowling lane, pins positioned on one end of the bowling lane, a bowling ball adapted to be launched down the bowling lane toward the bowling balls, and a spin detector for determining a spin rate of the bowling ball as the bowling... | 08/29/2000 |
| 6077167 | Bowling game apparatus and method A bowling game enhances the traditional scoring of a strike or a spare when the bowler is able to time the rolling of the ball by a preselected location on the lane with a preselected location of an image being scanned transversely across the lane. The ga... | 06/20/2000 |
| 5713798 | Bowler's training device A new Bowler's Training Device for helping a bowler roll higher scores. The inventive device includes a housing disposed above the surface of the lane, a first adjustable light emitting device in the housing emitting a light beam onto the lane providing a... | 02/03/1998 |
| 5709607 | Automatic bowling center system A bowling center system includes a plurality of lane pair control systems each including a pinsetting device for each lane, a pinsetter control unit, a game control unit, a bowler input station and a pair of overhead display monitors. The game control uni... | 01/20/1998 |
| 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 |
| 5683302 | Laser bowling ball guiding apparatus A laser bowling ball guiding apparatus includes a projector, a laser beam emitted from the projector, and a diverging lens or at least one movable mirror for receiving the laser beam and projecting the laser beam onto a surface of a bowling alley and onto... | 11/04/1997 |
| 5626523 | Automatic bowling center system A bowling center system includes a plurality of lane pair control systems each including a pinsetting device for each lane, a pinsetter control unit, a game control unit, a bowler input station and a pair of overhead display monitors. The game control uni... | 05/06/1997 |
| 5618238 | User input selection device and automated bowling coaching system in an automatic bowling scoring system A bowling scoring system having a graphic user interface includes an input selection device for receiving user input selections. The bowling scoring system is responsive to a pin-fall sensor to compute bowlers' scores which are displayed to provide inform... | 04/08/1997 |
| 5413533 | Aiming apparatus for bowling having pivotal targets An aiming apparatus for a bowling alley comprising an elongated member, means for supporting the elongated member in a substantially horizontal position above and across the bowling alley, the elongated member being substantially perpendicular to the axis... | 05/09/1995 |
| 5288275 | Pivoting target bowling training apparatus A support shaft arranged in a spaced relationship relative to a bowling lane top surface is arranged to include slidably mounted signal members, wherein the signal members are arranged for rotary displacement upon communication of a bowling ball with a fl... | 02/22/1994 |
| 5118105 | Bowling statistics display system A statistical analysis package for a bowling center system provides displays used to analyze bowling ball trajectories. The bowling center system includes a central processing unit having a memory and connected to a ball trajectory unit. The ball trajecto... | 06/02/1992 |
| 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 |
| 4822040 | Bowling training process and device A target sheet for use on a bowling lane and a method of training a bowler. The target sheet comprises pressure-sensitive microscopic capsules adapted to create a visible image when applying pressure thereon. Aligning indicia on one side of the sheet is u... | 04/18/1989 |
| 4607843 | Automatic bowling position indicator The Automatic Bowling Position Indicator (ABPI) of the present invention provides assistance to a bowler in order to achieve better scores by helping him to position himself on the approach. The positioning is dependent on variables such as whether the bo... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4339128 | Bowling ball path indicator with ROM ball path selector A sparemaker display for operation in conjunction with automatic pinspotters is provided in which control signals characteristic of particular standing pin combinations are stored in a read only memory and addressed to control a ball path display upon the... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4247100 | Bowling ball tracking device The bowling ball tracking device of this invention employs a focused light source superimposed over the spotting portion of a bowling alley; and a photoelectric switch circuit having a plurality of photoelectric cells responsive to light from the light so... | 01/27/1981 |
| 4005261 | Method and apparatus for producing a composite still picture of a moving object in successive positions A storage-type image pick-up tube having a shutter associated therewith and a memory device are synchronously operated to produce a composite video signal which, when repeatedly applied to a video monitor or other image display device, provides a composit... | 01/25/1977 |
