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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7367886 | Gaming system with surround sound An electronic gaming system comprises a gaming terminal and a speaker arrangement. The gaming terminal conducts a wagering game. The speaker arrangement emits audio associated with the wagering game in surround sound relative to a player in front of the gaming termi... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7364508 | Gaming machine environment having controlled audio and visual media presentation A gaming machine system comprises a game cabinet, a processor, and an audio/visual effects system. The game cabinet receives inputs and displays outputs. The processor is located within the cabinet and randomly selects a game outcome in response to a wager. The proc... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7198570 | Gaming device having a bonus award wheel with a terminator A gaming device including an award wheel having multiple sections including a plurality of award symbols and at least one terminator symbol, a section indicator, a spin initiator and a processor connected to the award wheel and the spin initiator. The player, or the... | 04/03/2007 |
| 6939256 | Concave playing surfaces The invention relates to new tools for a new game. The invention consists of a thin solid object, as can be obtained by slicing a cylindrical crown parallel to its axis, and of a net, which can separate the surface in two parts. This solid object is placed concave s... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6688596 | Board game A board game is provided and includes a game board having a planar playing surface and a pair of goals, one goal at each of the two opposite ends of the game board. The board game also has a pair of centrally facing ramps, one ramp at each of the two oppo... | 02/10/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6257573 | Device for supplying/retaining/checking balls for labyrinth-type games of chance The board game (1), with the conventional pivots (2) determining the labyrinth-type course for the ball, is framed by a circumferential channel (5) in which there is a ring (8) provided with at least one lateral, internal opening (12) so that, upon the ro... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6227967 | Prize redemption game apparatus A prize redemption game apparatus includes an elongated runway, an elastic abutment member at the second end of the runway, and a rollable object disposed for rolling travel along the runway between the first end and the second end. The playing is dispose... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6092805 | Structure of a soccer game table A soccer game table is characterized in that each of the long side panels has two inner ends each having two recesses, one of the long side panels having an end formed with an opening, and each of the short side panels comprising a pair of caps having sim... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6022020 | Game machine with an endless belt that moves opposite to a direction of movement of a play piece A game machine in which an endless belt is circularly moved such that an upper face thereof is moved from a background side to a foreground side relative to a player. A target moving in a crosswise direction of the endless belt is provided at an upstream ... | 02/08/2000 |
| 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 |
| 5370392 | Automatic steel ball recollecting apparatus An automatic steel ball recollecting apparatus for use in pinball machines comprises a score board, a drive motor, a main frame, a slide board, and steel ball trapping units. In the construction of the recollecting apparatus, the score board is provided w... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5318298 | Arcade game An arcade game including a progressive bonus apparatus connected to a plurality of individual game units. The progressive bonus apparatus receives score contributions from each game unit to increase a progressive score. When players achieve a predetermine... | 06/07/1994 |
| 5120058 | Multiple path ball ramp for pinball games A dual-path ramp for pinball games is formed of a single plastic member and has a plurality of entrances from the game playfield and exits back onto the playfield. The geometry of sides of the ramp is such that the ball, as it travels adjacent to one of t... | 06/09/1992 |
| 5112048 | Garage roof party game An outdoor game for family and friends gathered in a yard having a one-story garage roof or porch roof. The slanting, shingled roof is used to locate a plurality of traps to interrupt the descent of a ball thrown to the top area of the roof. The traps may... | 05/12/1992 |
| 5090699 | Game A slot game utilizing coins provides an enclosed partially transparent case having at an upper end thereof input slots for placing coins into each of a plurality of vertical columns. At the lower end is positioned a coin retrieval slot the allows removal ... | 02/25/1992 |
| 5029863 | Croquet game apparatus Apparatus including a multi-sectioned trough like organization directing impacted croquet balls from a starting position defined by a series of aligned recesses. Guide plates direct a struck croquet ball through a medial section of the apparatus and direc... | 07/09/1991 |
| 4968035 | Slot ball game A slot ball game wherein balls are rolled up a slightly inclined surface having at least one elongated slot formed therein defining a target having an opening of sufficient width and length to receive and "trap" a plurality of balls. The opening of the sl... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4867454 | Ball game device A ball game device with a striking disk. The ball is located on a table-top playing surface which slopes and is enclosed on all sides by edge members, and is made to roll by means of the striking disk and comes in contact with a further arrangement of bal... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4790535 | Apparatus for playing marbles An apparatus for playing marbles comprising a surface for supporting a plurality of marbles, the surface extending from a front end of the apparatus and terminating before a back wall of the apparatus. A chute for capturing marbles that are propelled off ... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4662846 | Apparatus for mechanically composing a mosaic pattern of balls An apparatus for mechanically composing a mosaic pattern formed by balls, which comprises an inclined composition table subdivided by uniformly spaced protruding guides into a number of columns extending along the direction of the lines of maximum slope, ... | 05/05/1987 |
| 4620706 | Game with rotating target An amusement device which includes a base structure having a playing surface over which ball may be shot at rotating target objects rendered intermittantly out-of-sight by the co-action of a plurality of rotating obstacles operatively interposed between t... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4501423 | Pool game apparatus A game board apparatus which includes an inclined top deck, a cue ball and a first ball, and apparatus for holding the first ball on the inclined top deck. The apparatus for holding exposes the first ball to impact from a cue ball when the cue ball is dri... | 02/26/1985 |
| 4269413 | Pinball game A pinball game is provided having two pairs of flippers, each pair being coordinately actuated by the pulling of a spring-biased lever toward the user. A spring-loaded ball projecting mechanism is provided operatively coupled by a ratchet to a ball counti... | 05/26/1981 |
| 4239220 | Target game and components thereof A target game can be constructed utilizing a support member and a transparent housing or cover mounted on the support member so as to enclose an elongated, enlarged area. A target is movably mounted on a guide rail within this area so as to be capable of ... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4070025 | Tiltable game surface device A tiltable game surface device comprising a game surface mounted in a housing by a plurality of springs connecting the game surface to the housing and urging the game surface toward the base of said housing, and into parallel relation with the base, at le... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4052068 | Game apparatus Game apparatus is provided having a playing board with a series of alleys extending between two opposing players at opposite ends of the board. The alleys are defined by pairs of ball-guiding rails on the board. Ball projectors are provided at each end of... | 10/04/1977 |
