Did You Know...
...that Robert Adler has the dubious distinction of being the Father of the Couch Potato? Back in 1955 Adler was employed by what was then Zenith Radio Corp., where he was charged to invent something that would allow viewers to turn down the TV volume without leaving their chairs. After a series of flops (such as a wired contraption that people tripped over), Adler hit on the idea of using sound waves. Thus the Remote Control was born...
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8052538 | Poker billiard table and game The present invention may include apparatus and methods for playing a pool game with currency collection and dispensing for tallying betting and paying winnings. A pool table may have six pockets that may be connected to channels structured to channel a ball enterin... | 11/08/2011 |
| 5738591 | Queuing system A queuing system is provided for gaming apparatus such as a billiards table. The system uses a remote consol (16) that is coin operated and has a key-pad (58) for players to enter theft names in a sequence of players. The consol dispenses a ticket (76) wi... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5711715 | Method and apparatus for tournament play of coin operated games A coin operated game playing machine is operated by a microprocessor so as to permit tournament play among a number of players. Names of top ranking players are displayed and a portion of the playing receipts is allocated to an award fund for distribution... | 01/27/1998 |
| 5630759 | Device used with billiard table for sensing balls dropping into the pockets and scoring as well as collecting and arranging the ball A device used with billiard table for sensing balls dropping into the pockets and scoring as well as collecting and arranging the balls. The device is mounted under the dropping opening of the collecting ball rail of the billiard table for sensing the bal... | 05/20/1997 |
| 5066008 | Electronic voice and control system for billiards The present invention relates to an electronic voice and control system for billiards. The inventive system, intended for use with a standard billiard table having a separate return for the cue ball, includes sensors on each pocket to indicate when a ball... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5026053 | Billiard table multiple electronics game device and method A table game (10) device and method having a playing surface (20) and electronic display (90). A plurality of pocket openings (24-34) numbering six or other number, as in a standard six pocket billiard table (10), with individual switching and signal gene... | 06/25/1991 |
| 4948128 | Poker pool table A pool table designed to allow various poker games to be played using card values visibly marked on the balls and/or using plain unmarked balls. The plain unmarked balls have a unique electric name tag encoded therein which is read by an electronic reader... | 08/14/1990 |
| 4878664 | Poker pool game A pool game uses balls marked to correspond to standard playing cards. Each player or team attempts to form a "poker hand" by sinking appropriate balls, to defeat the opponent's hand. Typically, an electronic scoring apparatus detects each ball as it is p... | 11/07/1989 |
| 4516770 | Ball identification for a table ball game Electronic arrangement for detecting and identifying individual balls in a table ball game involves the use of two or more distinct code elements embedded in the balls. When applied to a pool table, the balls landing in the pockets are conveyed by incline... | 05/14/1985 |
| 4042491 | Color recognition system A color recognition system is used to distinguish between objects of various colors. A plurality of light sources are arranged at a sensing station to reflect light from the object as it passes the sensing station to a plurality of cooperatively mounted l... | 08/16/1977 |
