U.S. patents available from 1976 to present.
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Electronic football game

Patent 4422639 Issued on December 27, 1983. Estimated Expiration Date: Icon_subject December 27, 2000. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

Patent References

3724852

3895798

Video game system
Patent #: 4053740
Issued on: 10/11/1977
Inventor: Rosenthal

Electronic game apparatus and method
Patent #: 4093223
Issued on: 06/06/1978
Inventor: Wilke, et al.

Programmable television game system
Patent #: 4126851
Issued on: 11/21/1978
Inventor: Okor

Apparatus for generating at least one moving object across a video display screen where wraparound of the object is avoided
Patent #: 4129883
Issued on: 12/12/1978
Inventor: Stubben

Computer control of television receiver display
Patent #: 4177462
Issued on: 12/04/1979
Inventor: Chung

Electronic simulated football game and method Patent #: 4249735
Issued on: 02/10/1981
Inventor: Bromley

Inventors

Assignee

Application

No. 06/205481 filed on 11/10/1980

US Classes:

463/4, Simulated court game or athletic event (e.g., soccer, basketball, etc.)463/46Housing

Examiners

Primary: Hum, Vance Y.
Assistant: Picard, Leo P.

Attorney, Agent or Firm

International Class

A63F 3/00 (20060101)

Abstract

An electronic football game having controls for two operators, the controls being divided in play calling controls and play actions controls. The game has a display upon which appear indications representing offensive and defensive players and the ball. Control circuitry operates in response to the controls to move certain players under operator control and other players under automatic control. Various of the players under automatic control may be preprogrammed to run selectable specified patterns or to attack specified targets.

Other References

  • Rudolf F. Graf et al., "Action Football Game", 3/77
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