| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 6491296 |
Arcade game with spinning wheel bonus |
December 10, 2002 |
| 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 predetermined task on a game unit, they r |
| 6454648 |
System, method and article of manufacture for providing a progressive-type prize awarding scheme |
September 24, 2002 |
| The present invention provides a system, method, and article of manufacture for providing a progressive prize awarding and redeeming scheme in an intermittently accessed network gaming system. A host server of a network system transmits a beginning prize credit value and an increment rat |
| 6015344 |
Prize redemption system for games |
January 18, 2000 |
| The present invention provides a prize redemption system for use with one or more game apparatuses. A game is provided on a game apparatus for a player to play in exchange for monetary input, and prize credits are credited to the player based on the game. A prize selection menu is di |
| 6012722 |
Skill-based water gun game |
January 11, 2000 |
| Disclosed is a skill-based water gun game. In one embodiment, a water gun game apparatus includes a water tub and a water gun. The water tub has an inner chamber and an outer channel that forms a loop around the inner chamber. The inner chamber and the outer channel are in communication |
| 5888115 |
Interactive funnel amusement device |
March 30, 1999 |
| The present invention provides an interactive funnel amusement device. The interactive funnel amusement device allows a user to interact with the interactive funnel amusement device to a greater extent than prior art funnel devices. In one embodiment, the interactive funnel amusement dev |
| 5882258 |
Skill-based card game |
March 16, 1999 |
| A method and apparatus for providing a skill-based card game. A game apparatus displays cards on a display screen. The cards are provided from a deck to played by a player according to rules of the card game, where the player can make moves during the game with the drawn cards. A game |
| 5860648 |
Golfing game including object sensing and validation |
January 19, 1999 |
| An arcade game including an object sensor for detecting a playing piece directed by a player. A target field including at least one target receives the directed playing piece, and the sensor determines the identity and a position of the playing piece. A scoring mechanism provides a g |
| 5803451 |
Arcade game having multiple score indicators |
September 8, 1998 |
| A skill-based game including multiple score indicators is disclosed. The skill-based game preferably involves rolling a playing piece down a playing surface towards targets, and allowing the user to use the targets to manipulate multiple score indicators, so as to use one's skill to |
| 5769424 |
Arcade game for stacking directed playing pieces |
June 23, 1998 |
| A game method and apparatus includes a playing surface having a player end and a target end and a target provided at the target end. The target includes a channel on a planar target surface that is inclined and receives multiple playing pieces, such as balls, rolled across the playing |
| 5743523 |
Multi-game system with progressive bonus |
April 28, 1998 |
| 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 predetermined task on a game unit, they r |
| 5733193 |
Boxing arcade game |
March 31, 1998 |
| An arcade game including a movable object such as a punching bag for a player to repetitively hit or strike during a game. The bag is suspended from a frame structure that is adjustable in height to accommodate differently-sized players. A sensor is positioned to detect when the punc |
| 5704612 |
Arcade game with color sensing apparatus |
January 6, 1998 |
| An arcade game including a number of playing pieces having distinct colors and a number of targets associated with at least one of the distinct colors. A sensor apparatus is arranged to sense the color of a playing piece received by a target. The targets can preferably be highlighted to |
| 5700007 |
Ticket redemption arcade game |
December 23, 1997 |
| 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 predetermined task on a game unit, they r |
| 5697611 |
Redemption-type arcade game with game token return |
December 16, 1997 |
| A redemption-type arcade game apparatus with a game token return. A token receiving mechanism on the game apparatus receives a game token or coin having a monetary value from a player. A game having a finite duration is started on the game apparatus in response to receiving the token. A |
| 5676371 |
Arcade games |
October 14, 1997 |
| An arcade game including an inclined playing surface, a playing piece which can be directed down the playing surface, and a vibration apparatus operative to overcome the frictional forces between the playing piece and the playing surface. The vibration mechanism preferably includes m |
| 5667217 |
Roll-down arcade game |
September 16, 1997 |
| An arcade game including an inclined playing surface and a coin directing mechanism. A coin hopper forces multiple coins through the coin directing mechanism and onto the playing surface for each activation of a button by the player. The player can direct the multiple coins in a desired |
