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US3072410A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Golf game apparatus

Assignee: Reflectone Electronics Inc
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Filing: 1960-09-09
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Granted: 1963-01-08
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Expires: 1980-09-09
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 Luther G Simjian

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 10:25
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63B; A63B63/00

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 201 words
A COMBINATION FOR USE WITH A MISSILE, COMPRISING: A FIRST MEANS FOR WHICH THE MISSILE IS PROPELLED; A TARGET ON WHICH THE MISSILE IS IMPACTED; A SCREEN, HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS STRUCTURE, DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID TARGET AND SAID FIRST MEANS, COMPRISING AN ARRAY OF A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL, CLOSELY JUXTAPOSED, ELONGATED ELEMENTS, EACH INDIVIDUALLY SECURED TO A SUPPORT AND EACH ADAPTED TO BE INDIVIDUALLY DISPLACED BY THE MISSILE FROM ITS NEIGHBOR ELEMENT TO PASS THE MISSILE THEREBETWEEN AND THROUGH SAID SCREEN AND THEREAFTER TO RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION IN SAID ARRAY, SAID SCREEN OBSCURING SAID TARGET VISUALLY FROM SAID FIRST MEANS, REFLECTING LIGHT FROM THE AREA ON THE SIDE OF SAID SCREEN WHICH IS PROXIMATE TO SAID FIRST MEANS BACK TOWARDS SAID AREA, AND PASSING THE MISSILE THROUGH SAID SCREEN WITHOUT ANY SUBSTANTIAL DISTORTION OF THE TRAJECTORY OF THE MISSILE; IMPACT SENSING AND COMPUTING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TARGET FOR GENERATING SIGNALS RESPONSIVE TO THE IMPACT OF THE MISSILE ON SAID TARGET WHICH ARE INDICATIVE OF SAID TRAJECTORY OF THE MISSILE; AND A PROJECTOR CONNECTED TO SAID COMPUTER FOR RECEIVING SAID SIGNALS AND IN RESPONSE TO SAID SIGNALS PROJECTING AN IMAGE ON SAID FIRST MEANS PROXIMATE SIDE OF SAID SCREEN.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 201 words
A COMBINATION FOR USE WITH A MISSILE, COMPRISING: A FIRST MEANS FOR WHICH THE MISSILE IS PROPELLED; A TARGET ON WHICH THE MISSILE IS IMPACTED; A SCREEN, HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY CONTINUOUS STRUCTURE, DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID TARGET AND SAID FIRST MEANS, COMPRISING AN ARRAY OF A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL, CLOSELY JUXTAPOSED, ELONGATED ELEMENTS, EACH INDIVIDUALLY SECURED TO A SUPPORT AND EACH ADAPTED TO BE INDIVIDUALLY DISPLACED BY THE MISSILE FROM ITS NEIGHBOR ELEMENT TO PASS THE MISSILE THEREBETWEEN AND THROUGH SAID SCREEN AND THEREAFTER TO RETURN TO ITS NORMAL POSITION IN SAID ARRAY, SAID SCREEN OBSCURING SAID TARGET VISUALLY FROM SAID FIRST MEANS, REFLECTING LIGHT FROM THE AREA ON THE SIDE OF SAID SCREEN WHICH IS PROXIMATE TO SAID FIRST MEANS BACK TOWARDS SAID AREA, AND PASSING THE MISSILE THROUGH SAID SCREEN WITHOUT ANY SUBSTANTIAL DISTORTION OF THE TRAJECTORY OF THE MISSILE; IMPACT SENSING AND COMPUTING MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID TARGET FOR GENERATING SIGNALS RESPONSIVE TO THE IMPACT OF THE MISSILE ON SAID TARGET WHICH ARE INDICATIVE OF SAID TRAJECTORY OF THE MISSILE; AND A PROJECTOR CONNECTED TO SAID COMPUTER FOR RECEIVING SAID SIGNALS AND IN RESPONSE TO SAID SIGNALS PROJECTING AN IMAGE ON SAID FIRST MEANS PROXIMATE SIDE OF SAID SCREEN.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-01-07 1966-07-09 1967-01-08 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-01-07 1970-07-09 1971-01-08 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-01-07 1974-07-09 1975-01-08 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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