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US3085802A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Electromagnetically operated game

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1960-11-17
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Granted: 1963-04-16
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Expires: 1980-11-17
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Abstract

No abstract record available.

Inventors

  • 👤 John C Yarashes

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-30 10:59
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63F; A63F7/00; A63F7/0058; A63F3/00; A63F3/00643

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 252 words
A GAME DEVICE COMPRISING A HOLLOW NON-FERROUS METAL HOUSING WITH A PLAYING AREA AND OPPOSITELY DISPOSED CONTROL AREAS, SAID CONTROL AREAS COMPRISING PANELS ON OPPOSITE END WALLS OF SAID HOUSING, A REPLACEABLE PLAYING CARD ON SAID PLAYING AREA, A PLURALITY OF HOLLOW THINWALL STEEL BALLS ROLLABLE OVER SAID PLAYING CARD ON SAID PLAYING AREA, A PLURALITY OF ELECTROMAGNETS ON SAID PLAYING AREA FOR ACTIVATING SAID BALLS, A PLURALITY OF CIRCUIT COMPLETING CONTACTS ON EACH OF SAID CONTROL AREAS, SAID ELECTROMAGNETS ON SAID PLAYING AREA COMPRISING ELECTROMAGNETIC CORES, EACH HAVING A HEAD MOUNTED IN A COUNTERSUNK OPENING IN THE PLAYING AREA SO THAT SAID HEAD IS FLUSH WITH THE PLAYING SURFACE OF SAID PLAYING AREA, SAID CORES DEPENDING FROM SAID HEADS AND EACH CORE HAVING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC COIL WOUND THEREON, SAID COILS BEING ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO CORRESPONDING CONTACTS IN SAID CONTROL AREA, THE ELECTROMAGNETS ON SAID PLAYING AREA BEING ALTERNATELY CONNECTED TO CORRESPONDING CONTACTS ON ONE OR THE OTHER CONTROL AREAS, THE DIAMETER OF AT LEAST SOME OF THE BALLS BEING GREATER THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE ELECTROMAGNETIC CORES UNDER THE CONTROL OF EITHER ONE CONTROL AREA, SAID ELECTROMAGNETS ON SAID PLAYING AREA BEING COMMONLY ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY AND A PAIR OF SELECTOR PRODS INDIVIDUALLY ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY, SAID PRODS BEING ADAPTED TO BE MANUALLY MANIPULATED TO CONTACT THE CIRCUIT COMPLETING CONTACTS ON A SELECTED CONTROL AREA TO CAUSE THE ELECTROMAGNET IN THE SELECTED AREA TO ACTIVATE A BALL WITHIN THE RANGE OF SAID ELECTROMAGNET.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 252 words
A GAME DEVICE COMPRISING A HOLLOW NON-FERROUS METAL HOUSING WITH A PLAYING AREA AND OPPOSITELY DISPOSED CONTROL AREAS, SAID CONTROL AREAS COMPRISING PANELS ON OPPOSITE END WALLS OF SAID HOUSING, A REPLACEABLE PLAYING CARD ON SAID PLAYING AREA, A PLURALITY OF HOLLOW THINWALL STEEL BALLS ROLLABLE OVER SAID PLAYING CARD ON SAID PLAYING AREA, A PLURALITY OF ELECTROMAGNETS ON SAID PLAYING AREA FOR ACTIVATING SAID BALLS, A PLURALITY OF CIRCUIT COMPLETING CONTACTS ON EACH OF SAID CONTROL AREAS, SAID ELECTROMAGNETS ON SAID PLAYING AREA COMPRISING ELECTROMAGNETIC CORES, EACH HAVING A HEAD MOUNTED IN A COUNTERSUNK OPENING IN THE PLAYING AREA SO THAT SAID HEAD IS FLUSH WITH THE PLAYING SURFACE OF SAID PLAYING AREA, SAID CORES DEPENDING FROM SAID HEADS AND EACH CORE HAVING AN ELECTROMAGNETIC COIL WOUND THEREON, SAID COILS BEING ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO CORRESPONDING CONTACTS IN SAID CONTROL AREA, THE ELECTROMAGNETS ON SAID PLAYING AREA BEING ALTERNATELY CONNECTED TO CORRESPONDING CONTACTS ON ONE OR THE OTHER CONTROL AREAS, THE DIAMETER OF AT LEAST SOME OF THE BALLS BEING GREATER THAN THE DISTANCE BETWEEN THE ELECTROMAGNETIC CORES UNDER THE CONTROL OF EITHER ONE CONTROL AREA, SAID ELECTROMAGNETS ON SAID PLAYING AREA BEING COMMONLY ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO A SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY AND A PAIR OF SELECTOR PRODS INDIVIDUALLY ELECTRICALLY CONNECTED TO SAID SOURCE OF ELECTRICITY, SAID PRODS BEING ADAPTED TO BE MANUALLY MANIPULATED TO CONTACT THE CIRCUIT COMPLETING CONTACTS ON A SELECTED CONTROL AREA TO CAUSE THE ELECTROMAGNET IN THE SELECTED AREA TO ACTIVATE A BALL WITHIN THE RANGE OF SAID ELECTROMAGNET.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1966-04-15 1966-10-15 1967-04-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1970-04-15 1970-10-15 1971-04-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1974-04-15 1974-10-15 1975-04-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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