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Automatic scoring,totalizing and printing apparatus for bowling game

Assignee: Brunswick Corp
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Filing: 1962-12-13
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Granted: 1970-03-10
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Expires: 1982-12-13
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Everett K Mentzer
  • 👤 Robert H Boucherle

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 10:23
CPC Classifications
A; A63; A63D; A63D5/00; A63D5/04; A63D2005/048

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 1
Claim 1
Independent Claim 162 words
IN APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY REGISTERING AND TOTALIZING THE SCORE FOR A BOWLING GAME AND FOR PRINTING THE SCORE ON A BOWLING GAME SCORE SHEET, THE COMBINATION OF MEANS FOR PRINTING THE SCORE ON SAID SCORE SHEET, DRIVE MEANS FOR MOVING SAID PRINTING MEANS TO ANY FRAME BOX IN ANY PLAYER LINE ON THE SCORE SHEET, MECHANISM FOR STORING THE TOTAL SCORE, THE ACCUMULATED BUT UNSCORED STRIKES AND SPARES AND THE NUMBER OF FRAMES PREVIOUSLY BOWLED BY EACH PLAYER IN A BOWLING GAME, A PLURALITY OF MANUALLY ACTUABLE, INDEPENDENTLY OPERABLE, SWITCHES, ONE FOR EACH PLAYER IN THE BOWLING GAME, MEANS FOR PREVENTING ACTUATION OF ALL BUT ONE OF THE SWITCHES AT ANY ONE TIME, THE SWITCHES BEING ACTUABLE IN ANY DESIRED SEQUENCE, AND CIRCUIT MEANS OPERABLE WHEN ANY ONE OF SAID SWITCHES IS ACTUATED FOR CONTROLLING SAID PRINTING MEANS AND THE DRIVE MEANS THEREFOR AS A FUNCTION OF THE INFORMATION STORED BY SAID MECHANISM FOR THE PARTICULAR BOWLER WHOSE SWITCH HAS BEEN ACTUATED.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1973-03-09 1973-09-08 1974-03-10 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1977-03-09 1977-09-08 1978-03-10 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1981-03-09 1981-09-08 1982-03-10 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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