PORTABLE PIN GAME PLATFORM
    1.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20220054931A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-24

    申请号:US17299437

    申请日:2019-12-03

    发明人: Bradley Chapman

    IPC分类号: A63D1/02 A63D3/00 A63D7/00

    摘要: A portable game platform including a first platform section and a second platform section pivotally joined together by a hinge. Each platform section formed of a base defining at least two holes and a surface board attached to the top of each base. A plurality of feet are configured to be removably received by the holes in the bases. The platform has a game play configuration in which the two surface boards form a continuous game play surface, and a collapsed configuration in which the game platform folds at the hinge and the bottom of the first base abuts the bottom of the second base. A process for setting up the portable game platform includes unfolding the platform sections along the hinge Joining one of the plurality of feet into each of the holes defined in the bases, and leveling the game platform by adjusting the feet within the holes.

    ILLUMINATED PIN GAME PLATFORM
    2.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190209914A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-07-11

    申请号:US16325907

    申请日:2017-08-16

    发明人: Christopher HUT

    IPC分类号: A63D1/04 A63D5/04

    摘要: A game platform and process of setting up and scoring individual game pins on the game platform is provided. The platform and process has utility to mitigate the negative impact of recurring manual setup of individual game pins on a game surface prior to beginning or continuing play such as the misalignment of individual game pins potentially creating an unfair advantage or disadvantage to those playing the game. The platform and process also has utility to increase the efficiency and uniformity of game setup and game play. The platform affords automatic identification of a misaligned game pin and notifies a player of the need to realign the game pin. The platform has further utility to automatically score the game and generate additional game information in real-time.

    Automated game scoring and pin tracking system

    公开(公告)号:US11383151B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-07-12

    申请号:US16325956

    申请日:2017-08-17

    发明人: Christopher Hutt

    IPC分类号: A63D5/04 A63D9/00

    摘要: An automated system is provided for scoring and tracking pin position and pin placement, gameplay, and playing time during games of FOWLING™. A modified pin with a radio frequency identification (RFID) tag affixed to or implanted in the pin provides tracking of individual pins during gameplay. A RFID reader is used to poll the set of pins on the platform to determine when a pin has left a set position. A processor controls the RFID tag reader and a clock so as to track pin position versus time. A pin position array is used in conjunction with conductive or magnetic disks on the bottom portion or surface of the pin for tracking pin position, pin placement, and gameplay. The conductive or magnetic disks complete circuit junctions in the array that confirm the presence of a standing pin and when a pin has been dislodged and presumably toppled over.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PLAYING A PIN BASED GAME USING AN IMPACT RESISTANT BALL AND PROCESS OF FORMING THE SAME

    公开(公告)号:US20210077862A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-18

    申请号:US17104250

    申请日:2020-11-25

    发明人: Christopher Hutt

    摘要: A system and method for playing a pin based game with an impact resistant ball and process of forming an impact resistant ball are provided. The impact resistant ball has an increased resistance to damage caused to a ball by repeated impact with objects such as a game board and game pins thereby decreasing the frequency with which the ball must be replaced. The impact resistant ball also has utility to afford a larger segment of the population the ability to properly grip and throw the impact resistant ball by providing an increased length gripper able to accommodate a greater range of hand sizes. The impact resistant ball has further utility to automatically identify and transmit data including the impact of the ball with the game pins and ball metrics including speed, pressure and weight.

    COLLAPSIBLE GAME PLATFORM
    6.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20230041496A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-02-09

    申请号:US17880158

    申请日:2022-08-03

    发明人: Christopher Hutt

    IPC分类号: A63D1/02 A63D1/04

    摘要: A game platform includes a game board and a frame. The game board adapted to be retained in an expanded configuration by the frame, which is configured to be removably attached to the game board by a perimeter sleeve, opposing pockets, grommets, hooks, or a combination thereof. The frame is configured to maintain a flat surface of the game board during game play such that the game board is adapted to receive a plurality of gaming pins thereon. A kit with a collapsible game platform configurable as a carrying case containing therein all the constituent game pieces necessary for game play is also provided and includes at least two collapsible game platforms each having a game board, a removably attachable frame, and a plurality of spiked feet configured to be removably received by holes in a base of the game board; game pins, and at least one game ball.

    PORTABLE BALL AND PIN GAME SYSTEM

    公开(公告)号:US20230020053A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-19

    申请号:US17952418

    申请日:2022-09-26

    发明人: Bradley Chapman

    摘要: A portable game system including a target pins, a throwing ball having a deflated state and an inflated state, and two platform sections each formed of a base and a planar playing surface. Each platform section having a handle disposed and having positioning indicia disposed thereon. The two platform sections configured to be held in abutting contact via a locking mechanism disposed thereon to hold the platform sections in a collapsed configuration in which the deflated throwing ball and game pins are held within a cavity defined between the platform sections. The game system further having a game play configuration in which the bottom of the first base is spaced apart from the bottom of the second base, the plurality of target pins are positioned on said first game pin positioning indicia and said second game pin positioning indicia, and the throwing ball is in its inflated state.

    Illuminated pin game platform
    8.
    发明授权

    公开(公告)号:US11241611B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-02-08

    申请号:US16325907

    申请日:2017-08-16

    发明人: Christopher Hutt

    摘要: A game platform and process of setting up and scoring individual game pins on the game platform is provided. The platform and process has utility to mitigate the negative impact of recurring manual setup of individual game pins on a game surface prior to beginning or continuing play such as the misalignment of individual game pins potentially creating an unfair advantage or disadvantage to those playing the game. The platform and process also has utility to increase the efficiency and uniformity of game setup and game play. The platform affords automatic identification of a misaligned game pin and notifies a player of the need to realign the game pin. The platform has further utility to automatically score the game and generate additional game information in real-time.

    System and method for playing a pin based game using an impact resistant ball and process of forming the same

    公开(公告)号:US11325010B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-10

    申请号:US17104250

    申请日:2020-11-25

    发明人: Christopher Hutt

    摘要: A system and method for playing a pin based game with an impact resistant ball and process of forming an impact resistant ball are provided. The impact resistant ball has an increased resistance to damage caused to a ball by repeated impact with objects such as a game board and game pins thereby decreasing the frequency with which the ball must be replaced. The impact resistant ball also has utility to afford a larger segment of the population the ability to properly grip and throw the impact resistant ball by providing an increased length gripper able to accommodate a greater range of hand sizes. The impact resistant ball has further utility to automatically identify and transmit data including the impact of the ball with the game pins and ball metrics including speed, pressure and weight.

    METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR BETTING ON A PIN BASED GAME

    公开(公告)号:US20220088468A1

    公开(公告)日:2022-03-24

    申请号:US17480692

    申请日:2021-09-21

    发明人: Christopher Hutt

    IPC分类号: A63D5/04 A63D3/00 A63D9/00

    摘要: A method of betting on a pin based game includes the making of a first bet by placement of money or a substitute for money on a first position of a betting mat or by a digital mat on a graphical user interface, the first bet corresponding to a first player performance metric of a player in the pin based game. The player then throws at least one throw of a ball at a pin arrangement having at least one standing pin in attempt to knock down the at least one pin. The first bet plus a premium are returned based upon the first player performance metric being achieved. The premium is defined by premium odds that is based in part on the probability. A system for betting on a pin based game includes a pin associated with a sensor, a computer, a graphical user interface, and a betting mat.