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Underwater frisbee golf disc locator

Patent Number: 8444513
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A device for a Frisbee golf disc that indicate position when submerged underwater. The present invention is attached to the center of bottom of a Frisbee golf disc and comprises of a compartment with holes. The compartment holds an effervescent tablet that reacts with water to produce bubbles. The water is able to reach the effervescent tablet through the holes. The bubbles from the reaction of the effervescent tablet escape from the holes and rise to the surface of the water to indicate ...

Scent dispersing apparatus

Patent Number: 8444512
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventors: ;

An animal attractant, such as a liquid scent can be dispersed from a frangible housing by attaching the housing to an arrow and firing an arrow in a designated area frequented by animals. The housing has large fins secured about outer periphery of the housing, enlarging the impact surface of the housing and preventing the housing from being embedded in the soil. As a result, the animal attractant is dispersed above the ground and is not lost in the ...

Table tennis safety lock

Patent Number: 8444511
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A table tennis table with a safety latch includes: a table tennis table having a left panel and a right panel; a left leg swivel attached to the left panel; a right leg swivel attached to the right panel; a middle frame having vertical support members; and a safety latch installed on a vertical support member. The safety latch includes: a lock arm; a hook mounted to the lock arm; a spring biasing the lock arm and the hook to a closed position; and a shaft passing through the vertical ...

Method for designing a golf club

Patent Number: 8444510
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventors: ;

The present invention relates to a method for determining club parameters for at least one golf club, belonging to a set of golf clubs for a specific golfer, having arbitrary club length L_k,n. The method comprises: selecting club length of a first reference golf club and a second reference club; varying at least one club parameter belong to the group: club weight, club head weight, CG position and weight distribution of the first reference golf club and the second reference golf ...

Methods, apparatus, and systems to custom fit golf clubs

Patent Number: 8444509
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The present invention is directed to custom fitting an individual with golf clubs. To accomplish such, a three-dimensional swing display may depict a golf swing prior to impact of a golf ball by a club head of a golf club. The club head may approach the golf ball at a particular attack angle. The attack angle may be defined relative to a horizontal plane that may be substantially parallel to a ground plane and intersect an optimal impact area on a golf ball. The attack angle may be a ...

Golf balls comprising highly- and partially-neutralized alternate copolymers

Patent Number: 8444508
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventors: ;

A golf ball includes a core having a diameter, a first Shore D hardness and a compression; and a cover having a second Shore D hardness that is at least 5 points less than the first Shore D hardness. The cover includes an ionomer of an alternate copolymer, the alternate copolymer being formed from the reaction product of a copolymer of ethylene and maleic anhydride monomer in the presence of a suitable base, the maleic anhydride monomer being present in an amount of about 78 wt ...

Multi-layer golf ball

Patent Number: 8444507
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Golf balls consisting of a dual core and a dual cover are disclosed. The dual core consists of an inner core layer formed from a rubber composition and an outer core layer formed from a highly neutralized polymer ...

Golf club head with composite weight port

Patent Number: 8444506
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A golf club head having a face component, a crown, and a composite sole with one or more weight ports for receiving one or more weight inserts is disclosed herein. At least part of each of the weight ports is integrally formed in the composite sole, and each of the weight ports include a weight receiving region for receiving a weight and a screw receiving region for receiving a screw that secures the weight in the weight ...

Golf club head with repositionable weight

Patent Number: 8444505
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A golf club head comprises a body, a track formed in or attached to the body and having a length and a weight and weight retainer. The weight is continuously repositionable such that it can be positioned at any selected point along the track between its ends. The weight has a major dimension, and the weight retainer comprises a fastening member having a diameter not greater than about one half of the major dimension of the ...

Golf club head

Patent Number: 8444504
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventors: ; ;

A golf club head with a club head body having an external surface with a heel portion, a toe portion, a crown portion, a sole portion, and a front opening is described. A face insert support structure is located at the front opening. The support structure includes a peripheral member and a rear support member. The rear support member has a front surface and a rear surface. A face insert is attached at the front opening and closes the front opening of the body. An undercut fill structure is ...

Golf club head

Patent Number: 8444503
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A head 2 has a face line 8 having a depth of D1 (mm). In a section line of a surface of the face line 8, a boundary between a land area LA and the face line 8 is defined as a point Pa; a point of which a depth is [D¼] (mm) is defined as a point Pb; a point of which a depth is [D½] (mm) is defined as a point Pc; a point of which a depth is [(D1)×(¾)] (mm) is defined as a point Pd; a radius of a circle CL1 passing through three points of the point Pa, ...

Swingweight

Patent Number: 8444502
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

To provide a swingweight whose position of the center of gravity is appropriately fine-adjusted depending upon the situation, the swingweight of the present invention has a securing part, a support shaft and a weight, and is mounted to a grip end, and it is possible for the weight to be moved to any position in the axial direction of the support shaft and to be ...

Set of golf clubs

Patent Number: 8444501
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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The present invention relates to a set of at least three golf clubs having different club length L_k. The golf clubs 14; 20 comprises a shaft 21 with an upper end and a lower end, a grip section 22 on the upper end of the shaft, and a head 23; 30; 40 with a ball-striking surface mounted on the lower end of the shaft. The club length L_kof each golf club decreasing through the set and a value 61, 65, 75; 62, 66, 76; 63,67,77; 64, 68; 78 ...

Full swing weight training apparatus

Patent Number: 8444500
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A weight training apparatus which develops strength, suppleness and memory in the muscles used for swinging of a sports implement which may be a baseball bat, tennis racquet, golf club or other sporting implement or equipment. More specifically, the trainer provides for normal use of the sport implement by a user to swing and hit an object such as a golf ball while providing shock absorption to reduce vibration and twisting of the implement upon impact with the ...

Method and system for shot tracking

Patent Number: 8444499
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventors: ;

A system and method for shot tracking disclosed herein. The system preferably includes a golf club and a receiver. The golf club preferably includes an active RFID transponder, a power source, a switch and an ...

Seesaw

Patent Number: 8444498
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A seesaw having a plurality of illumination means provided on both sides of a pivotable elongate member. The illumination means are controlled by control means dependent upon the inclination of the elongate ...

Opposed jumping platforms apparatus

Patent Number: 8444497
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

An opposed jumping platform apparatus includes a fulcrum base; and an opposed platforms member having an opposed platforms member center pivotally mounted on the fulcrum base and dividing the opposed platforms member into a first jumping platform and an opposing second jumping platform, the first jumping platform having a first user support spaced from the opposed platforms member center extending at least one and one half feet above said first jumping platform, and the second jumping ...

Lateral dynamic simulation device

Patent Number: 8444496
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A lateral dynamic simulation device includes a positioning platform (1), a motor mechanism (2) and a carriage (3). The positioning platform (1) has an upright positioned arm (10). The motor mechanism (2) has multiple degrees of freedom and comprises a base (20), a platform (21) and a plurality of stretchable bars (22) to join the base (20) and the platform (21) by the universal joints (220). The carriage ...

Presenting and controlling wagering game information

Patent Number: 8444493
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventors: ; ; ; ; ;

A network browser and wagering game toolbar (“toolbar”) are described herein. The network browser has a main display area that can display content. The toolbar can be in, or a part of, the network browser. The network browser and the toolbar can receive and display content. Specifically, the toolbar can receive and display wagering game content from a wagering game network as the main display area can receive and display content originating outside the wagering game network. In some ...

Inter-game interactive hybrid asynchronous computer game infrastructure with social networking

Patent Number: 8444492
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for an online gaming method, where an initiating live participant can invite a friend to join a game as an additional participant. Following the invitation, a wait period is provided for receiving acceptance, and if acceptance is received within the wait period, then they will play as live participants in the game play. If acceptance of the friend is not received within the wait period, then a simulated additional ...

Clan wars

Patent Number: 8444491
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method of implementing clan wars is disclosed. An incentive reward is generated that is to be provided to at least one member of a group of users of a game networking system based on the group exercising a level of influence over a location during a time period that is greater than a level of influence of an additional group of users over the location during the time period. It is determined that the group exercised the level of influence over the location during the time period. The ...

Interactive asynchronous game offline play architecture

Patent Number: 8444490
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

In embodiments of the present invention improved capabilities are described for serving a computer game, comprising (a) receiving, at a server, a request from a client for prior game play data relating to another user's prior live game play; (b) retrieving the prior game play data and transmitting the prior game play data to the client; (c) causing the client to store the prior game play data such that the client can retrieve the prior game play data at a later time; and (d) presenting a ...

Virtual card gaming system

Patent Number: 8444489
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A virtual card system provides a card game which is presented in a three-dimensional representation on monitor screens. The system allows human players to play the card game through the monitor screens. The monitor screen may be touch screens which allow the human players to input commands directly. The card game displayed on the touch screen is adapted for graphical manipulation in response to commands from a human player in real time, for instance to bend a card back at the corner to look ...

Device and method for controlling the movement of a game character

Patent Number: 8444488
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

The present invention relates to a device and method for controlling the movement of a games character, which enable character movement of a type in which a character in the game jumps down and falls freely from an elevated height following an action by the games player, or progresses forwards in the direction of movement if another action is performed. The present invention has the advantageous effect that the appeal of a game is maximized as the movement time and the movement distance ...

Game device, game device control method, program, and information storage medium

Patent Number: 8444487
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

Provided is a game device capable of preventing a subject to be operated from performing an action that is not intended by a player. The game device (10) executes a game configured such that at least one of the subject to be operated by the player and a plurality of objects or characters moves within a game space. Numerical value information acquiring means (51) acquires numerical value information corresponding to a motion of the player. Control means (52) causes the ...

Systems and methods for indicating input actions in a rhythm-action game

Patent Number: 8444486
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Systems and methods for displaying cues indicating input actions in a rhythm-action game may include: displaying, to a player of a rhythm-action game, a lane divided into at least two sub-lanes, each sub-lane containing cues indicating a drum input element; and displaying, to the player, an additional cue spanning a plurality of the sub-lanes, the additional cue indicating a foot pedal action. In some embodiments, the additional cue may span all the sub-lanes. In some embodiments, each ...

Seamless user navigation between high-definition movie and video game in digital medium

Patent Number: 8444485
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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Seamless navigation is provided between high-definition audio-video content configured for use with a media player application, and an executable video game packaged with the audio-video content on a digital medium. An API module is distributed to player/consoles. An application provided with the high-definition audio-video content detects the presence of the API module on the player device. In response to detecting the API module, the application provides an interactive feature that uses ...

Game device, control method of game device, and information storage medium

Patent Number: 8444484
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A game device (10) capable of allowing a user to recognize a movement target position candidate for a mobile character at a glance. The game device (10) displays a game screen showing the mobile character moving toward a position designated by the user. A line acquisition unit (76) acquires a line connecting a position of the mobile character and the position designated by the user. A display control unit (78) displays at least a part of the line acquired by the ...

Presenting and controlling wagering game marketing information

Patent Number: 8444483
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventors: ; ; ; ; ;

A browser application and toolbar are described according to some embodiments. The browser application presents wagering game content in a toolbar. Some embodiments are directed to determining that a first player account uses the toolbar to access the wagering game content, determining that a second player account referred the first player account in response to determination that the first player account uses the toolbar, and providing a referral award to the second player account for ...

Wagering game with dual-play feature

Patent Number: 8444482
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventors: ; ;

Multi-player games that foster cooperation or competition between players. A multi-player wagering game system includes a first display to display a first wagering game; a first input device corresponding to the first display to accept input from a first player; a second display to display a second wagering game, the second display being adjacent to the first display; a second input device corresponding to the second display to accept input from a second player; and a bonus display to ...

Method and apparatus for providing electronic credits at a gaming device without first requiring payment therefor

Patent Number: 8444481
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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In accordance with some embodiments, apparatus and methods are disclosed for providing electronic credits to a player of a gaming device. The electronic credits are provided in response to an occurrence of an event other than an outcome of a game play. Further, the electronic credits are provided without requiring the player to first provide payment therefore. In some, the number of electronic credits may be determined based on information associated with at least one of the player, the ...

Gaming system having multiple gaming machines which provide bonus awards

Patent Number: 8444480
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A gaming system including a central server linked to a plurality of gaming machines and a plurality of bonus awards. The central server monitors wagers on the gaming machines. Based at least in part on the wagers the central server determines when bonus events will occur and which gaming machine(s) will provide the bonus awards. In one embodiment, the central server determines which gaming machine will provide a primary bonus award and any secondary bonus awards. In one embodiment, the ...

Betting against participants in an event

Patent Number: 8444479
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method of managing bets is provided. The method includes receiving win bets and group bets. Each win bet includes a bet that a participant selected from a set of participants in an event will win the event. Each group bet includes a bet that one of a subset of the set of participants will win the event. Results of the event identifying a winning participant from the set of participants are received. An amount of a win bet payout for at least a portion of the win bets that comprise a bet ...

Gaming system and a method of gaming

Patent Number: 8444478
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A gaming system is disclosed which comprises a symbol selector arranged to select at least one player symbol at each level of a multilevel game from a set of symbols, an outcome generator arranged to determine at each level of the multilevel game a successful or unsuccessful game level outcome based on a comparison of the at least one selected player symbol with at least one reference symbol such that the player proceeds to a succeeding game level if the game outcome is successful and the ...

Symbol display device for game machine

Patent Number: 8444477
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A slot machine includes a reel assembly which has a transparent outer reel and a translucent inner reel disposed coaxially within the outer reel. The outer and inner reels are provided with first exterior surfaces on their periphery, and with second exterior surfaces on their side surfaces. The outer and inner reels are driven independently by a respective motor. In performing a first game, the side surfaces are horizontal so that first outer symbols and first inner symbols carried on each ...

Method of awarding prizes for jackpot and gaming machines based on amount wagered during a time period

Patent Number: 8444476
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

Periodic prize draws are conducted by a jackpot controller in a gaming system having one or more electronic gaming devices. The probability of each electronic gaming device winning a particular prize draw is dependent upon the amount wagered on that gaming machine during a period preceding that prize draw. The prize may be a progressive jackpot which comprises an initial starting value and a contribution from the amounts wagered on the electronic gaming devices. If an electronic gaming ...

Method of reimbursement for bonus games of slot machines

Patent Number: 8444475
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A method of reimbursement for a bonus game adopted for slot machines. It is executed when a bonus game is finished. The method includes steps of: executing a reimbursement judgment module, executing a reimbursement game module, executing a win judgment module and executing a score calculation module. The reimbursement judgment module judges whether a player has reached a set threshold in the bonus game, and repeatedly executes the reimbursement game module until reaching the set threshold ...

Wagering game with accumulation-bonus feature that is played upon player"s selection

Patent Number: 8444474
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A gaming system for conducting a wagering game includes an accumulation-bonus feature which allows a player to cache awards to a bonus object. A player selects when to use the bonus object in a secondary playfield to enhance the cached ...

Gaming system, gaming device, and gaming method for shifting symbols from a staging area to a symbol matrix

Patent Number: 8444473
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A gaming device displays a symbol matrix including a plurality of symbol positions and at least two symbol staging areas, each symbol staging area including at least one supplemental symbol potentially shiftable into the symbol matrix. The gaming device displays a symbol staging area indicator. For a play of a game, the gaming device generates a symbol in each symbol position of the symbol matrix. Upon an occurrence of a triggering condition, the gaming device indicates one of the symbol ...

Casino games and methods of play for a casino gaming machine

Patent Number: 8444472
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

Casino games and methods having a set of objects displayed in a screen of a casino gaming machine. Each object has a randomly assigned attribute from a corresponding set of attributes. The casino gaming machine receives the player's input for each of a predetermined number of objects in the set. When selected, a symbol corresponding to the hidden attribute is displayed. After each input, the remaining attributes of the remaining objects not selected are randomly reassigned to each ...

Gaming system and method for providing bingo wins

Patent Number: 8444471
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A gaming system includes a plurality of gaming machines and a continual game sequence including a plurality of symbols and a plurality of sessions. Each session includes a number of games. At the beginning of a game sequence, the gaming system draws all of the symbols. When the number of games of the current session has been played without a winner, the game sequence proceeds to the next session. For each session, the gaming system activates a number of the drawn symbols based on the ...

Multi-ball video-roulette gaming systems, methods and processor-readable media

Patent Number: 8444470
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A video-based multi-ball super-roulette gaming system, method and processor-readable media includes a main/primary roulette wheel having a number of ball pockets with betting marks and a circular runway for rotating multiple graphical game balls within the primary roulette wheel. The system permits a player to pay and play multiple balls in order to maximize the action and winning chances with respect to a player. Multiple balls of the game provide increased action for the player while ...

Method for playing a lottery game having a redemption chain with an enhanced prize

Patent Number: 8444469
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventors: ; ;

A method is provided for implementing a Digital Gate enabled lottery game wherein players are offered the chance to increase the prize value of a ticket by linking subsequently purchased tickets in a chain. Lottery tickets are provided for players, wherein each lottery ticket includes a unique validation code and play of the game enabled by the lottery ticket may result in a prize within a given prize structure. For winning plays of one of the lottery tickets, consumers are provided an ...

Voucher gaming system

Patent Number: 8444468
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventors: ;

A gaming system and related methods comprising a gaming device and a voucher mechanism in communication with the gaming device. The voucher mechanism is configured to present various types of vouchers to the player depending on a game outcome. The types of vouchers include, without limitation, a jackpot voucher, a merchandise voucher, a free play voucher, a mystery voucher, a competition entry voucher, and a restricted machine play ...

Gaming machine having an enhanced game play scheme

Patent Number: 8444467
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventors: ; ;

A gaming machine having an enhanced game play scheme is provided where, in response to receipt of a second wager to select an option, a player is provided with enhanced game play. Enhanced game play may include (1) providing more frequent bonus game play, (2) providing a larger bonus game value payout, (3) providing more frequent bonus game play and providing a larger bonus game value payout, (4) providing a larger or multiplied game value payout, (5) providing a guaranteed value payout for ...

Wagering game with game-play interruption feature

Patent Number: 8444466
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A method for conducting a wagering game includes receiving a wager from a player to play a basic wagering game. The method further includes displaying the basic wagering game on a video display. The method further includes interrupting the basic wagering game. A secondary game is initiated once the basic game is interrupted. The method further includes displaying an outcome for the basic wagering game after the secondary game has been ...

Ultimate four of a kind bonus poker

Patent Number: 8444465
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

The elegance and simplicity of the present invention is its taking pure electronic video poker in a new direction. This invention, with a portal, takes video poker from a static, single screen playing field with known values to a video poker format with a portal into another playing screen whenever any four of a kind, with maximum coins bet, is made by the player. This invention has a primary playing screen, a portal into an informative secondary screen which moves into a bonus screen. The ...

Prompting a player of a dance game

Patent Number: 8444464
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventors: ; ; ; ;

Presented herein are methods, apparatuses, programs, and systems for prompting a player to perform a series of dance moves. A player is prompted to perform a series of dance moves by providing a timeline comprising at least a first time interval associated with a first dance move, and a second time interval associated with a second dance move; displaying an icon representing the first dance move at a first location on the display for the duration of the first time interval; and displaying ...

Game device, method for controlling game device, program, and information storage medium

Patent Number: 8444463
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
Inventor:

A game device is provided. The game device includes a pass target selector, an operated target switcher, a first player controller, and a second player controller. The pass target selector selects a player character to be a pass target in a case where a first player character is in possession of a moving object. The switcher switches the user operated target from the first player character to a second player character. The first player controller moves the first player character and the ...

Wireless musical figurines

Patent Number: 8444452
Publication Date: 2013-05-21
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A method, system, and medium are provided for a wireless musical figurine belonging to a set of wireless musical figurines that play audio files in coordination with one another. One system of the musical figurine includes a wireless transceiver utilized to communicate with one or more musical figurines. The musical figurine also includes a set of master audio files of a first quality level, and a set of slave audio files of a second quality level. An audio player plays an audio file from ...