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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 27, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2021
Applicant:
Stern Pinball, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Inventor:
George A. Gomez, Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Assignee:
Stern Pinball, Inc., Elk Grove Village, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 7/36 (2006.01); A63F 7/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63F 7/027 (2013.01); A63F 7/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A physical device is provided that is retrofittable to a pinball game. The devices is recognized by the pinball game controller and recognized as being compatible therewith. The device, when pair with the pinball machine causes the pinball machine to control a second gameplay different from a first gameplay controlled when the device is not coupled to the pinball machine. The second gameplay comprises video, audio, and/or scoring events that are only available when the device is connected to the game.