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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2002
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Jeffrey T. Smart, Altoona, IA (US);
Assignee:
Smart Industries Corporation, Des Moines, IA (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 6/700 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
A63B 6/700 ;
Abstract
A method of extending playing time and prize winning opportunities in a crane game includes the steps of checking for additional coins at any point during the playing time and recalculating the allotted playing time accordingly. An alarm signal can be provided when the allotted time is about to expire. The method can also allow the player to continue playing and winning multiple prizes so long as the allotted time has not expired.