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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2004
Applicants:
Roland C. Bouchard, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Brent K. Bouws, Holland, MI (US);
Kurt A. Dykema, Holland, MI (US);
Warren E. Guthrie, West Olive, MI (US);
Inventors:
Roland C. Bouchard, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Brent K. Bouws, Holland, MI (US);
Kurt A. Dykema, Holland, MI (US);
Warren E. Guthrie, West Olive, MI (US);
Assignee:
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corporation, Lake Forest, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An RFID pin detection system includes bowling pins incorporating RFID tags and a pin deck incorporating reader antennas located in positions corresponding to the placement of the bowling pins. A controller energizes the reader antennas to activate RFID tags in those bowling pins that are in the pin-up position. The pin-up information is used in automatic scoring.