Title: Electronic scorer for bowling games

Abstract: A bowling scoring system having a single computation means for computing scores bowled on any of a plurality of lanes and which (1) includes an error correction system; (2) computes anew at the end of each frame a team total score which will reflect any corrections made to bowlers' scores, including all pinfall actually earned by bowlers on a team and will be for a discrete team frame whether or not all bowlers on the team are bowling in the same frame; (3) is adapted to be selectively conditioned to score league bowling on all lanes, open bowling on all lanes, or league bowling on some lanes and open bowling on other lanes; (4) includes logic which anticipates the nature of a subsequent readout and conditions the readout device for the readout in advance of the operation; (5) incorporates a separate center for readout for each lane to be scored; and (6) is formed of a number of electronic registers fabricated primarily of semiconductor components.

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Inventors: Walker, Jerome F. (Shaker Heights, OH, US)

Application Number: 196173
Filing Date: 1971-11-05
Publication_date: 1976-01-13
Assignee: Brunswick Corporation (Skokie, IL)
Primary Class(es): 473/65 473/69, 473/70
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US Patent Ref:

3295849	Jan, 1967	Miller et al.	235/151.
3375352	Mar, 1968	House et al.	235/151.
3499649	Mar, 1970	Mentzer et al.	273/54.
3531117	Sep, 1970	Preston et al.	273/54.
3550939	Dec, 1970	Walker	273/54.
3565428	Feb, 1971	Reynolds	273/54.
3589725	Jun, 1971	Townsend et al.	273/54.
3637211	Jan, 1972	Helbig et al.	273/54.
3649014	Mar, 1972	Hoffman	273/54.

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Primary Examiner: Oechsle, Anton O.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Heimovics; John G., Epstein; Sheldon L., Lawler, Jr.; William G.