John W Newcomer

US Patent:

43678750, Jan 11, 1983

Filed:

Feb 8, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/346638

Inventors:

Gordon A. Barlow - Glenview IL
John R. Newcomer - Des Plaines IL
John R. Krutsch - Glenview IL
Fred Bezark - Northbrook IL

Assignee:

Gordon Barlow Design - Skokie IL

International Classification:

A63F 914
A63H 1306

US Classification:

273 85F

Abstract:

A boxing type amusement game including a pair of figures of boxers. Each boxer has a torso with a blow actuated trigger. An inflated launchable balloon is mounted as a head on each torso. At least one arm is pivotally mounted on the torso and has a fist for hitting and actuating a trigger of an opposing boxer. The launchable balloon is mounted on the torso under tension and sealed against air leakage. The trigger releases the balloon and launches it when it is struck by the fist of an opposing boxer.

US Patent:

6224485, May 1, 2001

Filed:

May 1, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/071582

Inventors:

Vince Dickinson - Chicago IL
John R. Newcomer - Arlington Heights IL

Assignee:

Midway Amusement Games, LLC - Chicago IL

International Classification:

A63F 922

US Classification:

463 30

Abstract:

A high-score display system for a video game includes a memory and a display coupled to a game controller of a video game. The game controller causes the display to show active game play sequences responsive to player inputs and simulated game play during an attract mode. Information associated with prior plays of the video game, including high score player identifiers, are stored in the memory. The controller causes selected ones of the high score player identifiers to be displayed in a plurality of available display areas of the video game including static display areas, movable display areas and conditional display areas.

US Patent:

44363095, Mar 13, 1984

Filed:

Feb 8, 1982

Appl. No.:

6/347016

Inventors:

Gordon A. Barlow - Glenview IL
John R. Newcomer - Des Plaines IL
Fred Bezark - Northbrook IL

Assignee:

Gordon Barlow Design - Skokie IL

International Classification:

A63F 300

US Classification:

273267

Abstract:

A game including a game board having a base and pegs upstanding on the base arranged in columns and rows to define a grid of uniformly sized squares. A plurality of square cards each of which is divided into nine colored squares identical in size to the squares of the game board is provided. Notches are formed along the sides of each card at the corners of each square and openings are formed in the card at the corners of the center square so that the cards can be fitted over the pegs and against one another and the base of the game board. The squares on the cards are arranged in patterns of color so the cards can be placed on top of one another in a partially overlapping manner to ultimately form a pattern of nine contiguous squares of the same color when viewed from above.