Pinball machine

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 9950247
SERIAL NO

15259742

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Pinball machines are described. A method includes detecting an event during a game played at least in part over a surface of a playfield in a pinball machine. The playfield has first and second playfield portions. In response to the event, a playfield reducer located between the first and second portions is electronically activated in a manner sufficient to prevent a pinball from traveling between the first and second playfield portions. A pinball machine includes a playfield reducer that is operable to be in and transition between first and second positions during normal gameplay. When the playfield reducer is in the first position, the pinball is capable of rolling into and out of a portion of the playfield surface, and when the playfield reducer is in the second position, the playfield reducer prevents the pinball from accessing or from leaving the portion of the playfield surface.

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MULTIMORPHIC INC6 INDIAN MEADOWS DRIVE SUITE 300 ROUND ROCK TX 78665

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Stellenberg, Gerald Austin, US 8 35

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