Patents by Inventor Mark Coldebella

Mark Coldebella has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Lighting control system for pinball games
    Patent number: 5091677
    Abstract: A lighting control system for pinball games employs a lighting circuit board that supports at least one string of lamps connected in parallel. The lighting board associates a triac with each lighting string for switching the output of an a.c. power supply to each lighting string. The triacs are controlled responsive to the output of a zero-cross detection circuit, which monitors the a.c. power supply. The intensity of the lighting strings is independently controllable responsive to conditions on the game playfield by varying the length of time the triac switches power relative to the zero-crossing point of the output of the a.c. power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 1991
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: Williams Electronics Games, Inc.
    Inventors: Charles R. Bleich, Mark Coldebella, Lawrence E. DeMar