Patents by Inventor Robert C. Schneider

Robert C. Schneider 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).

  • Publication number: 20220409977
    Abstract: An elongated putting strap contained in a rolled configuration within a housing. When used, the elongated strap is unrolled and laid out on a putting green. The putting strap may include short, medium and long putting zones and corresponding short, medium and long target zones. The putting zones may include hash marks designating distances to corresponding target zones. Use of the putting strap provides golfers with an opportunity to putt from various distances in an attempt to bring the golf ball to rest in the proper target zone corresponding to the putting zone from where the golf ball was struck. The target zones may be nested within one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Publication date: December 29, 2022
    Inventor: Robert C. Schneider
  • Patent number: 5556093
    Abstract: An air cushion table game includes a barrier for deflecting a puck during the play of the game when the barrier is in the down position and for capturing the puck by permitting said puck to pass under the barrier when the barrier is up at the end of the game. A plurality of targets are located at the goal end of the game. The player attempts to accumulate as large a score as possible by striking the targets at the goal end of the game with a puck driven by a striker. A coin or token operated mechanism initiates the play of the game. According to the preferred embodiment of the invention, the game has four illuminated target areas each of which includes an LED/photosensor for sensing whether or not the illuminated area is hit by a puck. Alternatively, the game may comprise three targets each of which is randomly illuminated by a pair of red and green lights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 1995
    Date of Patent: September 17, 1996
    Assignee: Coin Concepts, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey R. Lankiewicz, Robert C. Schneider, Gary J. Warner