Patents by Inventor Robert J. Prinz

Robert J. Prinz 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).

  • Bowling Lane Conditioning Machine
    Publication number: 20120125378
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the conditioning of bowling lanes, and, more particularly to an apparatus and method for automatically applying a predetermined pattern of dressing fluid along the transverse and longitudinal dimensions of a bowling lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2012
    Publication date: May 24, 2012
    Inventors: Roy A. Burkholder, Troy A. Recknagel, Patrick J. Mitchell, Jason D. Bernard, Robert J. Prinz, William C. Sias, Matthew E. Mead, Damir Ibrahimovic
  • Bowling lane conditioning machine
    Patent number: 8122563
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the conditioning of bowling lanes, and, more particularly to an apparatus and method for automatically applying a predetermined pattern of dressing fluid along the transverse and longitudinal dimensions of a bowling lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corporation
    Inventors: Roy A. Burkholder, Troy A. Recknagel, Patrick J. Mitchell, Jason D. Bernard, Robert J. Prinz, William C. Sias, Matthew E. Mead, Damir Ibrahimovic
  • BOWLING LANE CONDITIONING MACHINE
    Publication number: 20110162156
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the conditioning of bowling lanes, and, more particularly to an apparatus and method for automatically applying a predetermined pattern of dressing fluid along the transverse and longitudinal dimensions of a bowling lane.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 26, 2010
    Publication date: July 7, 2011
    Inventors: Roy A. Burkholder, Troy A. Recknagel, Patrick J. Mitchell, Jason D. Bernard, Robert J. Prinz, William C. Sias, Matthew E. Mead, Damir Ibrahimovic
  • Bowling lane conditioning machine
    Patent number: 7784147
    Abstract: The invention relates generally to the conditioning of bowling lanes, and, more particularly to an apparatus and method for automatically applying a predetermined pattern of dressing fluid along the transverse and longitudinal dimensions of a bowling lane.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: August 31, 2010
    Assignee: Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corporation
    Inventors: Roy A. Burkholder, Troy A. Recknagel, Patrick J. Mitchell, Jason D. Bernard, Robert J. Prinz, William C. Sias, Matthew E. Mead, Damir Ibrahimovic
  • Safety and interlock system for use with an automatic bowling pinsetter
    Publication number: 20080182676
    Abstract: A safety and interlock system for use with an automatic bowling pinsetter is provided. In one embodiment, a safety interlock system is provided comprising a bowling pinsetter, a masking unit, a sensor configured to provide an indication after the masking unit is moved from a first position, and circuitry configured to disable the bowling pinsetter in response to the indication provided by the sensor. In another embodiment, a safety interlock system is provided comprising a bowling pinsetter defining a bowling pinsetter area, a sensor positioned to detect movement into the bowling pinsetter area, and circuitry configured to disable the bowling pinsetter in response to an indication provided by the sensor.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 26, 2007
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Inventors: Troy A. Recknagel, David M. Sella, Michael R. Resterhouse, Robert J. Prinz
  • Consoles for playing and/or scoring games, internet access, and communication
    Patent number: 6764410
    Abstract: A bowling scoring console is disclosed having a housing and a video display monitor mounted in the housing. The console may have one or more of a video game processor, an Internet access device, and a television receiver mounted in the housing and coupled to the display monitor. Methods are also disclosed for using a video game device and an Internet access device in a bowler staging area of a bowling center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2004
    Assignee: Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Apple, Roland C. Bouchard, Gary A. Brouwers, Michael A. Cutlip, David L. Mowers, Robert J. Prinz, Troy A. Recknagel, Timothy J. Ryan
  • Consoles for playing and/or scoring games, internet access, and communication
    Publication number: 20020147514
    Abstract: A bowling scoring console is disclosed having a housing and a video display monitor mounted in the housing. The console may have one or more of a video game processor, an Internet access device, and a television receiver mounted in the housing and coupled to the display monitor. Methods are also disclosed for using a video game device and an Internet access device in a bowler staging area of a bowling center.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 10, 2001
    Publication date: October 10, 2002
    Inventors: David L. Apple, Roland C. Bouchard, Gary A. Brouwers, Michael A. Cutlip, David L. Mowers, Robert J. Prinz, Troy A. Recknagel, Timothy J. Ryan