Patents by Inventor Roger L. Grossenbacher

Roger L. Grossenbacher 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).

  • User input selection device and automated bowling coaching system in an automatic bowling scoring system
    Patent number: 5618238
    Abstract: A bowling scoring system having a graphic user interface includes an input selection device for receiving user input selections. The bowling scoring system is responsive to a pin-fall sensor to compute bowlers' scores which are displayed to provide information to the bowler. The system includes a controller program having various program states for performing a particular one of a plurality of functions. A plurality of input selection keys juxtaposed with the display device to provide input to the controller. Softkey indicia areas on the display device are associated with one of its input selection keys. The controller is responsive to the state of the program for displaying a particular label in at least one of the indicia areas and for performing a function associated with the displayed label in response to actuation of the one of the input selection keys associated with the labeled indidia area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 1995
    Date of Patent: April 8, 1997
    Assignee: Brunswick Bowling & Billards Corp.
    Inventors: Richard A. Kruse, Roger L. Grossenbacher, James S. Chan