Patents by Inventor Royce L. Cutler

Royce L. Cutler 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).

  • Apparatus and method for automatically scoring a dart game
    Patent number: 4789932
    Abstract: An automatic scoring apparatus for a dart game utilizing a plurality of light detecting elements situated on the periphery of a dart board. These light detecting elements are aligned to receive light emitted by a plurality of light sources so that a dart embedded in the dart board will block the path of light from the light sources to the light detecting elements. A microprocessor and associated electronic circuitry continually scan the light detecting elements to detect a decrease in the amount of light incident on any particular light detecting elements indicative of the presence of a dart in the dart board. The location of the dart is calculated mathematically from the shadow location information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 1984
    Date of Patent: December 6, 1988
    Assignee: Austin T. Musselman
    Inventors: Royce L. Cutler, Edward A. Hohmann