Dwight F Sullivan, 532345 22Nd Ave, Broadview, IL 60155

7070506, Jul 4, 2006

Sep 12, 2002

10/242035

Lonnie Ropp - Schaumburg IL, US
Joe Blackwell - Worth IL, US
Dwight Sullivan - West Chicago IL, US

Stern Pinball, Inc. - Melrose Park IL

A63F 13/00

463 29, 273119 A

A pinball machine having an inclined playfield supporting a plurality of game features and a rolling game ball. A processor is used to control the function of the pinball machine including permitting game play in a tournament mode wherein game play allows a player to earn a score that is evaluated to determine if a prize is to be awarded. The processor may also allow for game play in a normal mode wherein game play does not provide for a prize to be awarded. When both game play modes are available, a player operated switch may be provided for permitting player selection of the mode of play at the beginning of each game.

7967681, Jun 28, 2011

Jun 25, 2004

10/877604

Lonnie D. Ropp - Schaumburg IL, US
Joe Blackwell - Worth IL, US
Keith Johnson - Bartlett IL, US
Dwight Sullivan - West Chicago IL, US

Stern Pinball, Inc. - Melrose Park IL

A63F 13/00

463 32, 463 3

Enhanced amusement game tournament play is achieved by awarding prizes to one or more players maintaining a position on a threshold game score achieving, bump board listing, a prize qualifying cumulative threshold game score total, and/or a prize qualifying cumulative actual game score total wherein individual game scores are required to meet a threshold game score prior to being added to the cumulative total. These methods for awarding prizes may also include the awarding of prizes to one or more players achieving a prize qualifying individual game score and/or a prize qualifying cumulative game score total.

5913516, Jun 22, 1999

Feb 2, 1998

9/016899

Peter J Piotrowski - Chicago IL
Brad D. Cornell - Chicago IL
Dwight Sullivan - Chicago IL

A63F 730

273127R

A play feature for a pinball game features a multimode target with a variable trajectory ball ramp. The multimode target features a pair of distinct targets mounted upon the playfield of the pinball game in a rotating fashion. The multimode target may be rotated between positions whereby each of the distinct targets is exclusively accessible by the game ball thus providing the pinball game with more than one mode of play. A variable trajectory ball ramp is positioned upon the playfield and is curved and banked towards the multimode target. A pinball properly negotiating the ramp may strike the multimode target so as to increase the player's score. The multimode target may oscillate and the distinct targets may feature a number of sub-targets as well as oscillating barriers.

5707059, Jan 13, 1998

Dec 18, 1995

8/574244

Dwight Sullivan - Chicago IL
Kenneth Fedesna - Chicago IL

Williams Electronics Games, Inc. - Chicago IL

A63F 730

273121A

A pinball game is provided with a control system which enables a game player to choose between a novice mode of play and a normal mode of play. In novice mode, game play proceeds for a predetermined time, regardless of the number of game balls played and selected game features, such as the tilt sensor, may be disabled. Game bonuses and free games may be made unavailable in novice mode to encourage experienced players to play in normal mode.

5915693, Jun 29, 1999

Feb 2, 1998

9/017190

Peter J. Piotrowski - Chicago IL
Brad D. Cornell - Chicago IL
Dwight Sullivan - Chicago IL

A63F 730

273129S

A game ball cradle is positioned upon the playfield of a pinball game. A player-controlled solenoid plunger mechanism "pops" a ball positioned within the cradle into the air. A wire form jump rope is rotatably connected to an electric motor. The jump rope is positioned so that when it is rotated, it will pass under a game ball that has been properly "popped" by the player. A switch indicates to the game microprocessor that the jump rope has completed a revolution. Optical detectors indicate to the game microprocessor that the game ball is within the cradle so that the electric motor may be activated and, upon completion of a successful "jump", the player's score incremented and the speed of the jump rope rotation increased.

5833236, Nov 10, 1998

Aug 28, 1997

8/920301

Barry Oursler - Lake Zurich IL
Dwight Sullivan - Streamwood IL

Williams Electronics Games, Inc. - Chicago IL

A63F 730

273127R

A wrecking ball play feature for a pinball game includes a crane disposed upon the playfield of the pinball game. A wrecking ball is suspended from the crane by a cable so that it may be impacted by a game ball rolling upon the playfield. After being struck by the game ball, the wrecking ball swings in a pendulum-like fashion so as to strike targets near the crane, thus increasing the player's score. Alternatively, the wrecking ball may block a passage, the access of which by the game ball increases the player's score. The wrecking ball may be raised or lowered so that the pinball game features two or more modes of play. In one embodiment, the wrecking ball is raised and lowered by pivoting the crane arm about a pivot connection with the crane tower by way of a solenoid connected between the crane arm and the playfield. In another embodiment, the wrecking ball is raised by retracting the cable into the crane arm by way of tilting a crank to which the cable is connected.

2014014, May 22, 2014

Mar 7, 2013

13/788694

- Waukegan IL, US
Allon G. Englman - Chicago IL, US
Robert L. Kyte - Chicago IL, US
Ali Neyestani - Chicago IL, US
Dwight D. Sullivan - West Chicago IL, US

WMS GAMING, INC. - Waukegan IL

A63F 13/12

463 25, 463 42

A wagering game system and its operations are described herein. In some embodiments, the operations can include determining that a mobile device is activated to receive secondary wagering game content during a wagering game session conducted via a wagering game machine. In some embodiments, the wagering game machine is configured to present primary wagering game content during the wagering game session. In some embodiments, the operations further include selecting secondary wagering game content in response to determining that the mobile device is activated to receive the secondary wagering game content. In some embodiments, the secondary wagering game content provides a wagering game feature that is not available via the primary wagering game content. In some embodiments, the operations further include providing the secondary wagering game content for presentation via the mobile device during the wagering game session.