ALEXANDRIA, Va., Jan. 13 -- United States Patent no. 12,525,091, issued on Jan. 13, was assigned to Bob's Space Racers Inc. (Holly Hill, Fla.).
"Virtual attendant game machine" was invented by Jack Cook (Ormond Beach, Fla.) and Joshua Peacock (Holly Hill, Fla.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An attendant-free midway-style electronic game machine. The game machine may be configured to detect when a projectile has been actuated towards the target. An electronic controller in electronic communication with said detector, may be configured to automatically end a game play session once a predetermined number of said game projectiles have been detected as having been actuated by a user toward said ta...