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 Pinball Patents
Twilight Zone is probably THE most complicated pinball machine ever built. Surprisingly perhaps, Twilight Zone does not have the most patents (Pinball Magic does - click here). Here are the ones I've found...
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| Magnetic ball flipper for a rolling ball game |
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The ball has been shot up the ramp heading for the Power mini-playfield, but it shouldn't be there - how do you
get it back down? Pat Lawlor & John Krutsch's patent shows how - it's described as 'Ball diverter
for raised ramp'. For more details on this, click here...
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The mini-playfield where you 'Fight The Power' has strange invisible flippers - Pat Lawlor, Larry
DeMar, & Ted Estes took out a patent described as 'Magnetic ball flipper for a rolling ball game'. As
can be seen below, this patent shows a fascinating VERY early mockup for the Twilight Zone playfield. For more details
on this, click here...
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