DE69611992D1 - Golfspiel mit automatischer anzeige des spielstandes - Google Patents

Golfspiel mit automatischer anzeige des spielstandes

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DE69611992D1
DE69611992D1 DE69611992T DE69611992T DE69611992D1 DE 69611992 D1 DE69611992 D1 DE 69611992D1 DE 69611992 T DE69611992 T DE 69611992T DE 69611992 T DE69611992 T DE 69611992T DE 69611992 D1 DE69611992 D1 DE 69611992D1
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golf
hole
balls
golf balls
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Thomas P Foley
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Embark Inc
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DE69611992T 1995-03-21 1996-03-21 Golfspiel mit automatischer anzeige des spielstandes Expired - Lifetime DE69611992D1 (de)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

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US08/408,044 US5487542A (en) 1995-03-21 1995-03-21 Automatically-scoring golf game
US08/587,023 US5582550A (en) 1995-03-21 1996-01-16 Automatically-scoring mini-golf game
PCT/US1996/003744 WO1996029124A1 (en) 1995-03-21 1996-03-21 Automatically-scoring golf game

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US (1) US5582550A (de)
EP (1) EP0817663B1 (de)
AT (1) ATE199499T1 (de)
DE (1) DE69611992D1 (de)
WO (1) WO1996029124A1 (de)

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US5582550A (en) 1996-12-10
ATE199499T1 (de) 2001-03-15

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