US Patent Issued to Stephen P. Shoemaker Trust on April 8 for "Claw arcade game with modified prize system" (California Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., April 9 -- United States Patent no. 12,268,972, issued on April 8, was assigned to Stephen P. Shoemaker Trust (Manhatten Beach, Calif.).

"Claw arcade game with modified prize system" was invented by Stephen P. Shoemaker Jr. (Redondo Beach, Calif.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A claw crane game is disclosed with a modification of a cylindrical prize such as a beverage container used for energy drinks and the like, to facilitate use with a crane arcade game. The modification can be a disk, dome, plate, or similar shape that affixes the upper surface of the cylinder, enabling a claw mechanism to grasp and retain the entire prize. The attachment can be in the form of a screw eng...