The patent expired in March 1995 due to non-payment of a maintenance fee.

The frame consists of upper and lower discs that are joined through the middle of the cylinder.

The balls in three of the five resulting columns of chambers can be moved up or down one level by raising or lowering the frame relative to the transparent cylinder.

A large-scale version appears in the Phazon Mines in which Samus Aran uses the Morph Ball to interact with it by rotating the levels and climbing the side of it with magnetic rails.

[citation needed] The puzzle appears in Animal Crossing: New Leaf, as one of the prizes from Redd during the fireworks displays throughout August.