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Ashish Thomas

Examiner (ID: 716, Phone: (571)272-0631 , Office: P/2676 )

Most Active Art Unit
2625
Art Unit(s)
2671, 2142, 2626, 2625, 2676, 2164, 2800, 2114
Total Applications
368
Issued Applications
235
Pending Applications
8
Abandoned Applications
129

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/288342
Providing personalized content for unintrusive online gaming experience May 1, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18023807 [patent_doc_number] => 20220375306 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-11-24 [patent_title] => Gaming Machines and Gaming Machine Control Methods with Multiple Bonus Feature Paths [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/729116 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-04-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 12381 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 454 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17729116 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/729116
Gaming Machines and Gaming Machine Control Methods with Multiple Bonus Feature Paths Apr 25, 2022 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 17870176 [patent_doc_number] => 20220292913 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-09-15 [patent_title] => METHOD OF GAMING, A GAMING SYSTEM AND A GAME CONTROLLER [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/711788 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-04-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 11817 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 140 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17711788 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/711788
Method of gaming, a gaming system and a game controller Mar 31, 2022 Issued
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17/710356
SLOT GAME WITH DYNAMICALLY ASSIGNED REEL STRIP LOCATIONS Mar 30, 2022 Pending
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18/266165
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR CONTROLLING VIRTUAL OBJECTS IN GAME, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Mar 27, 2022 Pending
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17/693575
APPARATUSES AND METHODS FOR CONTROLLING THE DISPLAY OF PRIZES AT A GAMING MACHINE Mar 13, 2022 Abandoned
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17/653310
Award modifiers determined based on multi-hand poker hand evaluations Mar 2, 2022 Issued
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17/678412
Gaming machine and method with ratcheting enhancement feature Feb 22, 2022 Issued
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17/670120
Dynamic indication of awards of an award generator in a gaming environment Feb 10, 2022 Issued
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17/666650
Robot, robot control method, and storage medium Feb 7, 2022 Issued
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17/665673
GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH A WIN STREAK-ENABLED FEATURE Feb 6, 2022 Pending
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17/665702
AUTOMATIC GAME PLAY Feb 6, 2022 Pending
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17/587203
Gaming machine and methods of operating gaming machines Jan 27, 2022 Issued
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17/584242
ELECTRONIC GAMING DEVICE WITH SKILL-BASED INTERACTION MECHANISM AFTER RNG-BASED OUTCOME DETERMINATION Jan 24, 2022 Pending
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17/582779
CROSS-PLATFORM POINT EXCHANGE SYSTEM AND METHOD Jan 23, 2022 Abandoned
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17/570391
Virtual character control method and apparatus, device, and storage medium Jan 6, 2022 Issued
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17/646968
INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM Jan 3, 2022 Pending
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17/563800
System and method for managing player account access using multiple devices Dec 27, 2021 Issued
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17/554230
GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD WITH FIXED ENHANCEMENT POSITIONS IN SYMBOL ARRAY Dec 16, 2021 Pending
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17/549641
Rewards system using skill/amusement game play device to award prizes Dec 12, 2021 Issued
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