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Damon Joseph Pierce

Examiner (ID: 14420, Phone: (571)270-1997 , Office: P/3717 )

Most Active Art Unit
3715
Art Unit(s)
3715, 3714, 3718, 3717, 3709
Total Applications
967
Issued Applications
672
Pending Applications
87
Abandoned Applications
239

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/345747
Systems, methods and devices for monitoring game activities Jun 10, 2021 Issued
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17/333988
Systems and methods for prioritizing content packets based on a dynamically updated list of content filtering rules May 27, 2021 Issued
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17/330204
Companion device aided game controller pairing May 24, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17140556 [patent_doc_number] => 20210308567 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-10-07 [patent_title] => SYSTEM, METHOD AND HANDHELD CONTROLLER FOR MULTI-PLAYER GAMING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/323342 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-05-18 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 22316 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 2 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17323342 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/323342
System, method and handheld controller for multi-player gaming May 17, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18909520 [patent_doc_number] => 11872483 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-01-16 [patent_title] => Game object control system and method, and computer-readable storage medium [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/764500 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-05-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 2 [patent_figures_cnt] => 2 [patent_no_of_words] => 6003 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 238 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17764500 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/764500
Game object control system and method, and computer-readable storage medium May 7, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18246132 [patent_doc_number] => 11602695 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-03-14 [patent_title] => Player-controlled anonymity of interactive scoring sessions [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/239788 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-04-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 11473 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 153 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17239788 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/239788
Player-controlled anonymity of interactive scoring sessions Apr 25, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17024996 [patent_doc_number] => 20210248868 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-08-12 [patent_title] => NETWORK ARCHITECTURE FOR GAMING INDUSTRY ACCOUNTING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/302177 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-04-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 20945 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 98 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17302177 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/302177
Network architecture for gaming industry accounting Apr 25, 2021 Issued
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18/555061
INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND COMMENT GENERATION METHOD Apr 22, 2021 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18204999 [patent_doc_number] => 11587400 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-02-21 [patent_title] => Method and system for facilitating monetary value gaming ticket redemption [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/237994 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-04-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 3 [patent_figures_cnt] => 3 [patent_no_of_words] => 8452 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 233 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17237994 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/237994
Method and system for facilitating monetary value gaming ticket redemption Apr 21, 2021 Issued
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17/221610
Method And System For Computer-Aided Stateful Live-Action Game Play Apr 1, 2021 Abandoned
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17/301103
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SPORTS PRACTICE Mar 24, 2021 Abandoned
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17/197185
METHOD OF VIRTUAL SPORTS GAMBLING BETWEEN ENTITIES PERFORMING IN SEPARATE REAL-WORLD EVENTS Mar 9, 2021 Abandoned
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17/182239
Nemesis characters, nemesis forts, social vendettas and followers in computer games Feb 22, 2021 Issued
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17/180025
System for prizing remote users using real life sports personalities Feb 18, 2021 Issued
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17/180117
SYSTEM AND METHODS FOR GAMIFICATION OF BINGO Feb 18, 2021 Abandoned
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17/177716
Video game with video game stages playable in different modes, and associated information processing system, storage medium, apparatus, and method Feb 16, 2021 Issued
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17/166569
Game control device and game system Feb 2, 2021 Issued
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17/157791
COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, GAME SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR GAME CONTROL Jan 24, 2021 Abandoned
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17/150464
Non-player character action control using game server Jan 14, 2021 Issued
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17/148981
System and method of determining at least one information handling system for a game Jan 13, 2021 Issued
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