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Eric M. Thomas

Examiner (ID: 10486)

Most Active Art Unit
3715
Art Unit(s)
3714, 3715
Total Applications
873
Issued Applications
545
Pending Applications
90
Abandoned Applications
248

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/190211
Gaming machine and method for displaying an expanded plurality of active symbols on a mechanical reel Mar 1, 2021 Issued
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17/185740
Systems and methods to enable administrators to incentivize in-game user behaviors and in-game user activities via group agreements that govern user groups within an online game Feb 24, 2021 Issued
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17/800203
PROGRAM, TERMINAL, SERVER, AND GAME SYSTEM Feb 16, 2021 Pending
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17/172055
Unlocking game content for users based on affiliation size Feb 8, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18091673 [patent_doc_number] => 20220410014 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-12-29 [patent_title] => Game Data Processing Method, Storage Medium, and Electronic Device [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/778051 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-01-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 12980 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -15 [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] => 17778051 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/778051
Game data processing method, storage medium, and electronic device Jan 28, 2021 Issued
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17/813107
INTERACTIVE CLOUD-BASED GAMING METHODOLOGY Jan 15, 2021 Abandoned
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17/146721
System and method of utilizing a multiplayer game Jan 11, 2021 Issued
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17/143398
Method of gaming and a gaming system Jan 6, 2021 Issued
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17/135459
Gaming interface and systems and methods for providing same Dec 27, 2020 Issued
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17/132720
Intelligent sports equipment systems and methods Dec 22, 2020 Issued
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17/133013
Server system, game system, and game execution method Dec 22, 2020 Issued
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17/110164
Fitness and social accountability Dec 1, 2020 Issued
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17/102259
Facilitating users to complete active game actions Nov 22, 2020 Issued
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17/097340
Games tabs in messaging applications Nov 12, 2020 Issued
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17/097575
Gameplay threads in messaging applications Nov 12, 2020 Issued
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16/949526
Systems and methods for variably paced real-time translation between the written and spoken forms of a word Nov 1, 2020 Issued
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17/084227
Method of gaming, a gaming system and a game controller Oct 28, 2020 Issued
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17/084072
Techniques for facilitating multiplayer/tournament hybrid skill-based, wager-based gaming via computer networks Oct 28, 2020 Issued
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17/083987
Information processing program, information processing server, information processing method, and information processing system Oct 28, 2020 Issued
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17/076408
Multilayer framework architecture and user interface for video gaming applications Oct 20, 2020 Issued
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