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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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17/949755
Information processing system, information processing apparatus, non-transitory computer-readable storage medium with executable information processing program stored thereon, and information processing method Sep 20, 2022 Issued
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17/945302
Information processing system, information processing apparatus, storage medium and information processing method Sep 14, 2022 Issued
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17/942913
Low-complexity reel symbol replacement strategy with clustering Sep 11, 2022 Issued
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17/941849
Information processing system, information processing method, and non-transitory computer readable medium Sep 8, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20621818 [patent_doc_number] => 12589312 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-03-31 [patent_title] => Endless game with novel storyline [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/940321 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-09-08 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 7 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 4964 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 128 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17940321 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/940321
Endless game with novel storyline Sep 7, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18257403 [patent_doc_number] => 20230084443 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-03-16 [patent_title] => Interactive Computerized Toy [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/898494 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-08-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 3234 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 119 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17898494 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/898494
Interactive Computerized Toy Aug 29, 2022 Pending
Array ( [id] => 19737465 [patent_doc_number] => 12214279 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-02-04 [patent_title] => User interface display method and apparatus, device and computer-readable storage medium [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/893879 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-08-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 23 [patent_no_of_words] => 17864 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 261 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17893879 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/893879
User interface display method and apparatus, device and computer-readable storage medium Aug 22, 2022 Issued
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17/892881
Gaming devices and methods for enhancing game indicia in random increments Aug 21, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19854689 [patent_doc_number] => 12257502 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-03-25 [patent_title] => Facilitating generation of player token NFTs and methods for use therewith [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/820935 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-08-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 95 [patent_figures_cnt] => 139 [patent_no_of_words] => 36969 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 200 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17820935 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/820935
Facilitating generation of player token NFTs and methods for use therewith Aug 18, 2022 Issued
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17/888121
Gameplay Threads in Messaging Applications Aug 14, 2022 Abandoned
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17/887603
Lottery transaction processing system Aug 14, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19654041 [patent_doc_number] => 12175838 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-12-24 [patent_title] => Game platform using player token NFTs and methods for use therewith [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/819016 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-08-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 91 [patent_figures_cnt] => 131 [patent_no_of_words] => 34611 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 263 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17819016 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/819016
Game platform using player token NFTs and methods for use therewith Aug 10, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19947352 [patent_doc_number] => 12318690 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-06-03 [patent_title] => Systems and methods for game assistance and presenting game guides [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/885623 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-08-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 9 [patent_figures_cnt] => 12 [patent_no_of_words] => 1252 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 144 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17885623 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/885623
Systems and methods for game assistance and presenting game guides Aug 10, 2022 Issued
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17/885297
VIRTUAL RESOURCE DISPLAY METHOD AND RELATED APPARATUS Aug 9, 2022 Pending
Array ( [id] => 18510338 [patent_doc_number] => 20230226446 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2023-07-20 [patent_title] => INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE FOR GAMING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/885215 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-02-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 9976 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 127 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17885215 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/885215
Instructions and information processing device for gaming Aug 9, 2022 Issued
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17/882634
Storage medium storing game program, game system, game apparatus, and game processing method Aug 7, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20621801 [patent_doc_number] => 12589295 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-03-31 [patent_title] => Interaction scene starting method and apparatus, storage medium, client, and server [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/877831 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-07-29 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 7288 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 248 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17877831 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/877831
Interaction scene starting method and apparatus, storage medium, client, and server Jul 28, 2022 Issued
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17/873783
Information processing apparatus and information display method Jul 25, 2022 Issued
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17/871303
Game environment customized generation of gaming music Jul 21, 2022 Issued
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17/871273
User preference customized generation of gaming music Jul 21, 2022 Issued
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