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Eric M. Thomas

Examiner (ID: 643, Phone: (571)272-1699 , Office: P/3714 )

Most Active Art Unit
3715
Art Unit(s)
3714, 3715
Total Applications
881
Issued Applications
545
Pending Applications
97
Abandoned Applications
248

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/160609
Unlocking game content for users based on affiliation size Jan 26, 2023 Issued
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18/148083
Automatic processing of non-fungible token attributes Dec 28, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19808546 [patent_doc_number] => 12239906 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2025-03-04 [patent_title] => Video modification and transmission [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/084435 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-12-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 26253 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 225 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18084435 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/084435
Video modification and transmission Dec 18, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19171267 [patent_doc_number] => 20240157241 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-05-16 [patent_title] => METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GAME SCENE, APPARATUSE, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/549592 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-11-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 13643 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [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] => 18549592 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/549592
METHOD FOR CONTROLLING GAME SCENE, APPARATUSE, COMPUTER DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Nov 2, 2022 Pending
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18/566556
VIRTUAL CHARACTER CONTROL METHOD, AND TERMINAL, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND STORAGE MEDIUM Oct 20, 2022 Pending
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17/970060
Management system of substitute currency for gaming Oct 19, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19338713 [patent_doc_number] => 12048884 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-07-30 [patent_title] => Accelerated game engine for four-player electronic game [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/967521 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-10-17 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 10 [patent_figures_cnt] => 10 [patent_no_of_words] => 9469 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 249 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17967521 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/967521
Accelerated game engine for four-player electronic game Oct 16, 2022 Issued
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17/962837
HYBRID LENS FOR HEAD MOUNT DISPLAY Oct 9, 2022 Abandoned
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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
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17/898494
Interactive Computerized Toy Aug 29, 2022 Pending
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17/893879
User interface display method and apparatus, device and computer-readable storage medium Aug 22, 2022 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18080527 [patent_doc_number] => 20220406139 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-12-22 [patent_title] => GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING GAME INDICIA IN RANDOM INCREMENTS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/892881 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-08-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 15047 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 207 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17892881 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
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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17/887603
Lottery transaction processing system Aug 14, 2022 Issued
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17/888121
Gameplay Threads in Messaging Applications Aug 14, 2022 Abandoned
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17/819016
Game platform using player token NFTs and methods for use therewith Aug 10, 2022 Issued
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