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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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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
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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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17/870760
Host data system for sport and vocational activities Jul 20, 2022 Issued
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17/868316
Gaming interface and systems and methods for providing same Jul 18, 2022 Issued
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17/867378
Games Tabs in Messaging Applications Jul 17, 2022 Abandoned
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17/863146
Method, system and ticket for facilitating lottery related activities via mobile devices Jul 11, 2022 Issued
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17/811171
System and method for navigating through a dynamic virtual lounge within a metaverse Jul 6, 2022 Issued
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17/811191
Non-transitory computer readable medium, information processing method, and information processing system Jul 6, 2022 Issued
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17/810084
Method and apparatus for providing a computer implemented game Jun 29, 2022 Issued
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17/853252
Game apparatus, game method, and game program Jun 28, 2022 Issued
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17/848020
Watching system, computer program for watching system, and control method for watching system Jun 22, 2022 Issued
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17/846225
Randomly modulated boosted feature areas for slot machine Jun 21, 2022 Issued
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17/828447
Method and apparatus for displaying pre-ordered prop, device, medium, and product May 30, 2022 Issued
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17/752576
Server load prediction and advanced performance measures May 23, 2022 Issued
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