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Fred E. Finch Iii

Examiner (ID: 17146)

Most Active Art Unit
2838
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4116, 2838
Total Applications
1074
Issued Applications
828
Pending Applications
86
Abandoned Applications
180

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/488854
Game device, control method, control program, and computer-readable recording medium having control program recorded therein Sep 28, 2021 Issued
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17/480538
METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR OPTIMIZING THE DISPLAY OF MICRO-MARKETS Sep 20, 2021 Abandoned
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17/477732
Adversarial reinforcement learning for procedural content generation and improved generalization Sep 16, 2021 Issued
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17/467917
Method and system for providing game using switching between continuous and automatic battle and manual battle Sep 6, 2021 Issued
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17/465263
Inspection system and management system Sep 1, 2021 Issued
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17/404370
Gaming machine using multiple triggers to determine an award from a subset of displayed awards Aug 16, 2021 Issued
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17/404567
Storage medium, information processing system, information processing apparatus, and game processing method Aug 16, 2021 Issued
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17/404152
Systems and methods for generating virtual encounters in virtual games Aug 16, 2021 Issued
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17/397324
Storing information from a verification device and accessing the information from a gaming device to verify that the gaming device is communicating with a server Aug 8, 2021 Issued
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17/395137
Game processing system, method of processing game, and storage medium storing program for processing game Aug 4, 2021 Issued
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17/388792
Synchronized gaming and programming Jul 28, 2021 Issued
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17/387321
Initial results of a reinforcement learning model using a heuristic Jul 27, 2021 Issued
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17/381729
Storage medium having stored therein information processing program, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method Jul 20, 2021 Issued
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17/375811
System and method for wagering on virtual elements overlaying a sports betting field Jul 13, 2021 Issued
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17/374360
Method for administering a package of shuffled playing cards Jul 12, 2021 Issued
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17/372787
Scalable interactive video systems and methods Jul 11, 2021 Issued
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17/369297
Dynamic game difficulty modification via swipe input parater change Jul 6, 2021 Issued
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17/365442
Game processing system, method of processing game, and storage medium storing program for processing game Jun 30, 2021 Issued
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17/365233
Gaming machine using multiple triggers to determine an award from a subset of displayed awards Jun 30, 2021 Issued
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17/365875
System and method for implementing a lottery game Jun 30, 2021 Issued
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