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Michael A Brown

Examiner (ID: 12411, Phone: (571)272-4972 , Office: P/3772 )

Most Active Art Unit
3772
Art Unit(s)
3709, 3764, 3301, 3772, 3733, 2899
Total Applications
3915
Issued Applications
3108
Pending Applications
248
Abandoned Applications
558

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/256630
Quiz Game Processing Method and System Jun 19, 2019 Abandoned
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16/445326
Input device Jun 18, 2019 Issued
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16/446024
Game systems and methods Jun 18, 2019 Issued
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16/446011
Gaming system and method for accumulating symbols for subsequent reuse Jun 18, 2019 Issued
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16/446074
Gaming machines with moveable topper and method of operating the same Jun 18, 2019 Issued
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16/444914
Configuring headset voice morph based on player assignment Jun 17, 2019 Issued
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17/277287
User interface processing method and device Jun 4, 2019 Issued
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16/430424
Networked slot machine system with competitive dual mode wagering Jun 3, 2019 Issued
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16/424180
Method and system for inter-headset communications via data over in-game audio May 27, 2019 Issued
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16/420532
Systems, methods, games and related machine readable programs for recommending drinking vessels and infusible materials May 22, 2019 Issued
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16/416219
Sharing user-initiated recorded gameplay with buffered gameplay May 18, 2019 Issued
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16/416190
Sharing buffered gameplay in response to an input request May 17, 2019 Issued
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16/409319
Card show apparatus and table game system May 9, 2019 Issued
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16/406751
Electronic gaming machine May 7, 2019 Issued
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16/403506
Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming May 3, 2019 Issued
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16/403032
Non-transitory computer readable recording medium, game server, and control method May 2, 2019 Issued
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16/400599
Game controller Apr 30, 2019 Issued
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16/387508
Gaming machine and method with adjustable prize table Apr 16, 2019 Issued
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16/387530
System and method for developing athletes Apr 16, 2019 Issued
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16/380471
Method for delivering sports telemetry for a curling game Apr 9, 2019 Issued
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