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Michael A. Cuff

Examiner (ID: 7299, Phone: (571)272-6778 , Office: P/3716 )

Most Active Art Unit
3715
Art Unit(s)
3627, 3715, 3611, 2167, 3741, 3783, 3716
Total Applications
1253
Issued Applications
905
Pending Applications
128
Abandoned Applications
242

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/027972
Server device and event data processing method Oct 4, 2021 Issued
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18/028074
Server apparatus, skill value derivation method, and information processing apparatus Oct 4, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 20802897 [patent_doc_number] => 12667788 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2026-06-30 [patent_title] => Coordinating a multi-player game [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/248050 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-10-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 5 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 3887 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 194 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18248050 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/248050
Coordinating a multi-player game Oct 3, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17342500 [patent_doc_number] => 20220008831 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-01-13 [patent_title] => SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A NETWORK-BASED VIDEO GAME APPLICATION [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/484562 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-09-24 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 18428 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 141 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17484562 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/484562
Systems and methods for a network-based video game application Sep 23, 2021 Issued
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18/250698
Data processing method and apparatus, device and storage medium Sep 8, 2021 Issued
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17/395841
Eception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming Aug 5, 2021 Issued
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17/395798
Controller for a games console Aug 5, 2021 Issued
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18/018998
Information system, service server, management server, information processing method, and recording medium Aug 1, 2021 Issued
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17/390169
Customer-generated video game player matchmaking in a multi-tenant environment Jul 29, 2021 Issued
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17/381172
Virtual reality presentation of real world space Jul 19, 2021 Issued
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18/016519
Gaming system accompanied by video chat and method of performing gaming session Jul 18, 2021 Issued
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17/373836
Aggregate tax liability in wagering Jul 12, 2021 Issued
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17/374889
Systems and methods for incrementally increasing a tiered plurality of progressive jackpots Jul 12, 2021 Issued
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17/374792
Method for implementing user matching and related device Jul 12, 2021 Issued
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17/371982
Electronic gaming machine and method for providing an award based upon a prize category and a prize sub-category Jul 8, 2021 Issued
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17/366307
Gaming device and method for operating a gaming device Jul 1, 2021 Issued
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17/363062
Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing system Jun 29, 2021 Issued
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17/358182
Method and apparatus for game interference processing, and mobile terminal Jun 24, 2021 Issued
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17/353217
Back-betting using a mobile device or other computing device Jun 20, 2021 Issued
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17/352063
Video modification and transmission Jun 17, 2021 Issued
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