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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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15/929118
Shooting game control method and game system Mar 28, 2019 Issued
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15/929118
Shooting game control method and game system Mar 28, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16834762 [patent_doc_number] => 11011018 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-05-18 [patent_title] => Electronic transaction systems and methods for gaming or amusement credit purchases [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/292067 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-03-04 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 9396 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 172 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16292067 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/292067
Electronic transaction systems and methods for gaming or amusement credit purchases Mar 3, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16785164 [patent_doc_number] => 10987566 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-04-27 [patent_title] => System and methods for golf ball location monitoring [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/286272 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-02-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 14 [patent_figures_cnt] => 14 [patent_no_of_words] => 7041 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 201 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16286272 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/286272
System and methods for golf ball location monitoring Feb 25, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15610711 [patent_doc_number] => 10586422 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-03-10 [patent_title] => Hybrid gaming system having omniscience gambling proposition [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/286492 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-02-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 18 [patent_figures_cnt] => 18 [patent_no_of_words] => 12062 [patent_no_of_claims] => 10 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 1 [patent_words_short_claim] => 296 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16286492 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/286492
Hybrid gaming system having omniscience gambling proposition Feb 25, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15895929 [patent_doc_number] => 20200147483 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-05-14 [patent_title] => INTERACTIVE GAMING SYSTEM [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/286145 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-02-26 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 3499 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 142 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16286145 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/286145
INTERACTIVE GAMING SYSTEM Feb 25, 2019 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 16695701 [patent_doc_number] => 10946271 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-03-16 [patent_title] => Controlling data processing [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/283961 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-02-25 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 3312 [patent_no_of_claims] => 9 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 82 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16283961 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/283961
Controlling data processing Feb 24, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14372941 [patent_doc_number] => 20190160383 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-05-30 [patent_title] => METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTED GAMING OVER A MOBILE DEVICE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/262462 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-01-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7702 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -16 [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] => 16262462 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/262462
Methods and apparatus for distributed gaming over a mobile device Jan 29, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17858769 [patent_doc_number] => 11439909 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-09-13 [patent_title] => Systems and methods of generating and sharing social messages based on triggering events in a video game [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/261844 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-01-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 7 [patent_no_of_words] => 6630 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 231 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16261844 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/261844
Systems and methods of generating and sharing social messages based on triggering events in a video game Jan 29, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14339579 [patent_doc_number] => 20190151762 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-05-23 [patent_title] => METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR DISTRIBUTED GAMING OVER A MOBILE DEVICE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/255356 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-01-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7703 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -52 [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] => 16255356 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/255356
Methods and apparatus for distributed gaming over a mobile device Jan 22, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16019865 [patent_doc_number] => 20200184776 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-06-11 [patent_title] => BACK-BETTING USING A MOBILE DEVICE OR OTHER COMPUTING DEVICE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/216111 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-12-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 19483 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 111 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16216111 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/216111
Back-betting using a mobile device or other computing device Dec 10, 2018 Issued
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16/215674
GAMEPAD WITH DETACHABLE HANDGRIP Dec 10, 2018 Abandoned
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16/216140
System, method, and device for back-betting progressive prize pools in a gaming system Dec 10, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16548820 [patent_doc_number] => 10881959 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-01-05 [patent_title] => Storage medium having stored therein game program, game apparatus, game system, and game processing method [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/215871 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-12-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 17 [patent_figures_cnt] => 19 [patent_no_of_words] => 22809 [patent_no_of_claims] => 22 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 9 [patent_words_short_claim] => 261 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16215871 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/215871
Storage medium having stored therein game program, game apparatus, game system, and game processing method Dec 10, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14163247 [patent_doc_number] => 20190108726 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-04-11 [patent_title] => PORTABLE INTERMEDIARY TRUSTED DEVICE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/214123 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-12-09 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8556 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 0 [patent_words_short_claim] => 146 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16214123 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/214123
Portable intermediary trusted device Dec 8, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16734692 [patent_doc_number] => 10960315 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-03-30 [patent_title] => Mapping identifier values of a gameplay session for application profiling [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/207488 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-12-03 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 18172 [patent_no_of_claims] => 18 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 313 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16207488 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/207488
Mapping identifier values of a gameplay session for application profiling Dec 2, 2018 Issued
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16/207723
MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Dec 2, 2018 Abandoned
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16/761187
Information processing apparatus and game image distributing method Nov 21, 2018 Issued
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16/188945
Hybrid game with manual trigger option Nov 12, 2018 Issued
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16/161745
Game controller and game system Oct 15, 2018 Issued
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