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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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18/799514
NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING GAME PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, GAME PROCESSING SYSTEM, GAME PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD Aug 8, 2024 Pending
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18/785741
ELECTRONIC GAME CUSTOMIZATION Jul 25, 2024 Pending
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18/782199
GAME INITIATION IN RESPONSE TO OPTICAL MACHINE READABLE DATA REPRESENTATION IMAGES Jul 23, 2024 Pending
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18/778676
Travel of Virtual Characters Jul 18, 2024 Pending
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18/776749
ARCADE-STYLE GAME INPUT DEVICE WITH ANGLED ACTIVE BUTTON PAD Jul 17, 2024 Pending
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18/777297
DETECTING COLLUSION IN ONLINE GAMES Jul 17, 2024 Pending
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18/775115
Advanced Gaming and Virtual Reality Control Using Radar Jul 16, 2024 Pending
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18/774481
TRACKING QUANTITIES OF WINNING SYMBOLS FOR TRIGGERING ADDITIONAL SYMBOL EVALUATIONS Jul 15, 2024 Pending
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18/751046
Chip Validation and Table Drop Accounting System Jun 20, 2024 Pending
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18/746140
GENERAL GAMING ENGINE Jun 17, 2024 Pending
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18/745938
VIRTUAL CHARACTER OBTAINING METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, AND ELECTRONIC DEVICE Jun 16, 2024 Pending
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18/745327
Game processing system, computer-readable non-transitory storage medium having game program stored therein, and game processing method Jun 16, 2024 Issued
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18/738276
AUTOMATIC WAGER METHOD Jun 9, 2024 Pending
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18/732783
GENERATION OF VIRTUAL ELEMENTS AND QUEUE THEREOF IN A GAME Jun 3, 2024 Pending
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18/665128
Games Awarding Prizes Displayed in Winning Symbol Positions May 14, 2024 Pending
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18/637020
ADJUSTING INDIVIDUALIZED CONTENT MADE AVAILABLE TO USERS OF AN ONLINE GAME BASED ON USER GAMEPLAY INFORMATION Apr 15, 2024 Pending
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18/633784
CUSTOMIZABLE GAME CONTROLLER Apr 11, 2024 Pending
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18/633237
System and method for hosting and managing a live game Apr 10, 2024 Issued
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18/631632
Attribute value restoration method and apparatus, storage medium, and electronic device Apr 9, 2024 Issued
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18/626157
Online software video capture and replay system Apr 2, 2024 Issued
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