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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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15/872608
Methods and apparatus for distributed gaming over a mobile device Jan 15, 2018 Issued
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15/870998
Systems and methods for electronic fund transfers for use with gaming systems Jan 13, 2018 Issued
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15/870156
Method of operating a gaming machine, a gaming machine and a game controller Jan 11, 2018 Issued
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15/869257
Calibration method for a camera which monitors a target board Jan 11, 2018 Issued
Array ( [id] => 14586939 [patent_doc_number] => 20190221078 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-07-18 [patent_title] => ADVANCED STRATEGY BLACKJACK PLAYING CARD GAME [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/870639 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-01-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 9459 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 212 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15870639 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/870639
ADVANCED STRATEGY BLACKJACK PLAYING CARD GAME Jan 11, 2018 Abandoned
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15/868036
SYSTEM FOR INTERACTIVE MONSTER CREATION Jan 10, 2018 Abandoned
Array ( [id] => 15848567 [patent_doc_number] => 10639546 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-05-05 [patent_title] => Vibration control system, vibration control apparatus, storage medium and vibration control method [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 15/867785 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2018-01-11 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 21 [patent_figures_cnt] => 22 [patent_no_of_words] => 21747 [patent_no_of_claims] => 16 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 4 [patent_words_short_claim] => 268 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 15867785 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
15/867785
Vibration control system, vibration control apparatus, storage medium and vibration control method Jan 10, 2018 Issued
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15/859632
Sharing recorded gameplay to a social graph Dec 30, 2017 Issued
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15/855726
Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming Dec 26, 2017 Issued
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15/851960
Server, recording medium and system Dec 21, 2017 Issued
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15/852008
Launch monitor using three-dimensional imaging Dec 21, 2017 Issued
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15/851738
Methods of user and machine interaction and apparatus for facilitating user interaction Dec 20, 2017 Issued
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16/469858
Data processing Dec 18, 2017 Issued
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16/469475
Virtual reality Dec 18, 2017 Issued
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15/847704
System and method for augmenting content Dec 18, 2017 Issued
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15/846004
Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming Dec 17, 2017 Issued
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15/845392
System and method for invoking commands utilizing a mobile device and a gaming establishment device Dec 17, 2017 Issued
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15/845438
System and method for providing a gaming establishment account automatic access to funds Dec 17, 2017 Issued
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15/844290
Detecting the pose of an out-of-range controller Dec 14, 2017 Issued
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15/844476
Method for Transcribing Live Board Games Using Video Capturing and Machine Vision Dec 14, 2017 Abandoned
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