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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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18/168370
Electronic gaming machine and method for providing an award based upon a prize category and a prize sub-category Feb 12, 2023 Issued
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18/162065
Cross-channel blockchain and non-fungible token solutions integrated in a gaming system Jan 30, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19373154 [patent_doc_number] => 12064694 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-08-20 [patent_title] => Travel of virtual characters [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/103002 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2023-01-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 6 [patent_figures_cnt] => 6 [patent_no_of_words] => 11102 [patent_no_of_claims] => 19 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 2 [patent_words_short_claim] => 180 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18103002 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/103002
Travel of virtual characters Jan 29, 2023 Issued
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18/097508
Information processing system, computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing therein information processing program, information processing apparatus, and information processing method Jan 16, 2023 Issued
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18/154131
Transferring awards via optical machine readable data representation images Jan 12, 2023 Issued
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18/094915
Systems and methods for algorithmically arranging contests in a lobby interface Jan 8, 2023 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19373159 [patent_doc_number] => 12064699 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-08-20 [patent_title] => Method for sharing a portion of gameplay of a video game [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 18/089526 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2022-12-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 25 [patent_figures_cnt] => 31 [patent_no_of_words] => 25369 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 153 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 18089526 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
18/089526
Method for sharing a portion of gameplay of a video game Dec 26, 2022 Issued
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18/069784
Adjusting individualized content made available to users of an online game based on user gameplay information Dec 20, 2022 Issued
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18/083771
System and method for hosting and managing a live game Dec 18, 2022 Issued
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18/083750
Gaming machines having portable device docking station Dec 18, 2022 Issued
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17/993451
Attribute value restoration method and apparatus, storage medium, and electronic device Nov 22, 2022 Issued
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17/993233
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR FACILITATING REWARDING INDIVIDUALS BASED ON FITNESS CHALLENGES Nov 22, 2022 Pending
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17/992618
Simulation system and method Nov 21, 2022 Issued
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17/990465
Games awarding prizes displayed in winning symbol positions Nov 17, 2022 Issued
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17/990455
Computerized method and computing platform for centrally managing skill-based competitions Nov 17, 2022 Issued
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17/983322
DISTRIBUTION MODELING FOR ELECTRONIC SPORTS BETTING Nov 7, 2022 Abandoned
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18/052372
Symbol accumulation sequence with one or more different enhancement features Nov 2, 2022 Issued
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17/979692
Three dimensional object tracking using combination of radar data and two dimensional image data Nov 1, 2022 Issued
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18/709831
GAME CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS Oct 26, 2022 Pending
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18/048337
Gaming machine and method for replaying reels Oct 19, 2022 Issued
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