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Ross A. Williams

Examiner (ID: 10540, Phone: (571)272-5911 , Office: P/3714 )

Most Active Art Unit
3714
Art Unit(s)
3715, 3714, 3713
Total Applications
832
Issued Applications
429
Pending Applications
120
Abandoned Applications
290

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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16/715399
System and method for high-speed pari-mutuel wagering Dec 15, 2019 Issued
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16/714524
Smart court system Dec 12, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15961029 [patent_doc_number] => 20200164266 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-05-28 [patent_title] => APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE PLAY AT A GAMING TABLE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/692627 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-11-22 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 11197 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -29 [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] => 16692627 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/692627
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MONITORING THE PLAY AT A GAMING TABLE Nov 21, 2019 Abandoned
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16/690792
System and method for lottery and skill games Nov 20, 2019 Issued
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16/689197
Control program, game device, and control method Nov 19, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16109223 [patent_doc_number] => 20200206634 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2020-07-02 [patent_title] => METHODS FOR PROVIDING A VIRTUAL AND AN INTERACTIVE GAMING ENVIRONMENT AND DEVICES THEREOF [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/689532 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-11-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 7099 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -15 [patent_words_short_claim] => 113 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16689532 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/689532
Methods for providing a virtual and an interactive gaming environment and devices thereof Nov 19, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16838228 [patent_doc_number] => 20210146240 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-05-20 [patent_title] => ADAPTIVE GRAPHICS FOR CLOUD GAMING [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/688369 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-11-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 14037 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 107 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16688369 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/688369
Adaptive graphics for cloud gaming Nov 18, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16676751 [patent_doc_number] => 20210065517 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-03-04 [patent_title] => SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR FACILITATING BETTING IN A GAME [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/688001 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-11-19 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 13954 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 178 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16688001 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/688001
Systems and methods for facilitating betting in a game Nov 18, 2019 Issued
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16/688833
Latency compensation using machine-learned prediction of user input Nov 18, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17392642 [patent_doc_number] => 11241630 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-02-08 [patent_title] => User-driven spectator channel for live game play in multi-player games [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/681477 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-11-12 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 16 [patent_no_of_words] => 6895 [patent_no_of_claims] => 17 [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] => 16681477 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/681477
User-driven spectator channel for live game play in multi-player games Nov 11, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 18028032 [patent_doc_number] => 11511194 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2022-11-29 [patent_title] => Emulating player behavior after player departure [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/671759 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-11-01 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 8 [patent_figures_cnt] => 8 [patent_no_of_words] => 9534 [patent_no_of_claims] => 21 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 263 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16671759 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/671759
Emulating player behavior after player departure Oct 31, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16723239 [patent_doc_number] => 20210090386 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-03-25 [patent_title] => GAMING SYSTEM AND METHOD PROVIDING SPORTS BETTING RELATED REPLAYS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/579260 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-09-23 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 25147 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 188 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16579260 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/579260
Gaming system and method providing sports betting related replays Sep 22, 2019 Issued
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16/579371
Systems, devices, and methods for enabling interactions between a tag having conductive, coded ink and a gaming environment Sep 22, 2019 Issued
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16/579444
Enabling gaming features with a tag having conductive, coded ink Sep 22, 2019 Issued
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16/566464
System and methods of managing multiple video players executing on multiple devices Sep 9, 2019 Issued
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16/551442
Player biofeedback for dynamically controlling a video game state Aug 25, 2019 Issued
Array ( [id] => 15207055 [patent_doc_number] => 20190366214 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2019-12-05 [patent_title] => METHOD, APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR LOCKING ON TO TARGET AN OBJECT IN GAME SCENE [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 16/546037 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2019-08-20 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8860 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 92 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 16546037 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
16/546037
Method, apparatus, electronic device, and storage medium for locking on to target an object in game scene Aug 19, 2019 Issued
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16/543723
Box office game Aug 18, 2019 Issued
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16/541659
SYSTEM FOR AND METHOD OF OPERATING A GAMING SYSTEM Aug 14, 2019 Abandoned
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16/530512
Quickly suspending and resuming applications running on a cloud server Aug 1, 2019 Issued
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