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Steve Rowland

Examiner (ID: 64, Phone: (469)295-9129 , Office: P/3716 )

Most Active Art Unit
3715
Art Unit(s)
3716, 3715, 3718, 3714
Total Applications
1128
Issued Applications
854
Pending Applications
80
Abandoned Applications
233

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/327334
INITIATING JOINT GAMING APPLICATIONS May 31, 2023 Pending
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18/322533
Head mounted displays (HMDs) with front facing cameras for transitioning between non-transparent modes and transparent modes May 22, 2023 Issued
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18/322031
Virtual world sound-prompting method, apparatus, device and storage medium May 22, 2023 Issued
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18/319940
System and method for generating and playing a volumetric scrabble game May 17, 2023 Issued
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18/196320
Gaming system with feature game having collectable components for prizes May 10, 2023 Issued
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18/312297
Distributed system for managing and providing services to electronic gaming machines May 3, 2023 Issued
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18/140045
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ARRANGEMENTS OF VISUAL INFORMATION IN USER-CONFIGURABLE FORMAT Apr 26, 2023 Pending
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18/139375
Apparatus and Method for Recursive Use of Articles in Performance of Activities Apr 25, 2023 Pending
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18/302333
User interface display method and apparatus, device, and storage medium Apr 17, 2023 Issued
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18/302333
User interface display method and apparatus, device, and storage medium Apr 17, 2023 Issued
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18/135321
AMUSEMENT DEVICES INCLUDING SIMULATED COURT GAMES OR ATHLETIC EVENTS Apr 16, 2023 Abandoned
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18/300832
Electro-mechanical chip indicator Apr 13, 2023 Issued
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18/133686
Method, system and computer program for rendering a gameplay sequence in a graphical user interface of a computer device Apr 11, 2023 Issued
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18/133158
Apparatus and method for indicating whether a target has been impacted by a projectile Apr 10, 2023 Issued
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18/295622
Video game overlay Apr 3, 2023 Issued
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18/193625
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR EXECUTING FEEDBACK SIGNATURES ON A SECOND SCREEN DEVICE TO CONVEY OCCURRENCES OF EVENTS IN CONNECTION WITH A VIDEO GAME Mar 29, 2023 Pending
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18/193072
Game device having improved slide-operation-driven user interface Mar 29, 2023 Issued
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18/187397
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING TEACHING VIDEO TASK, DEVICE, STORAGE MEDIUM AND PRODUCT Mar 20, 2023 Pending
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18/183743
Program, information processing device, method, and system Mar 13, 2023 Issued
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18/182866
Non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having information processing program stored therein, information processing apparatus, information processing system, and information processing method for playing a game having a predetermined element selected therein Mar 12, 2023 Issued
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