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Steven B. Mcallister

Supervisory Patent Examiner (ID: 9929, Phone: (571)272-6785 , Office: P/3749 )

Most Active Art Unit
3762
Art Unit(s)
3762, 3617, 3627, 3749, 3743, 3652, 2167
Total Applications
429
Issued Applications
143
Pending Applications
33
Abandoned Applications
252

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/226304
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR WIRELESS GAMING SYSTEM WITH ALERTS Jul 25, 2023 Pending
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18/356607
METHOD AND APPARATUS PROVIDING A COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED GAME Jul 20, 2023 Pending
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18/222750
AUCTION BIDDING SEQUENCES FOR PROGRESSIVE AWARDS Jul 16, 2023 Pending
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18/352335
Method, apparatus and device for controlling virtual skills in virtual scene, medium and program product Jul 13, 2023 Issued
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18/219968
SIMULATED LIGHTING SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPOSITED ELEMENTS IN A VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT Jul 9, 2023 Issued
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18/219787
Systems and methods for interprocess communication of wagering opportunities and/or wager requests Jul 9, 2023 Issued
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18/346868
Information processing system for displaying a screen and automatically adjusting the screen Jul 4, 2023 Issued
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18/333848
FACILITATING HAND COUNT-BASED PROGRESSIVES IN ELECTRONIC GAMING ENVIRONMENTS Jun 12, 2023 Pending
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18/208458
Crowd-sourced data collection and labelling using gaming mechanics for machine learning model training Jun 11, 2023 Issued
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18/328068
Gaming machines with free play bonus mode presenting only winning outcomes Jun 1, 2023 Issued
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18/200937
GRAPH-BASED WORD PUZZLE May 22, 2023 Abandoned
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18/200528
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MULTI-PLAYER ONLINE WORD LOGIC GAMES May 21, 2023 Pending
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18/314602
Metamorphic persistent symbols using random probability distribution May 8, 2023 Issued
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18/139701
BONUS GAME FOR A WAGERING GAME WITH A PERCEIVED PERSISTENCE GAME FEATURE Apr 25, 2023 Pending
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18/138815
METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR SECURITY OF GAMING MACHINE SHOW SOFTWARE Apr 24, 2023 Pending
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18/300763
Gaming machines and method for increased return to player mode Apr 13, 2023 Issued
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18/131632
DEMONSTRATION MODE OPERATIONS IN A GAME STREAMING ENVIRONMENT Apr 5, 2023 Pending
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18/296684
Display method and apparatus for virtual prop, electronic device and storage medium Apr 5, 2023 Issued
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18/131308
Object control method and device, storage medium, and electronic device Apr 4, 2023 Issued
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18/123926
Machine learned resolution enhancement for virtual gaming environment Mar 19, 2023 Issued
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