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Stuart L. Hendrickson

Examiner (ID: 5580, Phone: (571)272-1351 , Office: P/1736 )

Most Active Art Unit
1736
Art Unit(s)
1103, 1736, 1754, 1793, 1206
Total Applications
2458
Issued Applications
1551
Pending Applications
251
Abandoned Applications
686

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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17/165051
Guild-dependent variation of player capabilities in a computer-implemented game Feb 1, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 17012339 [patent_doc_number] => 20210243500 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-08-05 [patent_title] => Method and System for Sorting Virtual Cards in a Gaming Environment [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/165434 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-02-02 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 6745 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -13 [patent_words_short_claim] => 241 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17165434 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/165434
Method and system for sorting virtual cards in a gaming environment Feb 1, 2021 Issued
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17/161993
Image rendering method and apparatus, device and storage medium Jan 28, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16838242 [patent_doc_number] => 20210146254 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-05-20 [patent_title] => AI-BASED CONTENT GENERATION FOR GAMING APPLICATIONS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/159907 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-01-27 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 13389 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -18 [patent_words_short_claim] => 48 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17159907 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/159907
AI-based content generation for gaming applications Jan 26, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16811551 [patent_doc_number] => 20210134106 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-05-06 [patent_title] => CLASS II BINGO GAMING SYSTEM WITH LIMITED TERM PERSISTENT ELEMENTS [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/150677 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-01-15 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 26639 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -16 [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] => 17150677 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/150677
Class II bingo gaming system with limited term persistent elements Jan 14, 2021 Issued
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17/148917
Lottery gaming system, ticket, and method Jan 13, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 16811562 [patent_doc_number] => 20210134117 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => A1 [patent_issue_date] => 2021-05-06 [patent_title] => Systems And Method Of Playing A Progressive Game [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/149708 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2021-01-14 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 0 [patent_figures_cnt] => 0 [patent_no_of_words] => 8992 [patent_no_of_claims] => 0 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => -17 [patent_words_short_claim] => 108 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => publication [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17149708 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/149708
Systems and method of playing a progressive game Jan 13, 2021 Issued
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17/148721
Lottery game providing a chance to win a jackpot at a reduced cost to the player, with an increased revenue to the operator and ticket retailer Jan 13, 2021 Issued
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17/143767
System and method for providing player directed content in a gaming machine Jan 6, 2021 Issued
Array ( [id] => 19080340 [patent_doc_number] => 11949728 [patent_country] => US [patent_kind] => B2 [patent_issue_date] => 2024-04-02 [patent_title] => System and method for optimizing virtual world computations through an N-tier architecture [patent_app_type] => utility [patent_app_number] => 17/138672 [patent_app_country] => US [patent_app_date] => 2020-12-30 [patent_effective_date] => 0000-00-00 [patent_drawing_sheets_cnt] => 11 [patent_figures_cnt] => 11 [patent_no_of_words] => 11445 [patent_no_of_claims] => 20 [patent_no_of_ind_claims] => 3 [patent_words_short_claim] => 168 [patent_maintenance] => 1 [patent_no_of_assignments] => 0 [patent_current_assignee] =>[type] => patent [pdf_file] =>[firstpage_image] =>[orig_patent_app_number] => 17138672 [rel_patent_id] =>[rel_patent_doc_number] =>)
17/138672
System and method for optimizing virtual world computations through an N-tier architecture Dec 29, 2020 Issued
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17/131719
PARI-MUTUEL INTERLEAVED WAGERING SYSTEM Dec 21, 2020 Abandoned
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17/128543
Method, system, and computer program product for interactive sports game Dec 20, 2020 Issued
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17/124927
Method, system, and computer program product for interactive sports game Dec 16, 2020 Issued
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17/124829
Video game controller Dec 16, 2020 Issued
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17/121747
Game system and method with final hand designation feature Dec 13, 2020 Issued
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17/247477
Gaming device and method for operating a gaming device Dec 10, 2020 Issued
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17/101790
Unitarily formed expandable spinal implant and method of manufacturing and implanting same Nov 22, 2020 Issued
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17/095920
GAME CONTROL METHOD, DOCKING STATION AND GAME CONTROL SYSTEM Nov 11, 2020 Abandoned
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17/094211
Wagering games system and method Nov 9, 2020 Issued
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17/088889
Live event recording method and system Nov 3, 2020 Issued
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