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William E. Rankins

Examiner (ID: 3155, Phone: (571)270-3465 , Office: P/3694 )

Most Active Art Unit
3694
Art Unit(s)
3696, 3684, 3694
Total Applications
931
Issued Applications
566
Pending Applications
56
Abandoned Applications
324

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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18/887457
METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR ORDER ENTRY IN AN ELECTRONIC TRADING SYSTEM Sep 16, 2024 Pending
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18/884280
METHOD OF VERIFYING THAT A WAGER WAS PLACED BEFORE MARKET CLOSE Sep 12, 2024 Pending
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18/791798
Method to Manage Pending Transactions, and a System Thereof Jul 31, 2024 Pending
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18/752988
FUTURES MARGIN MODELING SYSTEM HAVING SEASONALITY DETECTION Jun 24, 2024 Pending
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18/751927
Systems and methods for payee identification via camera Jun 23, 2024 Issued
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18/675880
SYSTEM FOR RECORDING AND CONSTRUCTING A SEMIOTIC WAGERING/AGREEMENT May 27, 2024 Pending
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18/667713
APPARATUSES, METHODS, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCTS FOR EVENT-BASED PAYMENT ORCHESTRATION May 16, 2024 Pending
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18/643856
DISTRIBUTED LEDGER SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LOSS HISTORIES FOR PROPERTIES Apr 22, 2024 Pending
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18/643856
DISTRIBUTED LEDGER SYSTEM FOR MANAGING LOSS HISTORIES FOR PROPERTIES Apr 22, 2024 Pending
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18/644024
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR NATIVE, NON-NATIVE, AND HYBRID REGISTRATION AND USE OF TAGS FOR REAL-TIME SERVICES Apr 22, 2024 Pending
18/615131 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ELECTRONIC TRANSFER DIRECTORY SERVICE FOR DISTILLATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF FILES Mar 24, 2024 Pending
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18/611787
System and methods for detecting and implementing resource allocation in an electronic network based on non-contact instructions Mar 20, 2024 Issued
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18/611382
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR COMBINED PROCESSING OF DISPARATE RESOURCE TYPES Mar 19, 2024 Issued
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18/608227
Browser provisioned virtual payment card for an authorized user Mar 17, 2024 Issued
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18/608227
Browser provisioned virtual payment card for an authorized user Mar 17, 2024 Issued
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18/605940
SENDING FUNDS VIA AN EMAIL PAYMENT GATEWAY Mar 14, 2024 Pending
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18/602512
METHOD OF PROCESSING DIGITAL CHECKS Mar 11, 2024 Pending
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18/601945
SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREDIT CARD MANAGEMENT Mar 10, 2024 Pending
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18/601047
SECURE TRANSMISSION-PAIRING DATABASE SYSTEM Mar 10, 2024 Pending
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18/599711
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROXIMITY-BASED TRANSACTION LIMIT THRESHOLD OVERRIDE Mar 7, 2024 Pending
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