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William E. Rankins

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Most Active Art Unit
3694
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3694, 3696, 3684
Total Applications
951
Issued Applications
572
Pending Applications
61
Abandoned Applications
328

Applications

Application numberTitle of the applicationFiling DateStatus
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19/326447
PROXY CARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Sep 10, 2025 Pending
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19/022504
METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM OF PROCESSING NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN Jan 14, 2025 Pending
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19/016645
IN-LINE VERIFICATION OF TRANSACTIONS Jan 9, 2025 Pending
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19/012912
BLOCKCHAIN-BASED PAYMENT CONTROL METHOD AND APPARATUS, AND DEVICE AND MEDIUM Jan 7, 2025 Pending
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18/986181
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VALIDATING CLIENT ACCOUNT DATA Dec 17, 2024 Pending
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18/985990
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VALIDATING CLIENT ACCOUNT DATA Dec 17, 2024 Pending
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18/982273
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VALIDATING CLIENT ACCOUNT DATA Dec 15, 2024 Pending
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18/982348
PROXY CARD MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Dec 15, 2024 Pending
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18/977023
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VALIDATING CLIENT ACCOUNT DATA Dec 10, 2024 Pending
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18/974380
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VALIDATING CLIENT ACCOUNT DATA Dec 8, 2024 Pending
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18/968495
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VALIDATING CLIENT ACCOUNT DATA Dec 3, 2024 Pending
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18/948639
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AN ELECTRONIC TRANSFER DIRECTORY SERVICE FOR DISTILLATION OR DISTRIBUTION OF FILES Nov 14, 2024 Pending
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18/934240
SERVER APPARATUS Oct 31, 2024 Pending
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18/903883
ACCOUNT-LEVEL CONTROL OF GAME CURRENCIES AND EXCHANGES Sep 30, 2024 Pending
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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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18/824330
SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ISSUANCE AND USE OF PRIVATE EQUITY TOKENS Sep 3, 2024 Pending
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18/807839
SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR EMPLOYING MACHINE LEARNING TO PREVENT OVERDRAFT FEES Aug 15, 2024 Pending
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18/795977
Systems and methods for transforming account controls over time Aug 5, 2024 Issued
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18/791798
Method to manage pending transactions, and a system thereof Jul 31, 2024 Issued
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