USPTO Examiner THOMAS ERIC M - Art Unit 3715

Recent Applications

Detailed information about the 100 most recent patent applications.

Application NumberTitleFiling DateDisposal DateDispositionTime (months)Office ActionsRestrictionsInterviewAppeal
18939853CLIENT DEVICE WITH UPDATED PLAYER TOKEN NFTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHNovember 2024August 2025Allow910NoNo
18939820CLIENT DEVICE WITH A PLAYER TOKEN NFT CORRESPONDING TO A GAME CHARACTERNovember 2024June 2025Allow710NoNo
18929744METHOD FOR GENERATING NFTS IN RESPONSE TO IN-APP ISSUANCE REQUESTSOctober 2024May 2025Allow610NoNo
18919955GAME PLATFORM FOR UPDATING GAME NFTS BASED ON AUTHENTICATED GAME PLAYOctober 2024May 2025Allow710NoNo
18886252SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VALIDATING GAME APPLICATION VERSIONS VIA A GAME NFTSeptember 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18886130NFT WALLET FOR VALIDATING PLAY OF GAME APPLICATIONS VIA GAME NFTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18886212CLIENT DEVICE FOR VALIDATING PLAY OF GAME APPLICATIONS VIA GAME NFTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHSeptember 2024April 2025Allow710NoNo
18886092CLIENT DEVICE FOR VALIDATING PLAY OF GAME APPLICATIONS VIA GAME NFTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHSeptember 2024January 2025Allow410NoNo
18758002REPEATED VERIFICATION FOR MOBILE DEVICE USER IDENTITY DETERMINATIONJune 2024April 2025Allow1020NoNo
18757136MULTI-LEVEL DEVICE VERIFICATION FOR MOBILE GAMBLING APPLICATIONSJune 2024January 2025Allow710NoNo
18410189GENERATING PLAYER TOKEN NFTS VIA A BLOCKCHAIN-BASED DISTRIBUTED COMPUTER NETWORK BASED ON PLAYER HIERARCHYJanuary 2024March 2025Allow1410NoNo
18403173AUTOMATIC PROCESSING OF NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN ATTRIBUTESJanuary 2024June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18400322DEVICE FOR EXCHANGING GAMING CHIPS AND CASH CURRENCYDecember 2023May 2025Allow1610NoNo
18390033FACILITATING GENERATION OF PLAYER TOKEN NFTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHDecember 2023October 2024Allow1010NoNo
18527620SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR SLOT MACHINE GAME ASSOCIATED WITH MARKET LINE WAGERSDecember 2023February 2025Allow1500NoNo
18527585GAME ACCESS DEVICE WITH PRIVILEGESDecember 2023September 2025Allow2110NoNo
18521469AUTOMATED TRACKING OF EARNED IN-GAME ACTIONS FOR GRANTING AN NFT BACKED DIGITAL ASSETNovember 2023June 2025Allow1810NoNo
18492909AUDIO MIXING AND EQUALIZATION IN GAMING SYSTEMSOctober 2023April 2025Allow1810NoNo
18491964ITERATIVE WORKLOAD PROCESSING HAVING A MANDATORY PROCESSING TASK AND A PREFERRED PROCESSING TASKOctober 2023June 2025Allow2010NoNo
18380716GAMING THROUGH MOBILE OR OTHER DEVICESOctober 2023April 2025Allow1810NoNo
18486314GENERATING AND UPDATING NON-PLAYER CHARACTER NFTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHOctober 2023March 2025Allow1710NoNo
18486386CLIENT DEVICE FOR USE WITH GAME TOKEN NFTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHOctober 2023December 2025Allow2610NoNo
18375986GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING FUTURE GAMING EVENTSOctober 2023February 2025Allow1710NoNo
18373647MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF SUBSTITUTE CURRENCY FOR GAMINGSeptember 2023March 2025Allow1810NoNo
18372703GAME SYSTEM, GAME METHOD, GAME PROGRAM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICESeptember 2023November 2025Allow2610NoNo
18237586MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF SUBSTITUTE CURRENCY FOR GAMINGAugust 2023February 2025Allow1810NoNo
18452839GENERATING AND UPDATING PLAYER TOKEN NFTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHAugust 2023March 2025Allow1910NoNo
18362714GOLF PLATFORM FOR TRAINING AND GAMINGJuly 2023July 2025Allow2400NoNo
18226124VIRTUAL ITEM MOVEMENT CONTROL METHOD, TERMINAL, AND STORAGE MEDIUMJuly 2023May 2025Allow2210NoNo
18222151ON DEVICE GAME ENGINE ARCHITECTUREJuly 2023May 2025Allow2210NoNo
18348773TIPPING GIFT FOR GAMESJuly 2023February 2026Abandon3110NoNo
18347057Multilayer Framework Architecture and User Interface for Video Gaming ApplicationsJuly 2023February 2025Allow1910NoNo
18217708AUTOMATED GENERATION OF CUSTOM CONTENT FOR COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED GAMESJuly 2023December 2024Allow1710NoNo
18345394GAMING MACHINE AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING AN EXPANDED PLURALITY OF ACTIVE SYMBOLS ON A MECHANICAL REELJune 2023December 2024Allow1810NoNo
18345196NFT platform using player token NFTS for multiplayer game support and methods for use therewithJune 2023January 2025Allow1910NoNo
18209476APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR STREAMING VIDEO DATA TO VIEWING TERMINALSJune 2023April 2025Allow2210NoNo
18329761RECORDING MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEJune 2023November 2025Allow2910NoNo
18329050NFT FRAMEWORK FOR TRANSFERRING AND USING DIGITAL ASSETS BETWEEN GAME PLATFORMSJune 2023April 2025Allow2210NoNo
18327409ON-CHAIN CRYPTOGRAPHIC ASSETS APPLIED IN OFF-CHAIN ELECTRONIC GAME LEVELING AND PROGRESSIONJune 2023January 2024Allow810NoNo
18203783METHOD OF GAMING AND A GAMING SYSTEMMay 2023March 2025Allow2110NoNo
18201767PROGRAM, METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICEMay 2023September 2025Allow2710NoNo
18319242FACILITATING GENERATION OF UNIQUE GAME CHARACTERS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHMay 2023February 2025Allow2110NoNo
18309833Systems and Methods for Artificial Intelligence (AI)-Assisted Communication within Video GameMay 2023July 2025Allow2700NoNo
18303900STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM AND GAME PROCESS METHODApril 2023November 2025Allow3110NoNo
18303335FACILITATING USERS TO COMPLETE ACTIVE GAME ACTIONSApril 2023October 2024Allow1810NoNo
18299259UPDATING GAME NFTS BASED ON AUTHENTICATED GAME PLAYApril 2023May 2024Allow1310NoNo
18299252FACILITATING PLAY OF GAMES VIA GENRE CUSTOMIZED DISPLAY OF GAME NFTSApril 2023September 2024Allow1810NoNo
18299243FACILITATING PLAY OF GAMES VIA GAME NFTSApril 2023September 2024Allow1810NoNo
18299217FACILITATING AUTHENTICATED PLAY OF GAMES VIA GAME NFTSApril 2023June 2024Allow1410NoNo
18299270DERIVATIVE GAME NFTS WITH EXPIRATION RESTRICTIONSApril 2023September 2024Allow1810NoNo
18299231FACILITATING PLAY OF GAMES VIA CUSTOMIZED DISPLAY OF GAME NFTSApril 2023July 2024Allow1510NoNo
18299228UPDATING GAME NFTS BASED ON GAME PLAYApril 2023July 2024Allow1510NoNo
18194659PERSONALIZING A VIDEO GAME BASED ON VARIOUS USER AND USER DEVICE ATTRIBUTESApril 2023May 2025Allow2600NoNo
18192283PROGRAM, METHOD, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND SYSTEMMarch 2023November 2025Allow3210NoNo
18123894VIDEO MODIFICATION AND TRANSMISSIONMarch 2023October 2024Allow1910NoNo
18117954SYSTEMS AND METHODS WITH INTEGRATED GAMING ENGINES AND SMART CONTRACTSMarch 2023June 2024Allow1511NoNo
18160609UNLOCKING GAME CONTENT FOR USERS BASED ON AFFILIATION SIZEJanuary 2023August 2024Allow1910NoNo
18148083AUTOMATIC PROCESSING OF NON-FUNGIBLE TOKEN ATTRIBUTESDecember 2022October 2023Allow910NoNo
18084435VIDEO MODIFICATION AND TRANSMISSIONDecember 2022December 2024Allow2410NoNo
17970060MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OF SUBSTITUTE CURRENCY FOR GAMINGOctober 2022December 2024Allow2610NoNo
17967521ACCELERATED GAME ENGINE FOR FOUR-PLAYER ELECTRONIC GAMEOctober 2022April 2024Allow1800NoNo
17962837HYBRID LENS FOR HEAD MOUNT DISPLAYOctober 2022May 2025Abandon3110NoNo
17949755INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM WITH EXECUTABLE INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM STORED THEREON, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2022August 2025Allow3520NoNo
17945302INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODSeptember 2022February 2025Allow2910NoNo
17942913LOW-COMPLEXITY REEL SYMBOL REPLACEMENT STRATEGY WITH CLUSTERINGSeptember 2022November 2024Allow2610NoNo
17941849INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMSeptember 2022March 2025Allow3010NoNo
17940321ENDLESS GAME WITH NOVEL STORYLINESeptember 2022June 2025Allow3320NoNo
17893879USER INTERFACE DISPLAY METHOD AND APPARATUS, DEVICE AND COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUMAugust 2022October 2024Allow2510NoNo
17892881GAMING DEVICES AND METHODS FOR ENHANCING GAME INDICIA IN RANDOM INCREMENTSAugust 2022August 2024Allow2410NoNo
17820935FACILITATING GENERATION OF PLAYER TOKEN NFTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHAugust 2022December 2024Allow2820NoNo
17888121Gameplay Threads in Messaging ApplicationsAugust 2022December 2024Abandon2810NoNo
17887603LOTTERY TRANSACTION PROCESSING SYSTEMAugust 2022December 2024Allow2910NoNo
17885623SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR GAME ASSISTANCE AND PRESENTING GAME GUIDESAugust 2022February 2025Allow3120YesNo
17819016GAME PLATFORM USING PLAYER TOKEN NFTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHAugust 2022October 2024Allow2710NoNo
17885215INSTRUCTIONS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE FOR GAMINGAugust 2022January 2024Allow1810NoNo
17882634STORAGE MEDIUM STORING GAME PROGRAM, GAME SYSTEM, GAME APPARATUS, AND GAME PROCESSING METHODAugust 2022November 2024Allow2710NoNo
17877831INTERACTION SCENE STARTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM, CLIENT, AND SERVERJuly 2022July 2025Allow3530NoNo
17873783INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND INFORMATION DISPLAY METHODJuly 2022June 2025Allow3540NoNo
17871303GAME ENVIRONMENT CUSTOMIZED GENERATION OF GAMING MUSICJuly 2022June 2024Allow2310NoNo
17871273USER PREFERENCE CUSTOMIZED GENERATION OF GAMING MUSICJuly 2022January 2025Allow3030NoNo
17870760HOST DATA SYSTEM FOR SPORT AND VOCATIONAL ACTIVITIESJuly 2022October 2024Allow2610NoNo
17868316GAMING INTERFACE AND SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING SAMEJuly 2022June 2024Allow2310NoNo
17867378Games Tabs in Messaging ApplicationsJuly 2022December 2024Abandon2910NoNo
17813107INTERACTIVE CLOUD-BASED GAMING METHODOLOGYJuly 2022August 2025Abandon3711NoNo
17863146METHOD, SYSTEM AND TICKET FOR FACILITATING LOTTERY RELATED ACTIVITIES VIA MOBILE DEVICESJuly 2022November 2024Allow2810NoNo
17811171System and method for navigating through a dynamic virtual lounge within a metaverseJuly 2022November 2024Allow2820NoNo
17811191NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEMJuly 2022September 2024Allow2610NoNo
17810084METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING A COMPUTER IMPLEMENTED GAMEJune 2022August 2024Allow2610NoNo
17853252GAME APPARATUS, GAME METHOD, AND GAME PROGRAMJune 2022August 2024Allow2610NoNo
17848020WATCHING SYSTEM, COMPUTER PROGRAM FOR WATCHING SYSTEM, AND CONTROL METHOD FOR WATCHING SYSTEMJune 2022October 2024Allow2810NoNo
17846225RANDOMLY MODULATED BOOSTED FEATURE AREAS FOR SLOT MACHINEJune 2022September 2024Allow2710NoNo
17828447METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING PRE-ORDERED PROP, DEVICE, MEDIUM, AND PRODUCTMay 2022September 2024Allow2810NoNo
17752576SERVER LOAD PREDICTION AND ADVANCED PERFORMANCE MEASURESMay 2022June 2024Allow2510NoNo
17778051Game Data Processing Method, Storage Medium, and Electronic DeviceMay 2022August 2024Allow2710NoNo
17747319METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING VIRTUAL ITEM, ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUMMay 2022November 2024Allow3020NoNo
17662411INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND NONTRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUMMay 2022September 2024Allow2910NoNo
17738417INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, STORAGE MEDIUM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHODMay 2022May 2024Allow2410NoNo
17738879SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PROGRESSIVE ENHANCEMENT OF IN-APP AUGMENTED REALITY ADVERTISINGMay 2022March 2024Allow2210NoNo
17773657METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ESTABLISHING CLONED GAME ACCOUNTSMay 2022July 2024Allow2610NoNo
17661362SYSTEM FOR VALIDATING PLAY OF GAME APPLICATIONS VIA GAME NFTS AND METHODS FOR USE THEREWITHApril 2022August 2024Allow2810NoNo

Appeals Overview

This analysis examines appeal outcomes and the strategic value of filing appeals for examiner THOMAS, ERIC M.

Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB) Decisions

Total PTAB Decisions
3
Examiner Affirmed
1
(33.3%)
Examiner Reversed
2
(66.7%)
Reversal Percentile
87.6%
Higher than average

What This Means

With a 66.7% reversal rate, the PTAB has reversed the examiner's rejections more often than affirming them. This reversal rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that appeals are more successful here than in most other areas.

Strategic Value of Filing an Appeal

Total Appeal Filings
28
Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(50.0%)
Not Allowed After Appeal Filing
14
(50.0%)
Filing Benefit Percentile
83.3%
Higher than average

Understanding Appeal Filing Strategy

Filing a Notice of Appeal can sometimes lead to allowance even before the appeal is fully briefed or decided by the PTAB. This occurs when the examiner or their supervisor reconsiders the rejection during the mandatory appeal conference (MPEP § 1207.01) after the appeal is filed.

In this dataset, 50.0% of applications that filed an appeal were subsequently allowed. This appeal filing benefit rate is in the top 25% across the USPTO, indicating that filing appeals is particularly effective here. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Strategic Recommendations

Appeals to PTAB show good success rates. If you have a strong case on the merits, consider fully prosecuting the appeal to a Board decision.

Filing a Notice of Appeal is strategically valuable. The act of filing often prompts favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Examiner THOMAS, ERIC M - Prosecution Strategy Guide

Executive Summary

Examiner THOMAS, ERIC M works in Art Unit 3715 and has examined 298 patent applications in our dataset. With an allowance rate of 84.2%, this examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications. Applications typically reach final disposition in approximately 29 months.

Allowance Patterns

Examiner THOMAS, ERIC M's allowance rate of 84.2% places them in the 59% percentile among all USPTO examiners. This examiner has an above-average tendency to allow applications.

Office Action Patterns

On average, applications examined by THOMAS, ERIC M receive 2.08 office actions before reaching final disposition. This places the examiner in the 55% percentile for office actions issued. This examiner issues a slightly above-average number of office actions.

Prosecution Timeline

The median time to disposition (half-life) for applications examined by THOMAS, ERIC M is 29 months. This places the examiner in the 66% percentile for prosecution speed. Prosecution timelines are slightly faster than average with this examiner.

Interview Effectiveness

Conducting an examiner interview provides a -21.4% benefit to allowance rate for applications examined by THOMAS, ERIC M. This interview benefit is in the 1% percentile among all examiners. Note: Interviews show limited statistical benefit with this examiner compared to others, though they may still be valuable for clarifying issues.

Request for Continued Examination (RCE) Effectiveness

When applicants file an RCE with this examiner, 31.1% of applications are subsequently allowed. This success rate is in the 63% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Insight: RCEs show above-average effectiveness with this examiner. Consider whether your amendments or new arguments are strong enough to warrant an RCE versus filing a continuation.

After-Final Amendment Practice

This examiner enters after-final amendments leading to allowance in 29.5% of cases where such amendments are filed. This entry rate is in the 42% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: This examiner shows below-average receptiveness to after-final amendments. You may need to file an RCE or appeal rather than relying on after-final amendment entry.

Pre-Appeal Conference Effectiveness

When applicants request a pre-appeal conference (PAC) with this examiner, 123.1% result in withdrawal of the rejection or reopening of prosecution. This success rate is in the 83% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Recommendation: Pre-appeal conferences are highly effective with this examiner compared to others. Before filing a full appeal brief, strongly consider requesting a PAC. The PAC provides an opportunity for the examiner and supervisory personnel to reconsider the rejection before the case proceeds to the PTAB.

Appeal Withdrawal and Reconsideration

This examiner withdraws rejections or reopens prosecution in 90.0% of appeals filed. This is in the 83% percentile among all examiners. Of these withdrawals, 63.0% occur early in the appeal process (after Notice of Appeal but before Appeal Brief). Strategic Insight: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1207.01, all appeals must go through a mandatory appeal conference. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration even before you file an Appeal Brief.

Petition Practice

When applicants file petitions regarding this examiner's actions, 70.0% are granted (fully or in part). This grant rate is in the 77% percentile among all examiners. Strategic Note: Petitions are frequently granted regarding this examiner's actions compared to other examiners. Per MPEP § 1002.02(c), various examiner actions are petitionable to the Technology Center Director, including prematureness of final rejection, refusal to enter amendments, and requirement for information. If you believe an examiner action is improper, consider filing a petition.

Examiner Cooperation and Flexibility

Examiner's Amendments: This examiner makes examiner's amendments in 0.3% of allowed cases (in the 57% percentile). This examiner makes examiner's amendments more often than average to place applications in condition for allowance (MPEP § 1302.04).

Quayle Actions: This examiner issues Ex Parte Quayle actions in 0.0% of allowed cases (in the 45% percentile). This examiner issues Quayle actions less often than average. Allowances may come directly without a separate action for formal matters.

Prosecution Strategy Recommendations

Based on the statistical analysis of this examiner's prosecution patterns, here are tailored strategic recommendations:

  • Request pre-appeal conferences: PACs are highly effective with this examiner. Before filing a full appeal brief, request a PAC to potentially resolve issues without full PTAB review.
  • Appeal filing as negotiation tool: This examiner frequently reconsiders rejections during the appeal process. Filing a Notice of Appeal may prompt favorable reconsideration during the mandatory appeal conference.

Relevant MPEP Sections for Prosecution Strategy

  • MPEP § 713.10: Examiner interviews - available before Notice of Allowance or transfer to PTAB
  • MPEP § 714.12: After-final amendments - may be entered "under justifiable circumstances"
  • MPEP § 1002.02(c): Petitionable matters to Technology Center Director
  • MPEP § 1004: Actions requiring primary examiner signature (allowances, final rejections, examiner's answers)
  • MPEP § 1207.01: Appeal conferences - mandatory for all appeals
  • MPEP § 1214.07: Reopening prosecution after appeal

Important Disclaimer

Not Legal Advice: The information provided in this report is for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. You should consult with a qualified patent attorney or agent for advice specific to your situation.

No Guarantees: We do not provide any guarantees as to the accuracy, completeness, or timeliness of the statistics presented above. Patent prosecution statistics are derived from publicly available USPTO data and are subject to data quality limitations, processing errors, and changes in USPTO practices over time.

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