Inventor · Redwood City, CA, US

David B. Lockton

116Patents
42h-index
9Co-inventors
83Inventor score

Filing activity: Apr 26, 1984 → Jun 24, 2024

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US4592546A Game of skill playable by remote participants in conjunction with a live event Human Necessities 611 Expired
US5083800A Game of skill or chance playable by several participants remote from each other in conjunction with a common event Human Necessities 608 Expired
US5813913A Game of skill playable by remote participants in conjunction with a common game event where participants are grouped as to skill level Human Necessities 293 Expired
US8149530B1 Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming Human Necessities 110 Active
US9716918B1 Interactive advertising system Electricity 74 Active
US8002618B1 Method of and system for conducting multiple contests of skill with a single performance Physics 73 Active
US8659848B2 Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming Human Necessities 72 Active
US8638517B2 Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming Human Necessities 72 Active
US9901820B2 Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming Human Necessities 62 Active
US9878243B2 Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming Human Necessities 60 Active
US8376855B2 Methods and apparatus for distributed gaming over a mobile device Human Necessities 57 Active
US8622798B2 Method of and system for conducting multiple contests of skill with a single performance Physics 54 Active
US9056251B2 Method of and system for conducting multiple contests of skill with a single performance Physics 54 Active
US9205339B2 Method of and apparatus for utilizing SMS while running an application on a mobile device controlling a viewer's participation with a broadcast Human Necessities 53 Active
US8738694B2 Method of and system for managing client resources and assets for activities on computing devices Electricity 52 Active
US9652937B2 Method of and system for conducting multiple contests of skill with a single performance Physics 52 Active
US8705195B2 Synchronized gaming and programming Electricity 49 Active
US8813112B1 Method of and apparatus for utilizing SMS while running an application on a mobile device controlling a viewer's participation with a broadcast Human Necessities 48 Active
US9919210B2 Synchronized gaming and programming Electricity 45 Active
US9919211B2 Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming Human Necessities 45 Active
US8870639B2 Methods and apparatus for distributed gaming over a mobile device Human Necessities 45 Expired
US8837072B2 Methodology for equalizing systemic latencies in television reception in connection with games of skill played in connection with live television programming Human Necessities 45 Active
US9314686B2 Method of and system for conducting multiple contests of skill with a single performance Physics 44 Active
US9233293B2 Method of and system for conducting multiple contests of skill with a single performance Physics 44 Active
US9504922B2 Methods and apparatus for distributed gaming over a mobile device Human Necessities 43 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.