Inventor · Pleasanton, CA, US

John G. Kroeckel

48Patents
19h-index
18Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Mar 22, 1995 → Oct 28, 2013

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US5816918A Prize redemption system for games Physics 1,642 Expired
US6015344A Prize redemption system for games Physics 809 Expired
US6007426A Skill based prize games for wide area networks Physics 428 Expired
US6454648B1 System, method and article of manufacture for providing a progressive-type prize awarding scheme in an intermittently accessed network game environment Physics 333 Expired
US6645068B1 Profile-driven network gaming and prize redemption system Human Necessities 330 Expired
US6293865A System, method and article of manufacture for tournament play in a network gaming system Physics 238 Expired
US6758755B2 Prize redemption system for games executed over a wide area network Physics 200 Expired
US6306035A Graphical user interface for providing gaming and prize redemption capabilities Physics 142 Expired
US8246439B2 Tournament qualification and characteristics in a gaming system Physics 108 Active
US5860648A Golfing game including object sensing and validation Human Necessities 83 Expired
US7896735B2 Player gaming console, gaming machine, networked gaming system and method Physics 66 Active
US8529349B2 Networked gaming system communication protocols and methods Physics 58 Active
US8535158B2 Networked gaming system communication protocols and methods Physics 53 Active
US8888578B2 Networked gaming system communication protocols and methods Physics 50 Active
US5553859A Arcade game for sensing and validating objects Human Necessities 34 Expired
US8052518B1 Networked gaming system Physics 31 Active
US8641507B2 Tournament qualification and characteristics in a gaming system Physics 25 Active
US7972209B2 Gaming system having progressive tournaments and weighting Physics 24 Active
US9022867B2 Gaming system with tournament communication protocols Physics 21 Active
US7762885B2 Prize redemption system for games executed over a wide area network Physics 18 Active
US7976373B2 Apparatus for providing amusement Physics 15 Active
US7976376B2 Methods for providing amusement Physics 13 Active
US9087437B2 Apparatus for providing amusement Physics 8 Active
US9070250B2 Wireless real-time gaming system Physics 6 Active
US8317588B2 Apparatus for providing amusement Physics 6 Active

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