Inventor · San Francisco, CA, US

John Kim

59Patents
11h-index
31Co-inventors
74Inventor score

Filing activity: Aug 24, 2006 → Jun 15, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9452356B1 System and method for providing virtual items to users of a virtual space Electricity 63 Active
US9517403B1 Rewarding user customization of a virtual item based on user reviews in an online game Human Necessities 55 Active
US9259642B1 In-game building that receives stat boosts from troops Human Necessities 47 Active
US9463376B1 Method and system for temporarily incentivizing user participation in a game space Human Necessities 44 Active
US9682314B2 Method and system for temporarily incentivizing user participation in a game space Human Necessities 40 Active
US9795885B1 Providing virtual containers across online games Human Necessities 24 Active
US9100454B2 Method and system for enabling the creation and maintenance of proximity-related user groups Electricity 20 Active
US9873040B1 Facilitating an event across multiple online games Human Necessities 16 Active
US9649554B1 Facilitating users to obtain information regarding locations within a virtual space Human Necessities 13 Active
US9380120B2 Method and system for enabling the creation and maintenance of proximity-related user groups Electricity 12 Active
US10828574B2 System and method for providing virtual items to users of a virtual space Electricity 11 Active
US10142784B2 Method and system for enabling the creation and maintenance of proximity-related user groups Electricity 7 Active
US11241629B2 System and method for providing virtual items to users of a virtual space Electricity 6 Active
US9814968B1 System and method for combining multiple types of virtual units in a single march in a tower defense game Human Necessities 5 Active
US10086261B1 System and method for simulating passive racing games in an online game Human Necessities 4 Active
US10990994B2 System and method for providing virtual items to users of a virtual space Human Necessities 3 Active
US9769611B2 Method and system for enabling the creation and maintenance of temporary user groups Electricity 2 Active
US10245510B2 Facilitating an event across multiple online games Human Necessities 2 Active
US9662566B1 System and method for in-game advertising to assist in recruiting of affiliation members Human Necessities 2 Active
US7590957B2 Method and apparatus for fixing best case hold time violations in an integrated circuit design Physics 2 Active
US9457264B1 System and method for providing speed-up quest offers to users during idle time Human Necessities 2 Active
US9539512B1 Facilitating player interactions with tiles in an online game Human Necessities 2 Active
US9623335B1 Access to an exclusive virtual section of an online game based on past spending behavior Physics 2 Active
US9440145B1 Providing virtual items configured to facilitate temporary resource requirement reduction in an online game Human Necessities 2 Active
US9517405B1 Facilitating content access across online games Human Necessities 2 Active

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