A63F 2300/609
For unlocking hidden game elements
Official title: for unlocking hidden game elements, e.g. features, items, levels
A63F2300/609 (For unlocking hidden game elements) appears on 326 US grants and 414 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in A63F- Granted patents
- 326
- Published applications
- 414
- Assignees
- 126
- Inventors
- 622
- Latest grant
- 11 Aug 2026
Filings by year
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| 1981 | 1 | 0 |
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| 2002 | 1 | 6 |
| 2003 | 1 | 3 |
| 2004 | 1 | 5 |
| 2005 | 1 | 8 |
| 2006 | 2 | 8 |
| 2007 | 1 | 18 |
| 2008 | 1 | 11 |
| 2009 | 2 | 16 |
| 2010 | 1 | 24 |
| 2011 | 4 | 20 |
| 2012 | 22 | 49 |
| 2013 | 18 | 37 |
| 2014 | 38 | 30 |
| 2015 | 26 | 17 |
| 2016 | 24 | 14 |
| 2017 | 33 | 15 |
| 2018 | 19 | 17 |
| 2019 | 21 | 27 |
| 2020 | 20 | 23 |
| 2021 | 20 | 16 |
| 2022 | 15 | 14 |
| 2023 | 17 | 15 |
| 2024 | 16 | 9 |
| 2025 | 10 | 6 |
| 2026 | 4 | 5 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
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- Tracking and representing video game help sessions8 Oct 2026US 2026/0306949 A1Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
- Program, effect change method, and game apparatus2 Jul 2026US 2026/0183674 A1Cygames, Inc.
- Virtual prop display method for searching a virtual container25 Jun 2026US 2026/0175132 A1Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
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Most cited
By later US patents
- Interactive avatar for social network services510US 8,892,999 B2NIKE, Inc. · 2014
- Information-processing device, server device, information-processing method, computer-readable storage medium, communication system, and communication method411US 8,761,800 B2Nintendo Co., Ltd. · 2014
- Changing virtual items based on real-world events300US 8,287,383 B1Zynga Inc. · 2012
- Changing virtual items based on location-based actions222US 8,292,743 B1Zynga Inc. · 2012
- Interactive toys and games connecting physical and virtual play environments170US 8,475,275 B2Creative Kingdoms, LLC · 2013