G07F 17/3272
Games involving multiple players
Official title: {Games involving multiple players}
G07F17/3272 (Games involving multiple players) appears on 2,578 US grants and 3,778 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 2,578
- Published applications
- 3,778
- Assignees
- 688
- Inventors
- 3,173
- Latest grant
- 6 Oct 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 1 | 0 |
| 1987 | 1 | 0 |
| 1988 | 0 | 0 |
| 1989 | 0 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 1 | 0 |
| 1992 | 2 | 0 |
| 1993 | 1 | 0 |
| 1994 | 2 | 0 |
| 1995 | 3 | 0 |
| 1996 | 4 | 0 |
| 1997 | 3 | 0 |
| 1998 | 8 | 0 |
| 1999 | 11 | 0 |
| 2000 | 4 | 0 |
| 2001 | 14 | 9 |
| 2002 | 14 | 46 |
| 2003 | 18 | 64 |
| 2004 | 14 | 47 |
| 2005 | 22 | 69 |
| 2006 | 16 | 140 |
| 2007 | 15 | 123 |
| 2008 | 18 | 190 |
| 2009 | 29 | 170 |
| 2010 | 63 | 127 |
| 2011 | 71 | 131 |
| 2012 | 142 | 184 |
| 2013 | 206 | 268 |
| 2014 | 212 | 273 |
| 2015 | 175 | 198 |
| 2016 | 200 | 236 |
| 2017 | 194 | 219 |
| 2018 | 163 | 175 |
| 2019 | 193 | 199 |
| 2020 | 148 | 157 |
| 2021 | 137 | 182 |
| 2022 | 107 | 129 |
| 2023 | 119 | 129 |
| 2024 | 106 | 122 |
| 2025 | 104 | 110 |
| 2026 | 37 | 81 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Subgroups
Granted patents
Recent patents
- Cross-channel wagering game tournaments6 Oct 2026US 12,755,605 B2Igt
- Amusement system for skill-based games and methods directed to the same29 Sep 2026US 12,749,379 B2Savvy Dog Systems, LLC
- Play until you win amusement machine15 Sep 2026US 12,738,129 B2
- Slotmasters25 Aug 2026US 12,718,662 B2Hungry Bear Gaming Ltd.
- Display screen with a graphical user interface18 Aug 2026US D1,142,420 S1Igt · Design
- Claw machine having main control board drive device8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311569 A1Fa Teng Technology Co., Ltd.
- Computing apparatus, system and method for balancing prediction signals from remote terminals1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301519 A1Raven Spades Inc.
- Wager sharing and invitation method1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301540 A1AdrenalineIP
- Personal tournaments1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301541 A1Igt
- Personal tournaments1 Oct 2026US 2026/0301542 A1Igt
Most cited
By later US patents
- Gaming machine information, communication and display system1,356US 5,429,361 ABally Gaming International, Inc. · 1995
- Electronic gaming apparatus and method1,238US 5,393,057 A1995
- Database driven online distributed tournament system1,095US 5,779,549 AWalker Assest Management Limited Parnership · 1998
- Game machine data transfer system utilizing portable data units1,070US 5,179,517 ABally Manufacturing Corporation · 1993
- Gaming machines and systems offering simultaneous play of multiple games and methods of gaming1,022US 6,652,378 B2Igt · 2003