G07F 17/3295
Games involving skill
Official title: {Games involving skill, e.g. dexterity, memory, thinking}
G07F17/3295 (Games involving skill) appears on 716 US grants and 1,009 published applications in this corpus.
Search patents in G07F- Granted patents
- 716
- Published applications
- 1,009
- Assignees
- 249
- Inventors
- 931
- Latest grant
- 29 Sep 2026
Filings by year
| Year | Granted patents | Published applications |
|---|---|---|
| 1986 | 2 | 0 |
| 1987 | 0 | 0 |
| 1988 | 1 | 0 |
| 1989 | 1 | 0 |
| 1990 | 0 | 0 |
| 1991 | 0 | 0 |
| 1992 | 0 | 0 |
| 1993 | 0 | 0 |
| 1994 | 0 | 0 |
| 1995 | 0 | 0 |
| 1996 | 2 | 0 |
| 1997 | 0 | 0 |
| 1998 | 1 | 0 |
| 1999 | 0 | 0 |
| 2000 | 2 | 0 |
| 2001 | 6 | 2 |
| 2002 | 8 | 21 |
| 2003 | 4 | 19 |
| 2004 | 13 | 10 |
| 2005 | 3 | 22 |
| 2006 | 14 | 33 |
| 2007 | 10 | 26 |
| 2008 | 6 | 37 |
| 2009 | 10 | 39 |
| 2010 | 11 | 27 |
| 2011 | 20 | 38 |
| 2012 | 31 | 30 |
| 2013 | 36 | 39 |
| 2014 | 46 | 58 |
| 2015 | 33 | 51 |
| 2016 | 38 | 53 |
| 2017 | 44 | 84 |
| 2018 | 55 | 78 |
| 2019 | 76 | 99 |
| 2020 | 77 | 50 |
| 2021 | 41 | 45 |
| 2022 | 35 | 30 |
| 2023 | 25 | 34 |
| 2024 | 32 | 34 |
| 2025 | 22 | 35 |
| 2026 | 11 | 15 |
By publication year. Applications have been published since 2001. 2026 runs to 8 Oct.
Recent patents
- Amusement system for skill-based games and methods directed to the same29 Sep 2026US 12,749,379 B2Savvy Dog Systems, LLC
- Method and system for structuring and deploying an electronic skill-based activity21 Apr 2026US 12,605,618 B2Vetnos LLC
- Method and system for structuring and deploying an electronic skill-based activity21 Apr 2026US 12,605,619 B2Vetnos LLC
- Play-to-earn electronic gaming systems and methods31 Mar 2026US 12,592,118 B2AG 18, LLC
- Skill-based prize levels for bonus prize awards10 Mar 2026US 12,573,268 B2Igt
- Gaming machine and methods for operating gaming machines to provide skill-based wagering games to players8 Oct 2026US 2026/0311563 A1Konami Gaming, Inc.
- Systems and methods for chess fantasy game play and peer to peer wagering9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196109 A1
- Multi-player skill-based wagering methods, devices and systems9 Jul 2026US 2026/0196111 A1Super Money Games, Inc.
- Wagering game18 Jun 2026US 2026/0170922 A1ESC Software LLC
- Supertracks18 Jun 2026US 2026/0170928 A1Raw Igaming Ltd.
Most cited
By later US patents
- Hybrid gaming apparatus and method1,024US 6,050,895 AInternational Game Technology · 2000
- Video game of chance apparatus634US 6,811,482 B22004
- Gaming device having perceived skill631US 6,761,632 B2Igt · 2004
- Hybrid gaming apparatus and method613US 6,267,669 B1International Game Technology · 2001
- Game of skill playable by remote participants in conjunction with a live event612US 4,592,546 A1986