Inventor

John G. Kroeckel

Inventor

San Ramon, CA, US

Overview

1996–2016

Patent span

Physics

Primary field (CPC G)

Patents· 48 as inventor

Public. Assignee & technology derived from the patent record. Each patent links to its LexDana page.

G07Fprimary

G07FCoin-freed or like apparatus54%

A63FCard, board, or roulette games22%

G06QInformation and communication technology [ict] specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes21%

A63BApparatus for physical training, gymnastics, swimming, climbing, or fencing2%

PatentTitleYear

9,466,170'Networked gaming system communication protocols and methods'2016 9,317,994'Networked gaming system communication protocols and methods'2016 9,286,764'Apparatus for providing amusement'2016 9,117,342'Networked gaming system communication protocols and methods'2015 9,087,437'Apparatus for providing amusement'2015 9,082,260'Networked gaming system communication protocols and methods'2015 9,070,250'Wireless real-time gaming system'2015 9,053,610'Networked gaming system communication protocols and methods'2015 9,022,867'Gaming system with tournament communication protocols'2015 8,992,326'Networked gaming system communication protocols and methods'2015 8,986,121'Networked gaming system communication protocols and methods'2015 8,986,122'Networked gaming system communication protocols and methods'2015 8,944,909'Gaming system having a plurality of players and randomly incremented progressive prize'2015 8,888,597'Systems for providing amusement'2014 8,888,578'Networked gaming system communication protocols and methods'2014 8,821,258'Method for providing games over a wide area network'2014 8,740,695'Method and interface for network gaming'2014 8,740,694'Method and system for providing a network gaming system'2014 8,641,507'Tournament qualification and characteristics in a gaming system'2014 8,597,128'Network gaming system'2013 8,568,237'Networked gaming system communication protocols and methods'2013 8,556,702'Methods for providing amusement'2013 8,535,157'Wireless gaming network'2013 8,535,158'Networked gaming system communication protocols and methods'2013 8,529,349'Networked gaming system communication protocols and methods'2013 8,480,468'Apparatus for providing amusement'2013 8,454,432'Method for providing network gaming system'2013 8,425,299'Apparatus for providing amusement'2013 8,414,400'Network gaming system'2013 8,317,588'Apparatus for providing amusement'2012 8,308,546'Apparatus for providing amusement'2012 8,246,439'Tournament qualification and characteristics in a gaming system'2012 8,052,518'Networked gaming system'2011 7,976,373'Apparatus for providing amusement'2011 7,976,376'Methods for providing amusement'2011 7,972,209'Gaming system having progressive tournaments and weighting'2011 7,896,735'Player gaming console, gaming machine, networked gaming system and method'2011 7,762,885'Prize redemption system for games executed over a wide area network'2010 6,758,755'Prize redemption system for games executed over a wide area network'2004 6,645,068'Profile-driven network gaming and prize redemption system'2003 6,454,648'System, method and article of manufacture for providing a progressive-type prize awarding scheme in an intermittently accessed network game environment'2002 6,306,035'Graphical user interface for providing gaming and prize redemption capabilities'2001 6,293,865'System, method and article of manufacture for tournament play in a network gaming system'2001 6,015,344'Prize redemption system for games'2000 6,007,426'Skill based prize games for wide area networks'1999 5,860,648'Golfing game including object sensing and validation'1999 5,816,918'Prize redemption system for games'1998 5,553,859'Arcade game for sensing and validating objects'1996

Career & activity timeline

Assembled from patent assignee/location history and declaration credentials.

1996–1999Based in San Leandro, CA, US· patent location history

2000–2015Based in San Ramon, CA, US· patent location history

2010–2016Patents assigned to BALLY GAMING INC (34)· patent assignee history

2011–2016Based in Pleasanton, CA, US· patent location history

2012–2015Patents assigned to KELLY BRYAN M (24)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to KROECKEL JOHN G (17)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to LOCKARD DENNIS (16)· patent assignee history

2012–2015Patents assigned to KELLY MATTHEW F (10)· patent assignee history

Inventor activity

Assignee and location history derived from the patent record.

Assignees

Assignee	Patents	Span
BALLY GAMING INC	34	2010–2016
KELLY BRYAN M	24	2012–2015
KROECKEL JOHN Gself	17	2012–2015
LOCKARD DENNIS	16	2012–2015
KELLY MATTHEW F	10	2012–2015

Locations

Location	Patents	Span
San Ramon, California, US	39	2000–2015
Pleasanton, California, US	5	2011–2016
San Leandro, California, US	4	1996–1999