Inventor · disambiguated record
John F. Acres
Also filed as: ACRES JOHN · ACRES JOHN F
256 granted patents·104 pending applications·26,218 citations·filing 1994–2025
99Inventor score
Files withPATENT INVEST & LICENSING CO127ACRES TECH90ACRES JOHN F45ACRES GAMING INC29ACRES FIORE INC19
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
360 records- 0199US8512150B2System and method for collecting and using player informationHERRMANN MARK E·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 20, 2013·121 cites·31 claims
- 0299US8366550B2System and method for collecting and using player informationSCIENTIFIC GAMES HOLDINGS LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Feb 5, 2013·134 cites·20 claims
- 0399US8187101B2System and method for collecting and using player informationHERRMANN MARK E·Filed 2008·Granted May 29, 2012·136 cites·30 claims
- 0499USRE38812EMethod and apparatus for operating networked gaming devicesACRES GAMING INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 4, 2005·488 cites·49 claims
- 0599USRE37885EMethod and apparatus for operating networked gaming devicesACRES GAMING INC·Filed 2000·Granted Oct 15, 2002·608 cites·57 claims
- 0699US6431983B2Method for providing incentive to play gaming devices connected by a network to a host computerACRES GAMING INC·Filed 2001·Granted Aug 13, 2002·643 cites·27 claims
- 0799US6319125B1Method apparatus for promoting play on a network of gaming devicesACRES GAMING INC·Filed 1997·Granted Nov 20, 2001·1.4k cites·22 claims
- 0899US5655961AMethod for operating networked gaming devicesACRES GAMING INC·Filed 1994·Granted Aug 12, 1997·2.6k cites·14 claims
- 0998US10037648B2Gaming device with personalityPATENT INVEST & LICENSING CO·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 31, 2018·31 cites·20 claims
- 1098US8246466B2System and method for collecting and using player informationHERRMANN MARK E·Filed 2008·Granted Aug 21, 2012·63 cites·24 claims
- 1198US6910964B2Selective indication of a bonus at a gaming device with player inputACRES GAMING INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 28, 2005·309 cites·8 claims
- 1298US6832958B2Method and apparatus for operating networked gaming devicesACRES GAMING INC·Filed 2003·Granted Dec 21, 2004·304 cites·20 claims
- 1398US6565434B1Method and apparatus for promoting play on a network of gaming devicesACRES GAMING INC·Filed 1999·Granted May 20, 2003·679 cites·40 claims
- 1498US6254483B1Method and apparatus for controlling the cost of playing an electronic gaming deviceACRES GAMING INC·Filed 1998·Granted Jul 3, 2001·1.2k cites·54 claims
- 1598US6244958B1Method for providing incentive to play gaming devices connected by a network to a host computerACRES GAMING INC·Filed 1996·Granted Jun 12, 2001·1.2k cites·29 claims
- 1698US6231445B1Method for awarding variable bonus awards to gaming machines over a networkACRES GAMING INC·Filed 1998·Granted May 15, 2001·1.4k cites·14 claims
- 1798US6162122AMethod and apparatus for operating networked gaming devicesACRES GAMING INC·Filed 1997·Granted Dec 19, 2000·874 cites·28 claims
- 1898US5836817AMethod and apparatus for operating networked gaming devicesACRES GAMING INC·Filed 1995·Granted Nov 17, 1998·1.1k cites·29 claims
- 1998US5820459AMethod and apparatus for operating networked gaming devicesACRES GAMING INC·Filed 1995·Granted Oct 13, 1998·993 cites·28 claims
- 2098US5752882AMethod and apparatus for operating networked gaming devicesACRES GAMING INC·Filed 1995·Granted May 19, 1998·936 cites·19 claims
- 2198US5741183AMethod and apparatus for operating networked gaming devicesACRES GAMING INC·Filed 1995·Granted Apr 21, 1998·1.3k cites·24 claims
- 2297US11978308B2Communicating information about networked gaming machines to prospective playersACRES TECH·Filed 2023·Granted May 7, 2024·3 cites·20 claims
- 2397US9666015B2Generating a score related to play on gaming devicesACRES JOHN F·Filed 2012·Granted May 30, 2017·48 cites·9 claims
- 2497US9317993B2Method and apparatus for providing player incentivesSCIENTIFIC GAMES HOLDINGS LTD·Filed 2013·Granted Apr 19, 2016·50 cites·27 claims
- 2597US8360870B2System and method for collecting and using player informationSCIENTIFIC GAMES HOLDINGS LTD·Filed 2008·Granted Jan 29, 2013·48 cites·40 claims
- 2697US8182346B2System and method for collecting and using player informationHERRMANN MARK E·Filed 2008·Granted May 22, 2012·45 cites·30 claims
- 2797US8177634B2System and method for collecting and using player informationHERRMANN MARK E·Filed 2008·Granted May 15, 2012·43 cites·37 claims
- 2897US6800030B2Method for providing incentive to play gaming devices connected by a network to a host computerACRES GAMING INC·Filed 2002·Granted Oct 5, 2004·352 cites·21 claims
- 2997US6712697B2Method for crediting a player of an electronic gaming deviceACRES GAMING INC·Filed 2002·Granted Mar 30, 2004·380 cites·42 claims
- 3097US6257981B1Computer network for controlling and monitoring gaming devicesACRES GAMING INC·Filed 1997·Granted Jul 10, 2001·716 cites·54 claims
- 3197US5702304AMethod and apparatus for operating networked gaming devicesACRES GAMING INC·Filed 1995·Granted Dec 30, 1997·747 cites·31 claims
- 3296US12211345B2Gaming deviceACRES TECH·Filed 2023·Granted Jan 28, 2025·2 cites·20 claims
- 3396US11688233B2Distributed system for managing and providing services to electronic gaming machinesACRES TECH·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 27, 2023·12 cites·18 claims
- 3496US10121309B2Entertainment game-based gaming devicePATENT INVEST & LICENSING CO·Filed 2018·Granted Nov 6, 2018·13 cites·18 claims
- 3596US10032341B2Method and apparatus for generating a virtual winPATENT INVEST & LICENSING CO·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 24, 2018·16 cites·19 claims
- 3696US9953490B2Rapid play poker gaming devicePATENT INVEST & LICENSING CO·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 24, 2018·20 cites·34 claims
- 3796US9916722B2Gaming device having advance game information analyzerPATENT INVEST & LICENSING CO·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 13, 2018·15 cites·4 claims
- 3896US9886817B2Entertainment game-based gaming devicePATENT INVEST & LICENSING CO·Filed 2017·Granted Feb 6, 2018·17 cites·18 claims
- 3996US9865133B2Outcome determination method for gaming devicePATENT INVEST & LICENSING CO·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 9, 2018·16 cites·6 claims
- 4096US8475254B2Linked game play on gaming devicesACRES JOHN F·Filed 2009·Granted Jul 2, 2013·59 cites·15 claims
- 4196US8029361B2Method and apparatus for providing player incentivesGAMELOGIC INC·Filed 2007·Granted Oct 4, 2011·82 cites·41 claims
- 4296US6375567B1Method and apparatus for implementing in video a secondary game responsive to player interaction with a primary gameACRES GAMING INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 23, 2002·1.1k cites·31 claims
- 4396US6371852B1Method for crediting a player of an electronic gaming deviceACRES GAMING INC·Filed 1998·Granted Apr 16, 2002·940 cites·46 claims
- 4495US9728043B2Means for enhancing game play of gaming deviceACRES JOHN F·Filed 2010·Granted Aug 8, 2017·29 cites·16 claims
- 4595US9659429B2Gaming device having advance game information analyzerPATENT INVEST & LICENSING CO·Filed 2015·Granted May 23, 2017·14 cites·26 claims
- 4695US9619973B2Outcome determination method for gaming devicePATENT INVEST & LICENSING CO·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 11, 2017·15 cites·10 claims
- 4795US9483909B2Gaming device having multiple game play optionPATENT INVEST & LICENSING CO·Filed 2015·Granted Nov 1, 2016·14 cites·9 claims
- 4895US9367991B2Method for retrieving an identity card associated with an electronic gaming machinePATENT INVEST & LICENSING CO·Filed 2015·Granted Jun 14, 2016·32 cites·8 claims
- 4995US8192289B2System and method for collecting and using player informationHERRMANN MARK E·Filed 2008·Granted Jun 5, 2012·23 cites·48 claims
- 5095US8187087B2System and method for collecting and using player informationHERRMANN MARK E·Filed 2008·Granted May 29, 2012·23 cites·28 claims
Showing the top 50 of 360 patent records by PatentIndex Score.
Join the waitlist — get patent alerts
Get an alert when John F. Acres files or is granted a new patent.
We store only your email — no account needed. See our privacy policy.
Identity basis: PatentsView inventor disambiguation (2025Q4-odp release). How scoring works →