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Steven Samuel Hoffman — 12 Patents

HYHyperlayers: 5 patents #1 of 2Top 50%
San Francisco, CA: #3,683 of 26,999 inventorsTop 15%
California: #51,404 of 386,348 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #396,045 of 4,157,543Top 10%
12 Patents All Time
Steven Samuel Hoffman has been granted 12 US patents while listed as an inventor at Hyperlayers. The first was granted in 2012 and the most recent in January 2016. Steven Samuel Hoffman ranks #396,045 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 9.5%). Patent records list Steven Samuel Hoffman in San Francisco, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–12 of 12 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
9238174 Method and apparatus for virtual location-based services Naomi Kokubo 2016-01-19
9240014 Method and apparatus for promotion of users in rules-based virtual worlds Naomi Kokubo 2016-01-19
9137273 Method and apparatus for distributing virtual goods over the internet Naomi Kokubo 2015-09-15
9028324 Method and apparatus for promoting desired on-line activities using on-line games Naomi Kokubo 2015-05-12
8788961 Method and apparatus for motivating interactions between users in virtual worlds Naomi Kokubo 2014-07-22
8739037 Method and apparatus for promoting on-line activities using rules-based virtual worlds Naomi Kokubo 2014-05-27
8510413 Method and apparatus for promoting desired on-line activities using on-line games Naomi Kokubo 2013-08-13
8490007 Method and apparatus for motivating interactions between users in virtual worlds Naomi Kokubo 2013-07-16
8443039 Method and apparatus for distributing virtual goods over the internet Naomi Kokubo 2013-05-14
8239487 Method and apparatus for promoting desired on-line activities using on-line games Naomi Kokubo 2012-08-07
8190733 Method and apparatus for virtual location-based services Naomi Kokubo 2012-05-29
8108459 Method and apparatus for distributing virtual goods over the internet Naomi Kokubo 2012-01-31