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USPTO Patent Rankings Data through Dec 31, 2025
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Kirk E. Sanford — 58 Patents

SISightline Interactive: 24 patents #1 of 4Top 25%
SPSightline Payments: 18 patents #1 of 3Top 35%
EPEveri Payments: 5 patents #12 of 46Top 30%
Ebay: 4 patents #555 of 2,086Top 30%
GAGlobal Cash Access: 1 patents #6 of 8Top 75%
Las Vegas, NV: #40 of 3,439 inventorsTop 2%
Nevada: #114 of 8,397 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #41,319 of 4,157,543Top 1%
58 Patents All Time
Kirk E. Sanford has been granted 58 US patents while listed as an inventor at Sightline Interactive. The first was granted in 1990 and the most recent in September 2025. Kirk E. Sanford ranks #41,319 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 0.99%). Patent records list Kirk E. Sanford in Las Vegas, NV, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 1990 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 8 patents in 2025.peak 81990: 1 patents19902005: 1 patents2006: 1 patents20062008: 1 patents2010: 1 patents20102011: 1 patents2013: 1 patents20132014: 2 patents2015: 3 patents20152016: 3 patents2017: 5 patents20172018: 3 patents2019: 6 patents20192020: 3 patents2021: 7 patents20212022: 2 patents2023: 5 patents20232024: 4 patents2025: 8 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 58 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
12430989 Systems and methods for administration of non-wagering account associated with gaming environment Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2025-09-30
12347272 Systems and methods for casino level player account management Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2025-07-01
12322251 Systems and methods for conversion of loyalty program rewards Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2025-06-03
12315337 Systems for enhancing funding of gaming Thomas M. Sears, Robert Vincent Connelly, Jr. 2025-05-27
12293636 Systems and methods for tracking of non-wagering account associated with gaming environment Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2025-05-06
12272210 Systems and methods for administration of non-wagering account associated with multiple gaming environments Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2025-04-08
12217569 Systems and methods for gaming account funding Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2025-02-04
12205438 Systems and methods for crediting wagering activity Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2025-01-21
11990004 Systems and methods for administration of non-wagering account associated with gaming environment Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2024-05-21
11948426 Systems and methods for gaming account funding Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2024-04-02
11908279 Systems and methods for tracking of non-wagering account associated with gaming environment Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2024-02-20
11881084 Systems and methods for conversion of loyalty program rewards Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2024-01-23
11798363 Systems and methods for casino level player account management Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2023-10-24
11735001 Systems and methods for crediting wagering activity Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2023-08-22
11568712 Systems and methods for tracking of non-wagering account associated with gaming environment Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2023-01-31
11557173 Systems for enhancing funding of gaming Thomas M. Sears, Robert Vincent Connelly, Jr. 2023-01-17
11551520 Systems and methods for gaming account funding Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2023-01-10
11367326 Systems and methods for conversion of loyalty program rewards Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2022-06-21
11302146 Systems and methods for administration of non-wagering account associated with gaming environment Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2022-04-12
11210897 Systems and methods for crediting wagering activity Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2021-12-28
11074783 Systems and methods for casino level player account management Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2021-07-27
11030588 Systems and methods for contest funds management Karim Michael Sanford 2021-06-08
11004305 Systems and methods for administration of non-wagering account associated with multiple gaming environments Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2021-05-11
10977894 Systems and methods for gaming account funding Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2021-04-13
10950089 Systems and methods for tracking of non-wagering account associated with gaming environment Thomas M. Sears, Omer Sattar 2021-03-16