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Michael Waite — 15 Patents

ZYZynga: 14 patents #27 of 449Top 7%
TLThe Boc Group Limited: 1 patents #366 of 612Top 60%
Alamo, CA: #27 of 279 inventorsTop 10%
California: #40,789 of 386,348 inventorsTop 15%
Overall (All Time): #307,048 of 4,157,543Top 8%
15 Patents All Time
Michael Waite has been granted 15 US patents while listed as an inventor at Zynga. The first was granted in 2011 and the most recent in November 2022. Michael Waite ranks #307,048 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 7.4%). Patent records list Michael Waite in Alamo, CA, US.

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–15 of 15 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDateApprox Value ⓘ
11498006 Dynamic game difficulty modification via swipe input parater change John Carlton Ware, Christopher Vance Haire, John vanSuchtelen, Alexandros Ntoulas, Jeffrey Zakrzewski +7 more 2022-11-15
11420126 Determining hardness quotients for level definition files based on player skill level John Carlton Ware, Christopher Vance Haire, William R. Watters, John vanSuchtelen 2022-08-23
11083969 Adjusting object adaptive modification or game level difficulty and physical gestures through level definition files John Carlton Ware, Christopher Vance Haire, John vanSuchtelen, Alexandros Ntoulas, Jeffrey Zakrzewski +7 more 2021-08-10 $40,291,000
10918952 Determining hardness quotients for level definition files based on player skill level John Carlton Ware, Christopher Vance Haire, William R. Watters, John vanSuchtelen 2021-02-16 $66,946,000
10888790 Low-friction response in a social game John Osvald, Kyle Saugier, Lauren Duncan, Erik Nilsson 2021-01-12 $109,128,000
10561944 Adjusting object adaptive modification or game level difficulty and physical gestures through level definition files John Carlton Ware, Christopher Vance Haire, John vanSuchtelen, Alexandros Ntoulas, Jeffrey Zakrzewski +7 more 2020-02-18 $42,426,000
10482486 Detached economy in online game John Osvald, Kyle Sauger, Lauren Duncan, Erik Nilsson 2019-11-19 $15,292,000
10384132 Determining hardness quotients for level definition files based on player skill level John Carlton Ware, Christopher Vance Haire, William R. Watters, John vanSuchtelen 2019-08-20 $7,402,000
10181127 Detached economy in online game John Osvald, Kyle Sauger, Lauren Duncan, Erik Nilsson 2019-01-15 $9,093,000
10086292 Low-friction response in a social game John Osvald, Kyle Sauger, Lauren Duncan, Erik Nilsson 2018-10-02 $12,216,000
9656177 Crew creation for quest progression John Osvald, Kyle Sauger, Lauren Duncan, Erik Nilsson 2017-05-23 $6,395,000
9272212 Automated apparent responses John Osvald, Kyle Sauger, Lauren Duncan, Erik Nilsson 2016-03-01 $2,976,000
8622841 Automated apparent responses in massively multiplayer online games John Osvald, Kyle Sauger, Lauren Duncan, Erik Nilsson 2014-01-07 $39,101,000
8328643 Crew creation for quest progression John Osvald, Kyle Sauger, Lauren Duncan, Erik Nilsson 2012-12-11 $7,088,000
7887707 Regeneration of water treatment substrates Peter James Mawle 2011-02-15