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Analysis July 24, 2026

Bandai Namco’s Strange Photography Arcade Cabinet Patent

Back in 2001, the U.S. Patent Office issued Bandai Namco a patent for a camera-controlled arcade game, complete with a massive cabinet styled after…

Analysis July 22, 2026

Microsoft’s Earphone-Based Game Controller and Health Monitor Patent

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News July 20, 2026

Chinese Patent Office Publishes a Nintendo Patent for a Dock Compatible with Both the Switch and Switch 2

Nintendo’s move in China might signal a coming commercial application for their dock technology.

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Nike’s Patent for a Video Game System with Biofeedback

Today's 5 Patents

Patent No.	Title	Assignee	Issue Date
U.S. Design Pat. No. D1,050,259 U.S. Pat. App. No. 29/954,915	Handheld game console	Unknown assignee	July 30, 2024	Patent Details
U.S. Pat. No. 12,285,679 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/119,710	COMPUTER-READABLE NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING GAME PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, GAME SYSTEM, GAME APPARATUS, AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	March 9, 2023	Patent Details
U.S. Pat. No. 12,161,940 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/337,304	Methods and Systems For Enabling Users To Experience Previously Hidden Information During A Playable Recreation Of A Video Game Session	Activision Publishing, Inc.	June 19, 2023	Patent Details
U.S. Pat. No. 12,390,736 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/462,153	NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING GAME PROGRAM STORED THEREIN, GAME PROCESSING SYSTEM, GAME PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND GAME PROCESSING METHOD	Nintendo Co., Ltd.	September 6, 2023	Patent Details
U.S. Pat. No. 11,857,882 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/212,732	ALTERING COMPUTER GAME TILES HAVING MULTIPLE MATCHABLE ENDS	Superplay Ltd	June 22, 2023	Patent Details