Patents by Inventor Mark Hinchcliffe

Mark Hinchcliffe has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20260145083
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for gaming solutions across different gaming channels, different entities, and different environments using blockchain and/or non-fungible token (NFT) components and/or functionality. In an embodiment, a computing system can associate an NFT with a game session executed via a gaming device associated with a gaming environment, where the NFT is configured to allow for recreation of the game session via a local device associated with the gaming environment or a remote device associated with a second environment being different from the gaming environment. In another embodiment, a computing system and/or a gaming device can: perform a blockchain mining process and concurrently execute a game; track one or more game participation metrics corresponding to a player participating in the game and provide the player with a defined percentage of a token based at least in part on the one or more game participation metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2026
    Publication date: May 28, 2026
    Inventors: Mili Dalmia, Sunil Somanna T S, Ramesh Gandhi Mathiyalagan, Muthu Velu, Mark Hinchcliffe, Mahesh Lakshmana Perumal
  • Patent number: 12544676
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for gaming solutions across different gaming channels, different entities, and different environments using blockchain and/or non-fungible token (NFT) components and/or functionality. In an embodiment, a computing system can associate an NFT with a game session executed via a gaming device associated with a gaming environment, where the NFT is configured to allow for recreation of the game session via a local device associated with the gaming environment or a remote device associated with a second environment being different from the gaming environment. In another embodiment, a computing system and/or a gaming device can: perform a blockchain mining process and concurrently execute a game; track one or more game participation metrics corresponding to a player participating in the game and provide the player with a defined percentage of a token based at least in part on the one or more game participation metrics.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2026
    Assignee: LNW Gaming, Inc.
    Inventors: Mili Dalmia, Sunil Somanna T S, Ramesh Gandhi Mathiyalagan, Muthu Velu, Mark Hinchcliffe, Mahesh Lakshmana Perumal
  • Publication number: 20230241514
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for gaming solutions across different gaming channels, different entities, and different environments using blockchain and/or non-fungible token (NFT) components and/or functionality. In an embodiment, a computing system can associate an NFT with a game session executed via a gaming device associated with a gaming environment, where the NFT is configured to allow for recreation of the game session via a local device associated with the gaming environment or a remote device associated with a second environment being different from the gaming environment. In another embodiment, a computing system and/or a gaming device can: perform a blockchain mining process and concurrently execute a game; track one or more game participation metrics corresponding to a player participating in the game and provide the player with a defined percentage of a token based at least in part on the one or more game participation metrics.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: August 3, 2023
    Inventors: Mili Dalmia, Sunil Somanna T S, Ramesh Gandhi Mathiyalagan, Muthu Velu, Mark Hinchcliffe, Mahesh Lakshmana Perumal