Patents by Inventor Riaan Henning Hodgson

Riaan Henning Hodgson 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).

  • Patent number: 10576362
    Abstract: A card includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface has a first surface area. The card also includes an image area on the first surface. The image area has a second surface area less than the first surface area. The cars further includes a contrast region between the image area and an edge of the substrate. The contrast region is a solid border surrounding the image area. The card additionally includes a plurality of markings extending from the contrast region into the image area. Each marking of the plurality of markings arranged in a pattern such that the markings of the plurality of markings are separated from one another by a portion of the image area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 3, 2020
    Assignee: PLAYFUSION LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Michael Gerhard, Riaan Henning Hodgson, David Gomberg
  • Publication number: 20200001168
    Abstract: A card includes a substrate having a first surface and a second surface opposite the first surface. The first surface has a first surface area. The card also includes an image area on the first surface. The image area has a second surface area less than the first surface area. The cars further includes a contrast region between the image area and an edge of the substrate. The contrast region is a solid border surrounding the image area. The card additionally includes a plurality of markings extending from the contrast region into the image area. Each marking of the plurality of markings arranged in a pattern such that the markings of the plurality of markings are separated from one another by a portion of the image area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2018
    Publication date: January 2, 2020
    Inventors: Mark Michael GERHARD, Riaan Henning HODGSON, David GOMBERG
  • Patent number: 10369470
    Abstract: A method includes causing a control cluster to be included in a user interface and overlapping with an interactive virtual environment. The control cluster includes a first icon area, a second icon area, and a trigger icon area. The method further includes causing a first image to be displayed in the first icon area and a second image to be displayed in the second icon area. The method additionally includes causing a copy of the first image to be displayed in the trigger icon area or a copy of the second image to be displayed in the trigger icon area. The method also includes causing a readiness level of a game play feature to change, and causing the copy of the first image displayed in the trigger icon area or the copy of the second image displayed in the trigger icon area to be replaced with a trigger image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2019
    Assignee: PLAYFUSION LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Michael Gerhard, Riaan Henning Hodgson, David Gomberg
  • Publication number: 20180311582
    Abstract: A method includes causing a control cluster to be included in a user interface and overlapping with an interactive virtual environment. The control cluster includes a first icon area, a second icon area, and a trigger icon area. The method further includes causing a first image to be displayed in the first icon area and a second image to be displayed in the second icon area. The method additionally includes causing a copy of the first image to be displayed in the trigger icon area or a copy of the second image to be displayed in the trigger icon area. The method also includes causing a readiness level of a game play feature to change, and causing the copy of the first image displayed in the trigger icon area or the copy of the second image displayed in the trigger icon area to be replaced with a trigger image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 28, 2017
    Publication date: November 1, 2018
    Inventors: Mark Michael Gerhard, Riaan Henning Hodgson, David Gomberg
  • Patent number: D886044
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: PLAYFUSION LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Michael Gerhard, Riaan Henning Hodgson, David Gomberg
  • Patent number: D909866
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2017
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: PLAYFUSION LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Michael Gerhard, Riaan Henning Hodgson, David Gomberg
  • Patent number: D913316
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 16, 2021
    Assignee: PLAYFUSION LIMITED
    Inventors: Mark Michael Gerhard, Riaan Henning Hodgson, David Gomberg