Monetization & Business Models Gaming Patents

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Published: May 28, 2026 Filed

Sony Filed a Patent to Put Ads on Your PlayStation Loading Screens

Sony Interactive Entertainment filed a patent in November 2024, published on the USPTO on May 21, 2026, describing a platform-level system that detects imminent game wait periods, estimates their dura...

Published: Feb 26, 2026 Filed

Adeia's Mood-Reading Ad System Targets Gaming Monetization

Adeia Guides Inc. filed this patent in August 2024, which was published by the USPTO in February 2026, describing a system that monitors player emotional states and attention levels during gameplay to...

Published: Feb 17, 2026 Granted

Betty Gaming Patents Cross-Game Loyalty Systems for Subscription Platforms

Betty Gaming has secured a patent for a cross-game loyalty system that tracks player progress across multiple titles using a universal progress bar, converting game-specific achievements into platform...

Published: Jan 22, 2026 Filed

Konami's Patent Could Reshape Gaming Ad Economics

Konami has filed a patent for a comprehensive audio advertising audibility measurement system that tracks whether players can actually hear in-game ads by monitoring volume settings, headphone usage, ...

Published: Dec 16, 2025 Granted

Cross-Game Currency Patent Solves a Problem Publishers Don't Want Fixed

This patent establishes a blockchain-based framework for transferring virtual currency and items between different games using machine learning to determine exchange rates. Filed in August 2023 and ju...

Published: Dec 4, 2025 Filed

Tesoro XP Patent: Verify Real Purchases, Earn In-Game Rewards

Tesoro XP, Inc. has filed a patent for a location-based gaming platform that bridges virtual gameplay with verified real-world commerce by tracking player purchases at physical merchant locations and ...

Published: Nov 11, 2025 Granted

Tesoro XP patents verified purchase rewards for location-based AR games

Tesoro XP's recently granted patent (September 2025) establishes a system for location-based AR games to reward players with in-game items only after verifying real-world purchases at merchant locatio...

Patents tracked per month

	Oct 25	Nov 25	Dec 25	Jan 26	Feb 26	Mar 26	Apr 26	May 26	Jun 26
Total	11	4	5	7	4	4	3	5	1
Granted	8	1	4	2	2	1	0	0	1
Filed	3	3	1	5	2	3	3	5	0

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June 2026 monthly

Granted (1)

Q2 2026 quarterly

Granted (1) Filed (8)

H1 2026 half-yearly

Granted (5) Filed (16)

May 2026 monthly

Filed (5)

April 2026 monthly

Filed (3)

March 2026 monthly

Granted (1) Filed (2)

Q1 2026 quarterly

Granted (4) Filed (8)

Top companies

Sony

5

3 granted · 2 filed

Atlas Reality

3

2 granted · 1 filed

King.Com

2

2 granted · 0 filed

Konami

2

0 granted · 2 filed

Fandex

2

1 granted · 1 filed

Tesoro

2

1 granted · 1 filed

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