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Analysis July 24, 2026

Bandai Namco’s Strange Photography Arcade Cabinet Patent

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Today's 5 Patents

Patent No.	Title	Assignee	Issue Date
U.S. Design Pat. No. D1,044,752 U.S. Pat. App. No. 29/873,837	Flexible Printed Circuit Board for Game Controllers	Unknown assignee	April 8, 2023	Patent Details
U.S. Design Pat. No. D1,103,282 U.S. Pat. App. No. 29/964,729	Handheld game console	Unknown assignee	September 24, 2024	Patent Details
U.S. Pat. No. 12,551,804 U.S. Pat. App. No. 18/343,613	METHOD FOR PROVIDING INTERACTIVE GAME	Kakao Corp	June 28, 2023	Patent Details
U.S. Design Pat. No. D1,073,801 U.S. Pat. App. No. 29/880,546	Set of Grips for Game Controller	Unknown assignee	July 25, 2023	Patent Details
U.S. Pat. No. 12,370,449 U.S. Pat. App. No. 17/954,363	SIMULATION SYSTEM, SIMULATION METHOD, AND SIMULATION PROGRAM FOR CHARACTER OPERATION IN A VIRTUAL SPACE	THE POKÉMON COMPANY	September 28, 2022	Patent Details