Patents by Inventor Alexander Hood
Alexander Hood 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).
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Publication number: 20240095619Abstract: Systems and methods to prioritize units of work within a collaboration environment are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, wherein managing the environment state information includes maintaining temporal queues of units of work assigned to users organized in chronological order based on individual end dates; detect occurrence of prioritization events for the temporal queues, the prioritization events being associated with criteria for prioritizing the units of work; in response to the detected occurrence of the prioritization events, generate prioritized queues of the units of work from the temporal queues in accordance with the criteria; effectuate presentation of a user interface of the collaboration environment displaying the prioritized queues; and/or perform other operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 22, 2020Publication date: March 21, 2024Inventor: Alexander Hood
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Publication number: 20240086848Abstract: Systems and methods to generate units of work within a collaboration environment based on video dictation are described herein. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment; responsive to the user-initiation of video dictation sessions, obtain video information characterizing content of the video dictation sessions; responsive to detection of completion of the video dictation sessions, generate one or more units of work for the users based on the content of the video dictation sessions; responsive to detection of completion of the video dictation sessions generate, store the video information as part of the environment state information; and/or perform other operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 16, 2023Publication date: March 14, 2024Inventor: Alexander Hood
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Patent number: 11900323Abstract: Systems and methods to generate units of work within a collaboration environment based on video dictation are described herein. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment; responsive to the user-initiation of video dictation sessions, obtain video information characterizing content of the video dictation sessions; responsive to detection of completion of the video dictation sessions, generate one or more units of work for the users based on the content of the video dictation sessions; responsive to detection of completion of the video dictation sessions generate, store the video information as part of the environment state information; and/or perform other operations.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: February 13, 2024Assignee: Asana, Inc.Inventor: Alexander Hood
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Publication number: 20240019993Abstract: Systems and methods to selectively configure features of a user interface of a computer environment to limit distractions are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage state information maintaining a computer environment; manage information defining features available within the computer environment while the users access applications; obtain input information conveying user input including user-initiated requests to tailor values of display parameters of the applications; in response to the user input, generate tailored values of the display parameters of the individual applications; implement the computer environment in accordance with the tailored values of the display parameters of the individual applications by presenting the computer environment to reflect the individual subsets of the features; and/or perform other operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 9, 2021Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: Justin Rosenstein, Alexander Hood
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Patent number: 11702800Abstract: A portable railroad spike remover comprises an extractor that is shaped to engage and secure a railroad spike previously installed into a rail tie. A drive shaft is connected to the extractor such that as the drive shaft is rotated, the extractor is vertically raised and lowered within a main column. The extractor may have an opening extending through at least one side to engage the railroad spike.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2021Date of Patent: July 18, 2023Assignee: FTS Tools, LLCInventors: Timothy J. Benjamin, Kristopher Andre Alonzo, Mir Mohamed Atiqullah, Trevor Lee-Michael Barnby, Samuel Horace Gantt, Jonathan Hawkins, Alexander Hood, Timothy K. Lawler, Laura Ann Ruhala, Daniel Richard Scott, Zachary Tonsmeire, Kyle D. Wise
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Patent number: 11636432Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring and visualizing user workload for completing individual units of work are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: July 11, 2022Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Asana, Inc.Inventors: Alexander Hood, Nicolle Alexandra Matson
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Publication number: 20230071838Abstract: Systems and methods for generating an agenda for a one-on-one meeting are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the collaboration environment being configured to facilitate interaction by users with the collaboration environment, the environment state information including work unit records of units of work linked to users within the collaboration environment; obtain user input information conveying user input from individual users to initiate individual meetings with one other individual user; identify the work unit records corresponding to the users of the individual meetings; generate agenda information defining individual agendas for the individual meetings, the individual agendas including individual sets of agenda items, an individual agenda item corresponding to an individual work unit record identified as corresponding to the users of the individual meetings; and/or perform other operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 15, 2022Publication date: March 9, 2023Inventor: Alexander Hood
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Patent number: 11551186Abstract: Systems and methods for generating an agenda for a one-on-one meeting are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the collaboration environment being configured to facilitate interaction by users with the collaboration environment, the environment state information including work unit records of units of work linked to users within the collaboration environment; obtain user input information conveying user input from individual users to initiate individual meetings with one other individual user; identify the work unit records corresponding to the users of the individual meetings; generate agenda information defining individual agendas for the individual meetings, the individual agendas including individual sets of agenda items, an individual agenda item corresponding to an individual work unit record identified as corresponding to the users of the individual meetings; and/or perform other operations.Type: GrantFiled: March 23, 2022Date of Patent: January 10, 2023Assignee: Asana, Inc.Inventor: Alexander Hood
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Publication number: 20220343282Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring and visualizing user workload for completing individual units of work are disclosed.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 11, 2022Publication date: October 27, 2022Inventors: Alexander Hood, Nicolle Alexandra Matson
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Patent number: 11455601Abstract: Systems and methods for measuring and visualizing user workload for completing individual units of work are disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: September 27, 2022Assignee: Asana, Inc.Inventors: Alexander Hood, Nicolle Alexandra Matson
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Patent number: 11386395Abstract: Systems and methods for generating an agenda for a one-on-one meeting are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the collaboration environment being configured to facilitate interaction by users with the collaboration environment, the environment state information including work unit records of units of work linked to users within the collaboration environment; obtain user input information conveying user input from individual users to initiate individual meetings with one other individual user; identify the work unit records corresponding to the users of the individual meetings; generate agenda information defining individual agendas for the individual meetings, the individual agendas including individual sets of agenda items, an individual agenda item corresponding to an individual work unit record identified as corresponding to the users of the individual meetings; and/or perform other operations.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Asana, Inc.Inventor: Alexander Hood
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Publication number: 20220215344Abstract: Systems and methods for generating an agenda for a one-on-one meeting are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the collaboration environment being configured to facilitate interaction by users with the collaboration environment, the environment state information including work unit records of units of work linked to users within the collaboration environment; obtain user input information conveying user input from individual users to initiate individual meetings with one other individual user; identify the work unit records corresponding to the users of the individual meetings; generate agenda information defining individual agendas for the individual meetings, the individual agendas including individual sets of agenda items, an individual agenda item corresponding to an individual work unit record identified as corresponding to the users of the individual meetings; and/or perform other operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 23, 2022Publication date: July 7, 2022Inventor: Alexander Hood
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Publication number: 20220147943Abstract: Systems and methods for generating an agenda for a group meeting are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the collaboration environment being configured to facilitate interaction by users with the collaboration environment; obtain user input information conveying user input to initiate individual group meetings with individual groups of users; responsive to obtaining the user input information: identify the individual groups of users corresponding to the individual group meetings, and/or identify the work unit records corresponding to the individual group meetings; generate agenda information defining individual agendas for the individual group meetings, the individual agendas including individual sets of agenda items, an individual agenda item corresponding to an individual work unit record; and/or perform other operations.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2022Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventor: Alexander Hood
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Patent number: 11282036Abstract: Systems and methods for generating an agenda for a group meeting are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the collaboration environment being configured to facilitate interaction by users with the collaboration environment; obtain user input information conveying user input to initiate individual group meetings with individual groups of users; responsive to obtaining the user input information: identify the individual groups of users corresponding to the individual group meetings, and/or identify the work unit records corresponding to the individual group meetings; generate agenda information defining individual agendas for the individual group meetings, the individual agendas including individual sets of agenda items, an individual agenda item corresponding to an individual work unit record; and/or perform other operations.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2020Date of Patent: March 22, 2022Assignee: Asana, Inc.Inventor: Alexander Hood
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Publication number: 20220081850Abstract: A portable railroad spike remover comprises an extractor that is shaped to engage and secure a railroad spike previously installed into a rail tie. A drive shaft is connected to the extractor such that as the drive shaft is rotated, the extractor is vertically raised and lowered within a main column. The extractor may have an opening extending through at least one side to engage the railroad spike.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 27, 2021Publication date: March 17, 2022Applicant: Focused Technology Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Benjamin, Kristopher Andre Alonzo, Mir Mohamed Atiqullah, Trevor Lee-Michael Barnby, Samuel Horace Gantt, Jonathan Hawkins, Alexander Hood, Timothy K. Lawler, Laura Ann Ruhala, Daniel Richard Scott, Zachary Tonsmeire, Kyle D. Wise
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Patent number: 11208767Abstract: A portable railroad spike remover comprises an extractor that is shaped to engage and secure a railroad spike previously installed into a rail tie. A drive shaft is connected to the extractor such that as the drive shaft is rotated, the extractor is vertically raised and lowered within a main column. The extractor may have an opening extending through at least one side to engage the railroad spike.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: December 28, 2021Assignee: Focused Technology Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Benjamin, Kristopher Andre Alonzo, Mir Mohamed Atiqullah, Trevor Lee-Michael Barnby, Samuel Horace Gantt, Jonathan Hawkins, Alexander Hood, Timothy K. Lawler, Laura Ann Ruhala, Daniel Richard Scott, Zachary Tonsmeire, Kyle D. Wise
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Publication number: 20210324585Abstract: A portable railroad spike remover comprises an extractor that is shaped to engage and secure a railroad spike previously installed into a rail tie. A drive shaft is connected to the extractor such that as the drive shaft is rotated, the extractor is vertically raised and lowered within a main column. The extractor may have an opening extending through at least one side to engage the railroad spike.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: Focused Technology Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. BENJAMIN, Kristopher Andre Alonzo, Mir Mohamed Atiqullah, Trevor Lee-Michael Barnby, Samuel Horace Gantt, Jonathan Hawkins, Alexander Hood, Timothy K. Lawler, Laura Ann Ruhala, Daniel Richard Scott, Zachary Tonsmeire, Kyle D. Wise
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Patent number: 11131067Abstract: A portable railroad spike remover comprises an extractor that is shaped to engage and secure a railroad spike previously installed into a rail tie. A drive shaft is connected to the extractor such that as the drive shaft is rotated, the extractor is vertically raised and lowered within a main column. The extractor may have an opening extending through at least one side to engage the railroad spike.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2020Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Focused Technology Solutions, Inc.Inventors: Timothy J. Benjamin, Kristopher Andre Alonzo, Mir Mohamed Atiqullah, Trevor Lee-Michael Barnby, Samuel Horace Gantt, Jonathan Hawkins, Alexander Hood, Timothy K. Lawler, Laura Ann Ruhala, Daniel Richard Scott, Zachary Tonsmeire, Kyle D. Wise
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Publication number: 20200173116Abstract: A portable railroad spike remover comprises an extractor that is shaped to engage and secure a railroad spike previously installed into a rail tie. A drive shaft is connected to the extractor such that as the drive shaft is rotated, the extractor is vertically raised and lowered within a main column. The extractor may have an opening extending through at least one side to engage the railroad spike.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Timothy J. Benjamin, Kristopher Andre Alonzo, Mir Mohamed Atiqullah, Trevor Lee-Michael Barnby, Samuel Horace Gantt, Jonathan Hawkins, Alexander Hood, Timothy K. Lawler, Laura Ann Ruhala, Daniel Richard Scott, Zachary Tonsmeire, Kyle D. Wise
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Publication number: 20200173117Abstract: A portable railroad spike remover comprises an extractor that is shaped to engage and secure a railroad spike previously installed into a rail tie. A drive shaft is connected to the extractor such that as the drive shaft is rotated, the extractor is vertically raised and lowered within a main column. The extractor may have an opening extending through at least one side to engage the railroad spike.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 6, 2020Publication date: June 4, 2020Inventors: Timothy J. Benjamin, Kristopher Andre Alonzo, Mir Mohamed Atiqullah, Trevor Lee-Michael Barnby, Samuel Horace Gantt, Jonathan Hawkins, Alexander Hood, Timothy K. Lawler, Laura Ann Ruhala, Daniel Richard Scott, Zachary Tonsmeire, Kyle D. Wise