Patents by Inventor Adam Butler

Adam Butler 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: 12282898
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating user engagement with units of work assigned within a collaboration environment are presented herein. Implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the environment state information the work unit records including values of an approval state parameter; effectuate presentation of a user interface of the collaboration environment, the user interface displaying individual work unit pages for individual units of work that include a set of user interface elements available for selection by the users, individual user interface elements in the set corresponding to different ones of the values of the approval state parameter; obtain user input information conveying user input characterizing the selection of the individual user interface elements; update the work unit records based on the user input information; and/or other perform other operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2025
    Assignee: Asana, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna Marie Clifton, Micah Hanan Fenner, Abigail Lorean Kelly, Cvetomir I. Cankov, Sean Sun, Sarah Lee Shader, John Wesley Graham, Eric Seth Pelz, Lili Jiang Rachowin, Adam Butler
  • Patent number: 12073363
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for providing a dashboard for a collaboration work management platform are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information for maintaining a collaboration environment; obtain a first set of units of work where a first user is associated with first units of work within the first set but not assigned to the first units of work; and/or effectuate presentation of a dashboard displaying work information for the first units of work within the first set and indicating titles for the first units of work within the first set, statuses of the first units of work within the first set, and user information for the one or more other users assigned to the first units of work within the first set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Asana, Inc.
    Inventors: Lili Jiang, Eric Seth Pelz, Adam Butler, Johanna Pajak
  • Publication number: 20240220930
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating user engagement with units of work assigned within a collaboration environment are presented herein. Implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the environment state information the work unit records including values of an approval state parameter; effectuate presentation of a user interface of the collaboration environment, the user interface displaying individual work unit pages for individual units of work that include a set of user interface elements available for selection by the users, individual user interface elements in the set corresponding to different ones of the values of the approval state parameter; obtain user input information conveying user input characterizing the selection of the individual user interface elements; update the work unit records based on the user input information; and/or other perform other operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 20, 2024
    Publication date: July 4, 2024
    Inventors: Anna Marie Clifton, Micah Hanan Fenner, Abigail Lorean Kelly, Cvetomir I. Cankov, Sean Sun, Sarah Lee Shader, John Wesley Graham, Eric Seth Pelz, Lili Jiang Rachowin, Adam Butler
  • Patent number: 11995611
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating user engagement with units of work assigned within a collaboration environment are presented herein. Implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the environment state information the work unit records including values of an approval state parameter; effectuate presentation of a user interface of the collaboration environment, the user interface displaying individual work unit pages for individual units of work that include a set of user interface elements available for selection by the users, individual user interface elements in the set corresponding to different ones of the values of the approval state parameter; obtain user input information conveying user input characterizing the selection of the individual user interface elements; update the work unit records based on the user input information; and/or other perform other operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Asana, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna Marie Clifton, Micah Hanan Fenner, Abigail Lorean Kelly, Cvetomir I. Cankov, Sean Sun, Sarah Lee Shader, John Wesley Graham, Eric Seth Pelz, Lili Jiang Rachowin, Adam Butler
  • Patent number: 11956193
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating tasks based on chat sessions between users of a collaboration environment are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain content information characterizing content of the chat sessions between the users of the collaboration environment; generate tasks for the users based on the content from the chat sessions, a first task being generated based on the first content information for the first chat session; and/or store information defining the tasks generated as part of the state information such that the first task is defined by a first task record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Asana, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Rosenstein, Adam Butler
  • Publication number: 20240013153
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for providing a dashboard for a collaboration work management platform are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information for maintaining a collaboration environment; obtain a first set of units of work where a first user is associated with first units of work within the first set but not assigned to the first units of work; and/or effectuate presentation of a dashboard displaying work information for the first units of work within the first set and indicating titles for the first units of work within the first set, statuses of the first units of work within the first set, and user information for the one or more other users assigned to the first units of work within the first set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 26, 2023
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventors: Lili Jiang, Eric Seth Pelz, Adam Butler, Johanna Pajak
  • Patent number: 11810074
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for providing a dashboard for a collaboration work management platform are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information for maintaining a collaboration environment; obtain a first set of units of work where a first user is associated with first units of work within the first set but not assigned to the first units of work; and/or effectuate presentation of a dashboard displaying work information for the first units of work within the first set and indicating titles for the first units of work within the first set, statuses of the first units of work within the first set, and user information for the one or more other users assigned to the first units of work within the first set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Asana, Inc.
    Inventors: Lili Jiang, Eric Seth Pelz, Adam Butler, Johanna Pajak
  • Publication number: 20230308409
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating tasks based on chat sessions between users of a collaboration environment are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain content information characterizing content of the chat sessions between the users of the collaboration environment; generate tasks for the users based on the content from the chat sessions, a first task being generated based on the first content information for the first chat session; and/or store information defining the tasks generated as part of the state information such that the first task is defined by a first task record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 30, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Justin Rosenstein, Adam Butler
  • Publication number: 20230306370
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating user engagement with units of work assigned within a collaboration environment are presented herein. Implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the environment state information the work unit records including values of an approval state parameter; effectuate presentation of a user interface of the collaboration environment, the user interface displaying individual work unit pages for individual units of work that include a set of user interface elements available for selection by the users, individual user interface elements in the set corresponding to different ones of the values of the approval state parameter; obtain user input information conveying user input characterizing the selection of the individual user interface elements; update the work unit records based on the user input information; and/or other perform other operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 31, 2023
    Publication date: September 28, 2023
    Inventors: Anna Marie Clifton, Micah Hanan Fenner, Abigail Lorean Kelly, Cvetomir l. Cankov, Sean Sun, Sarah Lee Shader, John Wesley Graham, Eric Seth Pelz, Lili Jiang Rachowin, Adam Butler
  • Patent number: 11720858
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating user engagement with units of work assigned within a collaboration environment are presented herein. Implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the environment state information the work unit records including values of an approval state parameter; effectuate presentation of a user interface of the collaboration environment, the user interface displaying individual work unit pages for individual units of work that include a set of user interface elements available for selection by the users, individual user interface elements in the set corresponding to different ones of the values of the approval state parameter; obtain user input information conveying user input characterizing the selection of the individual user interface elements; update the work unit records based on the user input information; and/or other perform other operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Asana, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna Marie Clifton, Micah Hanan Fenner, Abigail Lorean Kelly, Cvetomir I. Cankov, Sean Sun, Sarah Lee Shader, John Wesley Graham, Eric Seth Pelz, Lili Jiang Rachowin, Adam Butler
  • Patent number: 11695719
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating tasks based on chat sessions between users of a collaboration environment are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain content information characterizing content of the chat sessions between the users of the collaboration environment; generate tasks for the users based on the content from the chat sessions, a first task being generated based on the first content information for the first chat session; and/or store information defining the tasks generated as part of the state information such that the first task is defined by a first task record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: Asana, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Rosenstein, Adam Butler
  • Publication number: 20230177465
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for providing a dashboard for a collaboration work management platform are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information for maintaining a collaboration environment; obtain a first set of units of work where a first user is associated with first units of work within the first set but not assigned to the first units of work; and/or effectuate presentation of a dashboard displaying work information for the first units of work within the first set and indicating titles for the first units of work within the first set, statuses of the first units of work within the first set, and user information for the one or more other users assigned to the first units of work within the first set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 31, 2023
    Publication date: June 8, 2023
    Inventors: Lili Jiang, Eric Seth Pelz, Adam Butler, Johanna Pajak
  • Patent number: 11620615
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for providing a dashboard for a collaboration work management platform are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information for maintaining a collaboration environment; obtain a first set of units of work where a first user is associated with first units of work within the first set but not assigned to the first units of work; and/or effectuate presentation of a dashboard displaying work information for the first units of work within the first set and indicating titles for the first units of work within the first set, statuses of the first units of work within the first set, and user information for the one or more other users assigned to the first units of work within the first set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Asana, Inc.
    Inventors: Lili Jiang, Eric Seth Pelz, Adam Butler, Johanna Pajak
  • Publication number: 20220343283
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating user engagement with units of work assigned within a collaboration environment are presented herein. Implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the environment state information the work unit records including values of an approval state parameter; effectuate presentation of a user interface of the collaboration environment, the user interface displaying individual work unit pages for individual units of work that include a set of user interface elements available for selection by the users, individual user interface elements in the set corresponding to different ones of the values of the approval state parameter; obtain user input information conveying user input characterizing the selection of the individual user interface elements; update the work unit records based on the user input information; and/or other perform other operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Anna Marie Clifton, Micah Hanan Fenner, Abigail Lorean Kelly, Cvetomir I. Cankov, Sean Sun, Sarah Lee Shader, John Wesley Graham, Eric Seth Pelz, Lili Jiang Rachowin, Adam Butler
  • Patent number: 11449836
    Abstract: Systems and methods for facilitating user engagement with units of work assigned within a collaboration environment are presented herein. Implementations may: manage environment state information maintaining a collaboration environment, the environment state information the work unit records including values of an approval state parameter; effectuate presentation of a user interface of the collaboration environment, the user interface displaying individual work unit pages for individual units of work that include a set of user interface elements available for selection by the users, individual user interface elements in the set corresponding to different ones of the values of the approval state parameter; obtain user input information conveying user input characterizing the selection of the individual user interface elements; update the work unit records based on the user input information; and/or other perform other operations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Asana, Inc.
    Inventors: Anna Marie Clifton, Micah Hanan Fenner, Abigail Lorean Kelly, Cvetomir I. Cankov, Sean Sun, Sarah Lee Shader, John Wesley Graham, Eric Seth Pelz, Lili Jiang Rachowin, Adam Butler
  • Publication number: 20220294753
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating tasks based on chat sessions between users of a collaboration environment are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain content information characterizing content of the chat sessions between the users of the collaboration environment; generate tasks for the users based on the content from the chat sessions, a first task being generated based on the first content information for the first chat session; and/or store information defining the tasks generated as part of the state information such that the first task is defined by a first task record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: September 15, 2022
    Inventors: Justin Rosenstein, Adam Butler
  • Patent number: 11398998
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating tasks based on chat sessions between users of a collaboration environment are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain content information characterizing content of the chat sessions between the users of the collaboration environment; generate tasks for the users based on the content from the chat sessions, a first task being generated based on the first content information for the first chat session; and/or store information defining the tasks generated as part of the state information such that the first task is defined by a first task record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Asana, Inc.
    Inventors: Justin Rosenstein, Adam Butler
  • Publication number: 20210342786
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for providing a dashboard for a collaboration work management platform are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information for maintaining a collaboration environment; obtain a first set of units of work where a first user is associated with first units of work within the first set but not assigned to the first units of work; and/or effectuate presentation of a dashboard displaying work information for the first units of work within the first set and indicating titles for the first units of work within the first set, statuses of the first units of work within the first set, and user information for the one or more other users assigned to the first units of work within the first set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2021
    Publication date: November 4, 2021
    Inventors: Lili Jiang, Eric Seth Pelz, Adam Butler, Johanna Pajak
  • Publication number: 20210320891
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating tasks based on chat sessions between users of a collaboration environment are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: obtain content information characterizing content of the chat sessions between the users of the collaboration environment; generate tasks for the users based on the content from the chat sessions, a first task being generated based on the first content information for the first chat session; and/or store information defining the tasks generated as part of the state information such that the first task is defined by a first task record.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Inventors: Justin Rosenstein, Adam Butler
  • Patent number: 11113667
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and storage media for providing a dashboard for a collaboration work management platform are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: manage environment state information for maintaining a collaboration environment; obtain a first set of units of work where a first user is associated with first units of work within the first set but not assigned to the first units of work; and/or effectuate presentation of a dashboard displaying work information for the first units of work within the first set and indicating titles for the first units of work within the first set, statuses of the first units of work within the first set, and user information for the one or more other users assigned to the first units of work within the first set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 18, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 7, 2021
    Assignee: Asana, Inc.
    Inventors: Lili Jiang, Eric Seth Pelz, Adam Butler, Johanna Pajak