Patents by Inventor Ben Elowitz

Ben Elowitz 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).

  • Extensible content service for attributing user-generated content to authored content providers
    Patent number: 8516366
    Abstract: A method and system allows a user to add content to a displayable content container (e.g., web page) that specifies at least one modifiable portion, where the modifiable portion is served by a server operated by one entity, but provided to the server by a service operated by another entity. The modifiable portion is attributable to the one entity and remaining content in the displayable content container is not editable by the users. Other features, such as user authentication mechanisms, are also described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2013
    Assignee: wetpaint.com, inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Hicks, Blake Macurdy, Steve McQuade, Ben Elowitz
  • EXTENSIBLE CONTENT SERVICE FOR ATTRIBUTING USER-GENERATED CONTENT TO AUTHORED CONTENT PROVIDERS
    Publication number: 20090320119
    Abstract: A method and system allows a user to add content to a displayable content container (e.g., web page) that specifies at least one modifiable portion, where the modifiable portion is served by a server operated by one entity, but provided to the server by a service operated by another entity. The modifiable portion is attributable to the one entity and remaining content in the displayable content container is not editable by the users. Other features, such as user authentication mechanisms, are also described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2009
    Publication date: December 24, 2009
    Applicant: wetpaint.com, inc.
    Inventors: Ryan Hicks, Blake Macurdy, Steve McQuade, Ben Elowitz