Patents by Inventor Hillary Degenkolb

Hillary Degenkolb 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: 11836204
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein that address the shortcomings in conventional systems via a novel technique for utilizing a social interactions and knowledge about social connections to facilitate the exchange of information from a source of the information to a consumer of the information. For example, a consumer of information may be any individual or entity seeking information. A provider of information may be any entity or individual that may provide the information sought by the consumer. As provided herein, the systems identify providers that may most efficiently provide accurate information to the consumer without requiring the consumer to waste time reviewing irrelevant information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: FLAIRE LLC
    Inventors: Julia Carter, Hillary Degenkolb, Anne Louise Portwood, Jordan Harris, Eddie Atkinson
  • Patent number: 11593862
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for facilitating a sending of a gift from a first machine to a second machine may include a processor of a computer server reviewing a first list of one or more names of people maintained in a computer database. The processor may review context information related to the one or more names to determine if a moment exists for sending a gift from a first machine to a second machine. Content providers may also request one or more gifts to be identified when a second machine is proximate to a content provider who may fulfill a gift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: MOMENT NETWORK, LLC
    Inventors: Brady L. Rackley, III, Steven Neel, Eric Kraar, Scott Monahan, David Byas-Smith, Hillary Degenkolb, Julia Carter, Austin Day
  • Patent number: 10902503
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and system for facilitating a sending of a gift from a first machine to a second machine may include a processor of a computer server reviewing a first list of one or more names of people maintained in a computer database. The processor may review context information related to the one or more names to determine if a moment exists for sending a gift from a first machine to a second machine. Content providers may also request one or more gifts to be identified when a second machine is proximate to a content provider who may fulfill a gift.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 12, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2021
    Assignee: MOMENT NETWORK, LLC
    Inventors: Brady L. Rackley, III, Steven Neel, Eric Kraar, Scott Monahan, David Byas-Smith, Hillary Degenkolb, Julia Carter, Austin Day