Patents by Inventor Jerome Louis Budzik

Jerome Louis Budzik 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: 11972338
    Abstract: This application describes systems and methods for generating machine learning models (MLMs). An exemplary method includes obtaining a sample and user input data characterizing a product or service. A subset of the data is selected from the sample based on sampling the sample according to the user input data. An MLM is trained by applying the data subset as training input to the MLM, thereby providing a trained MLM to emulate a customer selection process unique to the product or service. A user interface (UI) configured to receive other user input data and cause the trained MLM to execute on the other user input data, thereby testing the trained MLM, is presented. A summary of results from the execution of the trained MLM is generated and presented in the UI. The summary of results indicates a contribution to the trained MLM of each of a plurality of features.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: ZestFinance, Inc.
    Inventors: David Sheehan, Siavash Yasini, Bingjia Wang, Yunyan Zhang, Qiumeng Yu, Ruochen Zha, Adam Kleinman, Sean Javad Kamkar, Lingzhi Du, Saar Yalov, Jerome Louis Budzik
  • Publication number: 20240127125
    Abstract: Systems and methods for training models to improve fairness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 12, 2023
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Inventors: Sean Javad Kamkar, Michael Egan Van Veen, Feng Li, Mark Frederick Eberstein, Jose Efrain Valentin, Jerome Louis Budzik, John Wickens Lamb Merrill
  • Patent number: 11960981
    Abstract: Systems and methods for model evaluation. A model is evaluated by performing a decomposition process for a model output, relative to a baseline input data set.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: ZESTFINANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Merrill, Michael Edward Ruberry, Ozan Sayin, Bojan Tunguz, Lin Song, Esfandiar Alizadeh, Melanie Eunique DeBruin, Yachen Yan, Derek Wilcox, John Candido, Benjamin Anthony Solecki, Jiahuan He, Jerome Louis Budzik, Armen Avedis Donigian, Eran Dvir, Sean Javad Kamkar, Vishwaesh Rajiv, Evan George Kriminger
  • Publication number: 20240112209
    Abstract: Systems and methods for model evaluation. A protected class model that satisfies an accuracy threshold is built by using: data sets for use by a modeling system being evaluated, and protected class membership information for each data set. A target for the protected class model is a protected class membership variable indicating membership in a protected class. Each predictor of the protected class model is a predictor of an evaluated model used by the modeling system. A target of the evaluated model is different from the target of the protected class model. Each predictor is a set of one or more variables of the data sets. For each predictor of the protected class model, a protected class model impact ranking value and a modeling system impact ranking value are determined.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Inventors: Douglas C. Merrill, Michael Edward Ruberry, Ozan Sayin, Bojan Tunguz, Lin Song, Esfandiar Alizadeh, Melanie Eunique DeBruin, Yachen Yan, Derek Wilcox, John Candido, Benjamin Anthony Solecki, Jiahuan He, Jerome Louis Budzik, Sean Javad Kamkar
  • Patent number: 11941650
    Abstract: Systems and methods for model evaluation. A protected class model that satisfies an accuracy threshold is built by using: data sets for use by a modeling system being evaluated, and protected class membership information for each data set. A target for the protected class model is a protected class membership variable indicating membership in a protected class. Each predictor of the protected class model is a predictor of an evaluated model used by the modeling system. A target of the evaluated model is different from the target of the protected class model. Each predictor is a set of one or more variables of the data sets. For each predictor of the protected class model, a protected class model impact ranking value and a modeling system impact ranking value are determined.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: ZestFinance, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Merrill, Michael Edward Ruberry, Ozan Sayin, Bojan Tunguz, Lin Song, Esfandiar Alizadeh, Melanie Eunique DeBruin, Yachen Yan, Derek Wilcox, John Candido, Benjamin Anthony Solecki, Jiahuan He, Jerome Louis Budzik, Sean Javad Kamkar
  • Publication number: 20240070487
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and processing modeling workflows are disclosed. In some examples, a reference distribution of scores generated by a model is determined. The reference distribution of scores is recorded in a structured database. One or more unexpected scores are detected during execution of the model. To detect the one or more unexpected scores, a production distribution of scores is compared with the reference distribution of scores recorded in the structured database. The production distribution of scores is generated by the model for a production input data set. An alert is then provided to an external system, when an alert condition is determined to be satisfied based on the comparison. The alert indicates detection of the one or more unexpected scores.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2023
    Publication date: February 29, 2024
    Inventors: Douglas C. Merrill, Armen Donigian, Eran Dvir, Sean Javad Kamkar, Evan George Kriminger, Vishwaesh Rajiv, Michael Edward Ruberry, Ozan Sayin, Yachen Yan, Derek Wilcox, John Candido, Benjamin Anthony Solecki, Jiahuan He, Jerome Louis Budzik, John J. Beahan, JR., John Wickens Lamb Merrill, Esfandiar Alizadeh, Liubo Li, Carlos Alberta Huertas Villegas, Feng Li, Randolph Paul Sinnott, JR.
  • Publication number: 20240046349
    Abstract: A method, in some implementations, may include obtaining output from a machine learning (ML) model responsive to input data, obtaining initial training data representing training data used to train the ML model, generating, based on the output from the ML model and the initial training data, correction training data that represents a desired alteration to the output from the ML model responsive to one or more particular subgroups in the input data, generating, based on the correction training data, a correction ML model configured to receive, as input, the input data and to output correction values which, when combined with the output from the ML model, perform the desired alteration, and generating corrected output as a combination of the output from the ML model and the output correction values from the correction ML model, and providing, for display, the corrected output.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: Geoffrey Michael Ward, Sean Javad Kamkar, Jerome Louis Budzik
  • Publication number: 20240046158
    Abstract: Methods, non-transitory computer readable media, and model evaluations systems for understanding diverse machine learning models (MLMs) are disclosed. In some examples, a feature contribution value is determined for features included in a reference or evaluation input data set. The evaluation input data set represents a protected class population and each feature contribution value identifies a contribution by a feature to a difference in output generated by an MLM for the evaluation input data set. Model explanation information is generated using the feature contribution values and execution of the MLM is monitored. The model explanation information explains the difference in output generated by the MLM for the evaluation input data set and includes information relating to a model-based decision. A report is generated from a knowledge graph for the MLM and output via a GUI to an operator device that includes the model explanation information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 19, 2023
    Publication date: February 8, 2024
    Inventors: John Wickens Lamb Merrill, Geoffrey Michael Ward, Sean Javad Kamkar, John Joseph Beahan, JR., Mark Frederick Eberstein, Jose Efrain Valentin, Jerome Louis Budzik
  • Patent number: 11893466
    Abstract: Systems and methods for training models to improve fairness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: ZESTFINANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Javad Kamkar, Michael Egan Van Veen, Feng Li, Mark Frederick Eberstein, Jose Efrain Valentin, Jerome Louis Budzik, John Wickens Lamb Merrill
  • Patent number: 11847574
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating and processing modeling workflows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: ZESTFINANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Merrill, Armen Avedis Donigian, Eran Dvir, Sean Javad Kamkar, Evan George Kriminger, Vishwaesh Rajiv, Michael Edward Ruberry, Ozan Sayin, Yachen Yan, Derek Wilcox, John Candido, Benjamin Anthony Solecki, Jiahuan He, Jerome Louis Budzik, John J. Beahan, Jr., John Wickens Lamb Merrill, Esfandiar Alizadeh, Liubo Li, Carlos Alberta Huertas Villegas, Feng Li, Randolph Paul Sinnott, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20230377037
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating tree-based models with improved fairness are disclosed. The disclosed process generates a first tree-based machine learning model, which is preferably trained to predict if a financial loan will be repaid. The process also determines an accuracy of the first tree-based machine learning mode. In addition, the process determines a fairness of the first tree-based machine learning model. The fairness is preferably associated with at least one of gender, race, ethnicity, age, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, and disability status. The process then generates a second different tree-based machine learning model, which is preferably trained based on the accuracy of the first tree-based machine learning model and the fairness of the first tree-based machine learning model. The process then combines the first tree-based machine learning model and the second tree-based machine learning model to produce a gradient-boosted machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Inventors: Sean Javad Kamkar, Geoffrey Michael Ward, Jerome Louis Budzik
  • Patent number: 11816541
    Abstract: Systems and methods for understanding diverse machine learning models.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: ZestFinance, Inc.
    Inventors: John Wickens Lamb Merrill, Geoffrey Michael Ward, Sean Javad Kamkar, John Joseph Beahan, Jr., Mark Frederick Eberstein, Jose Efrain Valentin, Jerome Louis Budzik
  • Publication number: 20230359944
    Abstract: This application describes systems and methods for generating machine learning models (MLMs). An exemplary method includes obtaining a sample and user input data characterizing a product or service. A subset of the data is selected from the sample based on sampling the sample according to the user input data. An MLM is trained by applying the data subset as training input to the MLM, thereby providing a trained MLM to emulate a customer selection process unique to the product or service. A user interface (UI) configured to receive other user input data and cause the trained MLM to execute on the other user input data, thereby testing the trained MLM, is presented. A summary of results from the execution of the trained MLM is generated and presented in the UI. The summary of results indicates a contribution to the trained MLM of each of a plurality of features.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 2, 2023
    Publication date: November 9, 2023
    Inventors: David Sheehan, Siavash Yasini, Bingjia Wang, Yunyan Zhang, Qiumeng Yu, Ruochen Zha, Adam Kleinman, Sean Javad Kamkar, Lingzhi Du, Saar Yalov, Jerome Louis Budzik
  • Patent number: 11720962
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating tree-based models with improved fairness are disclosed. The disclosed process generates a first tree-based machine learning model, which is preferably trained to predict if a financial loan will be repaid. The process also determines an accuracy of the first tree-based machine learning mode. In addition, the process determines a fairness of the first tree-based machine learning model. The fairness is preferably associated with at least one of gender, race, ethnicity, age, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, and disability status. The process then generates a second different tree-based machine learning model, which is preferably trained based on the accuracy of the first tree-based machine learning model and the fairness of the first tree-based machine learning model. The process then combines the first tree-based machine learning model and the second tree-based machine learning model to produce a gradient-boosted machine learning model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: ZESTFINANCE, INC.
    Inventors: Sean Javad Kamkar, Geoffrey Michael Ward, Jerome Louis Budzik
  • Publication number: 20230105547
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer-storage media, for machine learning model fairness and explainability. In some implementations, a method includes obtaining data relating to a plurality of potential borrowers; providing the data to the trained machine learning model; obtaining, by the trained machine learning model’s processing of the provided data, the one or more outputs of the trained machine learning model; and automatically generating a report that explains the one or more outputs of the trained machine learning model with respect to one or more fairness metrics and one or more accuracy metrics; and providing the automatically generated report for display on a user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 12, 2022
    Publication date: April 6, 2023
    Inventors: Sean Javad Kamkar, Michael Egan Van Veen, Feng Li, Marc Frederick Eberstein, Jose Efrain Valentin, Jerome Louis Budzik, John Wickens Lamb Merrill, Geoff Ward, Lingzhi Du, Drew Gifford
  • Publication number: 20220343197
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating explanation information for a result of an application system. Explanation configuration is generated based on received user input. Responsive to an explanation generation event, a plurality of modified input variable value sets are generated for a first applicant by using the explanation configuration. For each modified input variable value set: a request is provided to a first application system for generation of a result for the modified input variable value set, and a result is received for the modified input variable value set. At least one input variable value is selected based on a comparison between a first result of a first input variable value set of the first applicant and results for the modified input variable value set. Explanation information is generated for the first result by using human-readable description information for each selected input variable value, in accordance with the explanation configuration.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Applicant: ZestFinance, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Merrill, Michael Edward Ruberry, Ozan Sayin, Bojan Tunguz, Lin Song, Esfandiar Alizadeh, Melanie Eunique DeBruin, Yachen Yan, Derek Wilcox, John Candido, Benjamin Anthony Solecki, Jiahuan He, Jerome Louis Budzik
  • Publication number: 20220164877
    Abstract: Systems and methods for generating tree-based models with improved fairness are disclosed. The disclosed process generates a first tree-based machine learning model, which is preferably trained to predict if a financial loan will be repaid. The process also determines an accuracy of the first tree-based machine learning mode. In addition, the process determines a fairness of the first tree-based machine learning model. The fairness is preferably associated with at least one of gender, race, ethnicity, age, marital status, military status, sexual orientation, and disability status. The process then generates a second different tree-based machine learning model, which is preferably trained based on the accuracy of the first tree-based machine learning model and the fairness of the first tree-based machine learning model. The process then combines the first tree-based machine learning model and the second tree-based machine learning model to produce a gradient-boosted machine learning model.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 24, 2021
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: ZestFinance, Inc.
    Inventors: Sean Javad Kamkar, Geoffrey Michael Ward, Jerome Louis Budzik
  • Publication number: 20210158227
    Abstract: Systems and methods for explaining models.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Jerome Louis Budzik, Sean Javad Kamkar
  • Publication number: 20210158085
    Abstract: Systems and methods for automatically generating models using machine learning techniques.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 25, 2020
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventor: Jerome Louis Budzik
  • Publication number: 20210133870
    Abstract: Systems and methods for training models to improve fairness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 12, 2021
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Sean Javad Kamkar, Michael Egan Van Veen, Feng Li, Mark Frederick Eberstein, Jose Efrain Valentin, Jerome Louis Budzik, John Wickens Lamb Merrill