Patents by Inventor Joel Elson

Joel Elson 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: 12069010
    Abstract: A system for reporting and investigating threats includes one or more computer processors configured to: present a chatbot via a user interface device; request response data associated with a threat inquiry via the chatbot by requesting freeform response data associated with the threat inquiry via the chatbot and transitioning to intelligent question-path selection to collect additional response data associated with the threat inquiry, wherein the intelligent question-path selection is prompted by the freeform response data; record user input response data; and identify suspicious activity based on the user input response data by performing natural language analysis and searching the user input response data for threat related words or phrases.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: August 20, 2024
    Assignee: Board of Regents of the University of Nebraska
    Inventors: Joel Elson, Doug Derrick, Erin Kearns, Jack Rygg, Sam Schneider, Bradley Corwin, Aiden Barger