Patents by Inventor John Thimsen

John Thimsen 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).

  • Publication number: 20250335946
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a question recommendation system that intelligently optimizes a survey being created by a user by providing customized suggestions. For example, in one or more embodiments, the question recommendation system provides a suggested question based on questions previous added by a user while creating a survey. In particular, the question recommendation system provides various recommendations to the user to further optimize a survey being created. For instance, the question recommendation system provides recommendations with respect to improving question ordering, question phrasing, and question type as well as recommends removing potentially inefficient questions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2025
    Publication date: October 30, 2025
    Inventors: John Thimsen, Jeffrey Wade Starr
  • Patent number: 12380460
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a question recommendation system that intelligently optimizes a survey being created by a user by providing customized suggestions. For example, in one or more embodiments, the question recommendation system provides a suggested question based on questions previous added by a user while creating a survey. In particular, the question recommendation system provides various recommendations to the user to further optimize a survey being created. For instance, the question recommendation system provides recommendations with respect to improving question ordering, question phrasing, and question type as well as recommends removing potentially inefficient questions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Date of Patent: August 5, 2025
    Assignee: Qualtrics, LLC
    Inventors: John Thimsen, Jeffrey Wade Starr
  • Publication number: 20240403905
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a question recommendation system that intelligently optimizes a survey being created by a user by providing customized suggestions. For example, in one or more embodiments, the question recommendation system provides a suggested question based on questions previous added by a user while creating a survey. In particular, the question recommendation system provides various recommendations to the user to further optimize a survey being created. For instance, the question recommendation system provides recommendations with respect to improving question ordering, question phrasing, and question type as well as recommends removing potentially inefficient questions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 8, 2024
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Inventors: John Thimsen, Jeffrey Wade Starr
  • Patent number: 11954700
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a question recommendation system that intelligently optimizes a survey being created by a user by providing customized suggestions. For example, in one or more embodiments, the question recommendation system provides a suggested question based on questions previous added by a user while creating a survey. In particular, the question recommendation system provides various recommendations to the user to further optimize a survey being created. For instance, the question recommendation system provides recommendations with respect to improving question ordering, question phrasing, and question type as well as recommends removing potentially inefficient questions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: Qualtrics, LLC
    Inventors: John Thimsen, Jeffrey Wade Starr
  • Publication number: 20220391931
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a question recommendation system that intelligently optimizes a survey being created by a user by providing customized suggestions. For example, in one or more embodiments, the question recommendation system provides a suggested question based on questions previous added by a user while creating a survey. In particular, the question recommendation system provides various recommendations to the user to further optimize a survey being created. For instance, the question recommendation system provides recommendations with respect to improving question ordering, question phrasing, and question type as well as recommends removing potentially inefficient questions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 15, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: John Thimsen, Jeffrey Wade Starr
  • Patent number: 11423425
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a question recommendation system that intelligently optimizes a survey being created by a user by providing customized suggestions. For example, in one or more embodiments, the question recommendation system provides a suggested question based on questions previous added by a user while creating a survey. In particular, the question recommendation system provides various recommendations to the user to further optimize a survey being created. For instance, the question recommendation system provides recommendations with respect to improving question ordering, question phrasing, and question type as well as recommends removing potentially inefficient questions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Qualtrics, LLC
    Inventors: John Thimsen, Jeffrey Wade Starr
  • Publication number: 20200242642
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a question recommendation system that intelligently optimizes a survey being created by a user by providing customized suggestions. For example, in one or more embodiments, the question recommendation system provides a suggested question based on questions previous added by a user while creating a survey. In particular, the question recommendation system provides various recommendations to the user to further optimize a survey being created. For instance, the question recommendation system provides recommendations with respect to improving question ordering, question phrasing, and question type as well as recommends removing potentially inefficient questions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2019
    Publication date: July 30, 2020
    Inventors: John Thimsen, Jeffrey Wade Starr