Patents by Inventor Jonathan A. Ultis

Jonathan A. Ultis 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).

  • Automatically determining a current value for a home
    Patent number: 11449958
    Abstract: A facility for valuing a distinguished home located in a distinguished geographic area is described. The facility receives home attributes for the distinguished home. For each of a plurality of valuation sub-models, the facility applies the valuation sub-model to the received home attributes to obtain a sub-model valuation for the distinguished home. The facility further applies a meta-model to the record home attributes to obtain a relative weighting factor for each sub-model. The facility then uses the obtained relative weighting factors to combine the sub-model valuations to obtain an overall valuation for the distinguished home. The facility reports the obtained valuation for the distinguished home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 12, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Zillow, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley B. Humphries, Dong Xiang, Jonathan Lee Burstein, Yeng Bun, Jonathan A. Ultis
  • Automatically determining a current value for a home
    Patent number: 9605704
    Abstract: A facility for valuing a distinguished home located in a distinguished geographic area is described. The facility receives home attributes for the distinguished home. For each of a plurality of valuation sub-models, the facility applies the valuation sub-model to the received home attributes to obtain a sub-model valuation for the distinguished home. The facility further applies a meta-model to the record home attributes to obtain a relative weighting factor for each sub-model. The facility then uses the obtained relative weighting factors to combine the sub-model valuations to obtain an overall valuation for the distinguished home. The facility reports the obtained valuation for the distinguished home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2017
    Assignee: Zillow, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley B. Humphries, Dong Xiang, Jonathan L. Burstein, Yeng Bun, Jonathan A. Ultis
  • Automatically determining a current value for a home
    Patent number: 8140421
    Abstract: A facility for valuing a distinguished home located in a distinguished geographic area is described. The facility receives home attributes for the distinguished home. For each of a plurality of valuation sub-models, the facility applies the valuation sub-model to the received home attributes to obtain a sub-model valuation for the distinguished home. The facility further applies a meta-model to the record home attributes to obtain a relative weighting factor for each sub-model. The facility then uses the obtained relative weighting factors to combine the sub-model valuations to obtain an overall valuation for the distinguished home. The facility reports the obtained valuation for the distinguished home.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 20, 2012
    Assignee: Zillow, Inc.
    Inventors: Stanley B. Humphries, Dong Xiang, Jonathan L. Burstein, Yeng Bun, Jonathan A. Ultis