Patents by Inventor Joshua Penrod

Joshua Penrod 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).

  • System and method for creating a family tree data structure
    Patent number: 9959013
    Abstract: A tree building system that accesses data from a social networking site and, in some embodiments, other data sites having information that may pertain to the relationships between users of the social networking site. A rules engine within the system implements logic for analyzing the data from the social networking site. The system provides a candidate list of possible relatives for selection by a user and solicits information from the user through the use of guided questions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2018
    Assignee: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
    Inventors: Kendall Hulet, Christopher D. Bradford, Joshua Penrod
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A FAMILY TREE DATA STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20160216857
    Abstract: A tree building system that accesses data from a social networking site and, in some embodiments, other data sites having information that may pertain to the relationships between users of the social networking site. A rules engine within the system implements logic for analyzing the data from the social networking site. The system provides a candidate list of possible relatives for selection by a user and solicits information from the user through the use of guided questions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: July 28, 2016
    Applicant: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
    Inventors: Kendall Hulet, Christopher D. Bradford, Joshua Penrod
  • System and method for creating a family tree data structure
    Patent number: 9330418
    Abstract: A tree building system that accesses data from a social networking site and, in some embodiments, other data sites having information that may pertain to the relationships between users of the social networking site. A rules engine within the system implements logic for analyzing the data from the social networking site. The system provides a candidate list of possible relatives for selection by a user and solicits information from the user through the use of guided questions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 3, 2016
    Assignee: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
    Inventors: Kendall Hulet, Christopher D. Bradford, Joshua Penrod
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CREATING A FAMILY TREE DATA STRUCTURE
    Publication number: 20140082568
    Abstract: A tree building system that accesses data from a social networking site and, in some embodiments, other data sites having information that may pertain to the relationships between users of the social networking site. A rules engine within the system implements logic for analyzing the data from the social networking site. The system provides a candidate list of possible relatives for selection by a user and solicits information from the user through the use of guided questions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 14, 2012
    Publication date: March 20, 2014
    Applicant: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.
    Inventors: Kendall Hulet, Christopher D. Bradford, Joshua Penrod