Patents by Inventor Kenan G. Heppe

Kenan G. Heppe 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: 20220045864
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for evaluating the veracity of online content, particularly in cases where the online content is signed/authenticated by one or more digital signatures associated with one or more users. Also disclosed are systems and methods for storing and retrieving authenticated content, and displaying authenticated content referencing other authenticated content.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 4, 2020
    Publication date: February 10, 2022
    Inventors: Stephen B. Heppe, Kenan G. Heppe, Trevor Wright
  • Patent number: 10686609
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a chain of authenticated citations, from an original source document available online, through a chain of later documents and posts. Also disclosed are systems and methods of machine scoring of user posts based on metrics related to the expected veracity of cited sources, and the degree to which cited source material or verifiable online content may have been modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 16, 2020
    Inventors: Stephen B. Heppe, Kenan G. Heppe, Trevor Wright
  • Publication number: 20190013953
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a chain of authenticated citations, from an original source document available online, through a chain of later documents and posts. Also disclosed are systems and methods of machine scoring of user posts based on metrics related to the expected veracity of cited sources, and the degree to which cited source material or verifiable online content may have been modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2018
    Publication date: January 10, 2019
    Inventors: Stephen B. Heppe, Kenan G. Heppe, Trevor Wright
  • Patent number: 10033537
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a chain of authenticated citations, from an original source document available online, through a chain of later documents and posts. Also disclosed are systems and methods of machine scoring of user posts based on memos related to the expected veracity of cited sources, and the degree to which cited source material or verifiable online content may have been modified.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 24, 2018
    Inventors: Stephen B. Heppe, Kenan G. Heppe, Trevor Wright
  • Publication number: 20170195125
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for providing a chain of authenticated citations, from an original source document available online, through a chain of later documents and posts. Also disclosed are systems and methods of machine scoring of user posts based on memos related to the expected veracity of cited sources, and the degree to which cited source material or verifiable online content may have been modified.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen B. Heppe, Kenan G. Heppe, Trevor Wright
  • Patent number: 9639841
    Abstract: In one example, a method for promoting learned discourse in online forums includes posting forum content on a forum server and providing access to users to the content through an I/O module. The method further includes receiving a comment from a user and analyzing the comment from the user to produce an a priori score for the comment. A portable certificate of status is accepted from the user and used to produce a posteriori score for the comment. A system for promoting learned discourse in online forums is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Date of Patent: May 2, 2017
    Inventors: Stephen B. Heppe, Kenan G. Heppe
  • Publication number: 20140156996
    Abstract: In one example, a method for promoting learned discourse in online forums includes posting forum content on a forum server and providing access to users to the content through an I/O module. The method further includes receiving a comment from a user and analyzing the comment from the user to produce an a priori score for the comment. A portable certificate of status is accepted from the user and used to produce a posteriori score for the comment. A system for promoting learned discourse in online forms is also disclosed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 27, 2013
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Inventors: Stephen B. Heppe, Kenan G. Heppe