Patents by Inventor Neil ISCOE

Neil ISCOE 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: 11803730
    Abstract: Roughly described, the technology disclosed provides a so-called machine-learned conversion optimization (MLCO) system that uses artificial neural networks and evolutionary computations to efficiently identify most successful webpage designs in a search space without testing all possible webpage designs in the search space. The search space is defined based on webpage designs provided by marketers. Neural networks are represented as genomes. Neural networks map user attributes from live user traffic to different dimensions and dimension values of output funnels that are presented to the users in real time. The genomes are subjected to evolutionary operations like initialization, testing, competition, and procreation to identify parent genomes that perform well and offspring genomes that are likely to perform well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 31, 2023
    Assignee: Evolv Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Risto Miikkulainen, Neil Iscoe
  • Publication number: 20220351016
    Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to a webinterface production and deployment system. In particular, it relates to a presentation module that applies a selected candidate individual to a presentation database to determine frontend element values corresponding to dimension values identified by the selected candidate individual, and which presents toward a user a funnel having the determined frontend element values.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2022
    Publication date: November 3, 2022
    Applicant: EVOLV TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Neil ISCOE, Risto MIIKKULAINEN
  • Patent number: 11386318
    Abstract: Roughly described, the technology disclosed provides a so-called machine learned conversion optimization (MLCO) system that uses evolutionary computations to efficiently identify most successful webpage designs in a search space without testing all possible webpage designs in the search space. The search space is defined based on webpage designs provided by marketers. Website funnels with a single webpage or multiple webpages are represented as genomes. Genomes identify different dimensions and dimension values of the funnels. The genomes are subjected to evolutionary operations like initialization, testing, competition, and procreation to identify parent genomes that perform well and offspring genomes that are likely to perform well. Each webpage is tested only to the extent that it is possible to decide whether it is promising, i.e., whether it should serve as a parent for the next generation, or should be discarded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: EVOLV TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS, INC.
    Inventors: Neil Iscoe, Risto Miikkulainen
  • Publication number: 20210334625
    Abstract: The technology disclosed relates to webinterface generation and testing to promote a predetermined target user behavior. In particular, the technology disclosed stores a candidate database having a population of candidate individuals. Each of the candidate individuals identify respective values for a plurality of hyperparameters of the candidate individual. The hyperparameters describe topology of a respective neural network and coefficients for interconnects of the respective neural network. The technology disclosed writes a preliminary pool of candidate individuals into the candidate individual population. The technology disclosed tests each of the candidate individuals in the candidate individual population. The technology disclosed adds to the candidate individual population new individuals based on the testing. The technology disclosed repeats the candidate testing and the addition of the new individuals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2021
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Applicant: Evolv Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Risto MIIKKULAINEN, Neil ISCOE
  • Patent number: 11062196
    Abstract: Roughly described, the technology disclosed provides a so-called machine-learned conversion optimization (MLCO) system that uses artificial neural networks and evolutionary computations to efficiently identify most successful webpage designs in a search space without testing all possible webpage designs in the search space. The search space is defined based on webpage designs provided by marketers. Neural networks are represented as genomes. Neural networks map user attributes from live user traffic to different dimensions and dimension values of output funnels that are presented to the users in real time. The genomes are subjected to evolutionary operations like initialization, testing, competition, and procreation to identify parent genomes that perform well and offspring genomes that are likely to perform well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 13, 2021
    Assignee: Evolv Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Risto Miikkulainen, Neil Iscoe
  • Publication number: 20210004659
    Abstract: Roughly described, the technology disclosed provides a so-called machine-learned conversion optimization (MLCO) system that uses artificial neural networks and evolutionary computations to efficiently identify most successful webpage designs in a search space without testing all possible webpage designs in the search space. The search space is defined based on webpage designs provided by marketers. Neural networks are represented as genomes. Neural networks map user attributes from live user traffic to different dimensions and dimension values of output funnels that are presented to the users in real time. The genomes are subjected to evolutionary operations like initialization, testing, competition, and procreation to identify parent genomes that perform well and offspring genomes that are likely to perform well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Applicant: Evolv Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Risto MIIKKULAINEN, Neil ISCOE
  • Patent number: 10783429
    Abstract: Roughly described, the technology disclosed provides a so-called machine-learned conversion optimization (MLCO) system that uses artificial neural networks and evolutionary computations to efficiently identify most successful webpage designs in a search space without testing all possible webpage designs in the search space. The search space is defined based on webpage designs provided by marketers. Neural networks are represented as genomes. Neural networks map user attributes from live user traffic to different dimensions and dimension values of output funnels that are presented to the users in real time. The genomes are subjected to evolutionary operations like initialization, testing, competition, and procreation to identify parent genomes that perform well and offspring genomes that are likely to perform well.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: September 22, 2020
    Assignee: Evolv Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Risto Miikkulainen, Neil Iscoe
  • Patent number: 10438111
    Abstract: Roughly described, the technology disclosed provides a so-called machine learned conversion optimization (MLCO) system that uses evolutionary computations to efficiently identify most successful webpage designs in a search space without testing all possible webpage designs in the search space. The search space is defined based on webpage designs provided by marketers. Website funnels with a single webpage or multiple webpages are represented as genomes. Genomes identify different dimensions and dimension values of the funnels. The genomes are subjected to evolutionary operations like initialization, testing, competition, and procreation to identify parent genomes that perform well and offspring genomes that are likely to perform well. Each webpage is tested only to the extent that it is possible to decide whether it is promising, i.e., whether it should serve as a parent for the next generation, or should be discarded.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 8, 2019
    Assignee: Evolv Technology Solutions, Inc.
    Inventors: Neil Iscoe, Risto Miikkulainen
  • Publication number: 20170192638
    Abstract: Roughly described, the technology disclosed provides a so-called machine learned conversion optimization (MLCO) system that uses evolutionary computations to efficiently identify most successful webpage designs in a search space without testing all possible webpage designs in the search space. The search space is defined based on webpage designs provided by marketers. Website funnels with a single webpage or multiple webpages are represented as genomes. Genomes identify different dimensions and dimension values of the funnels. The genomes are subjected to evolutionary operations like initialization, testing, competition, and procreation to identify parent genomes that perform well and offspring genomes that are likely to perform well. Each webpage is tested only to the extent that it is possible to decide whether it is promising, i.e., whether it should serve as a parent for the next generation, or should be discarded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: SENTIENT TECHNOLOGIES (BARBADOS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Neil ISCOE, Risto MIIKKULAINEN
  • Publication number: 20170193403
    Abstract: Roughly described, the technology disclosed provides a so-called machine learned conversion optimization (MLCO) system that uses evolutionary computations to efficiently identify most successful webpage designs in a search space without testing all possible webpage designs in the search space. The search space is defined based on webpage designs provided by marketers. Website funnels with a single webpage or multiple webpages are represented as genomes. Genomes identify different dimensions and dimension values of the funnels. The genomes are subjected to evolutionary operations like initialization, testing, competition, and procreation to identify parent genomes that perform well and offspring genomes that are likely to perform well. Each webpage is tested only to the extent that it is possible to decide whether it is promising, i.e., whether it should serve as a parent for the next generation, or should be discarded.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: SENTIENT TECHNOLOGIES (BARBADOS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Neil ISCOE, Risto MIIKKULAINEN
  • Publication number: 20170193366
    Abstract: Roughly described, the technology disclosed provides a so-called machine-learned conversion optimization (MLCO) system that uses artificial neural networks and evolutionary computations to efficiently identify most successful webpage designs in a search space without testing all possible webpage designs in the search space. The search space is defined based on webpage designs provided by marketers. Neural networks are represented as genomes. Neural networks map user attributes from live user traffic to different dimensions and dimension values of output funnels that are presented to the users in real time. The genomes are subjected to evolutionary operations like initialization, testing, competition, and procreation to identify parent genomes that perform well and offspring genomes that are likely to perform well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: SENTIENT TECHNOLOGIES (BARBADOS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Risto MIIKKULAINEN, Neil ISCOE
  • Publication number: 20170193367
    Abstract: Roughly described, the technology disclosed provides a so-called machine-learned conversion optimization (MLCO) system that uses artificial neural networks and evolutionary computations to efficiently identify most successful webpage designs in a search space without testing all possible webpage designs in the search space. The search space is defined based on webpage designs provided by marketers. Neural networks are represented as genomes. Neural networks map user attributes from live user traffic to different dimensions and dimension values of output funnels that are presented to the users in real time. The genomes are subjected to evolutionary operations like initialization, testing, competition, and procreation to identify parent genomes that perform well and offspring genomes that are likely to perform well.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 5, 2017
    Publication date: July 6, 2017
    Applicant: SENTIENT TECHNOLOGIES (BARBADOS) LIMITED
    Inventors: Risto MIIKKULAINEN, Neil ISCOE