Patents by Inventor Ogden Kent

Ogden Kent 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).

  • Assigning variants of content to users while maintaining a stable experimental population
    Patent number: 11947617
    Abstract: A variation testing system environment for performing variation testing of web pages and applications is disclosed. The variation testing system applies a weighted consistent hash function to user attributes of users to assign the users to a variant of a web page that is undergoing experimentation. The usage of the weighted consistent hash function allows for a stable experimental population.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Maplebear Inc.
    Inventors: Ogden Kent, Benjamin David Bader, Jeffrey Bernard Arnold
  • ASSIGNING VARIANTS OF CONTENT TO USERS WHILE MAINTAINING A STABLE EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION
    Publication number: 20230350970
    Abstract: A variation testing system environment for performing variation testing of web pages and applications is disclosed. The variation testing system applies a weighted consistent hash function to user attributes of users to assign the users to a variant of a web page that is undergoing experimentation. The usage of the weighted consistent hash function allows for a stable experimental population.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2023
    Publication date: November 2, 2023
    Inventors: Ogden Kent, Benjamin David Bader, Jeffrey Bernard Arnold
  • Assigning variants of content to users while maintaining a stable experimental population
    Patent number: 11704382
    Abstract: A variation testing system environment for performing variation testing of web pages and applications is disclosed. The variation testing system applies a weighted consistent hash function to user attributes of users to assign the users to a variant of a web page that is undergoing experimentation. The usage of the weighted consistent hash function allows for a stable experimental population.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Maplebear Inc.
    Inventors: Ogden Kent, Benjamin David Bader, Jeffrey Bernard Arnold
  • ASSIGNING VARIANTS OF CONTENT TO USERS WHILE MAINTAINING A STABLE EXPERIMENTAL POPULATION
    Publication number: 20220269748
    Abstract: A variation testing system environment for performing variation testing of web pages and applications is disclosed. The variation testing system applies a weighted consistent hash function to user attributes of users to assign the users to a variant of a web page that is undergoing experimentation. The usage of the weighted consistent hash function allows for a stable experimental population.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Publication date: August 25, 2022
    Inventors: Ogden Kent, Benjamin David Bader, Jeffrey Bernard Arnold
  • Assigning variants of content to users while maintaining a stable experimental population
    Patent number: 11314836
    Abstract: A variation testing system environment for performing variation testing of web pages and applications is disclosed. The variation testing system applies a weighted consistent hash function to user attributes of users to assign the users to a variant of a web page that is undergoing experimentation. The usage of the weighted consistent hash function allows for a stable experimental population.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2022
    Assignee: Maplebear Inc.
    Inventors: Ogden Kent, Benjamin David Bader, Jeffrey Bernard Arnold