Patents by Inventor Rich Barton

Rich Barton 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).

  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR A LOCATION-BASED ONLINE SOCIAL NETWORK
    Publication number: 20140222908
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to a system and a method of managing an online social network having a plurality of neighborhoods. The system may receive a location from a user, and select, based on the location, a neighborhood from the plurality of neighborhoods. The system may further assign the user to the selected neighborhood and grant the user access to communications by users assigned to the selected neighborhood.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: August 7, 2014
    Applicant: NEXTDOOR.COM, INC.
    Inventors: David S. Park, Madison Nixon Bell, Rishi Mukhopadhyay, Thomas F. Kaehler, Jacob L. Hesch, Sean C. Bromage, Rich Barton, David Michael Wiesen, Ryan Patrick Sims