Patents by Inventor Spence Koehler

Spence Koehler 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 capturing relevant information from a printed document
    Patent number: 9053362
    Abstract: A city directory, having a listing of names and associated information of residents in a city (or similar location), is digitized. Zones of text having information not useful to users of the digitized directory are removed, and lines of information corresponding to residents are reconstructed, to make the digitized directory more easily accessed and reviewed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Date of Patent: June 9, 2015
    Assignee: Ancestry.com Operations Inc.
    Inventors: Peter McCombs, Spence Koehler, Laryn Brown
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CAPTURING RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM A PRINTED DOCUMENT
    Publication number: 20140247988
    Abstract: A city directory, having a listing of names and associated information of residents in a city (or similar location), is digitized. Zones of text having information not useful to users of the digitized directory are removed, and lines of information corresponding to residents are reconstructed, to make the digitized directory more easily accessed and reviewed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2014
    Publication date: September 4, 2014
    Applicant: ANCESTRY.COM OPERATIONS INC.
    Inventors: Peter McCombs, Spence Koehler, Laryn Brown