Patents
US 11734505 B2: System and method for document branching
- Granted
- 2023-08-22
- Filed
- 2022-08-05 application 17882257
- Type
- Utility · 22 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
Disclosed are systems and methods for document branching. In some embodiments, the method includes the steps of: obtaining a branch model associated with a set of related documents, the branch model comprising one or more branches, each branch of the one or more branches comprising a branch type and one or more nodes, the one or more branches comprising a primary branch associated with a primary document, the set of related documents comprising the primary document having a first document identifier; generating a secondary branch based upon a revision of the primary document, the secondary branch associated with a secondary document of the set of related documents, the secondary document having a second document identifier; and adding the secondary branch to the branch model.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg230822.xml).
Assignees
| Assignee | Type | Place | Also on furp.org | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WORKIVA INC. 88 patents | US company or organization | Ames, IA | WORKIVA INC SEC filer EXACT medium confidence: identical full name, one of each nationally WORKIVA LLC Form D issuer FUZZY medium confidence: same name (legal endings aside) and state | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Inventors
| Inventor | Place | Patents | Person page | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin Paul Campbell | Missoula, MT | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Matthew Peter Hinrichsen | Ames, IA | 9 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Dustin John Holmes | Ankeny, IA | 4 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Payson Merrit Lippert | Missoula, MT | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Patrick C. Kujawa | Missoula, MT | 5 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F40/18 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
Cooperative Patent Classification, as currently assigned (one row per subclass).
Assignments and security interests
| Recorded | What | From | To | Reel/frame | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-08-05 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | CAMPBELL, BENJAMIN PAUL signed 2021-03-25 HOLMES, DUSTIN JOHN signed 2021-03-25 KUJAWA, PATRICK C. signed 2021-03-25 LIPPERT, PAYSON MERRIT signed 2021-03-25 HINRICHSEN, MATTHEW PETER signed 2021-03-26 | WORKIVA INC. AMES, IA | 60736/919 | ECORSEXC, file of 2026-09-25 |
Documents recorded with the USPTO Assignment Recordation Branch that list this patent. A security interest is a lender’s claim on the patent as collateral; a release ends it.
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