Patents
US 12229502 B2: Method, system, and computing device for facilitating private drafting
- Granted
- 2025-02-18
- Filed
- 2021-12-02 application 17540424
- Type
- Utility · 14 claims
- Elsewhere
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Abstract
A method for facilitating private drafting is described. A request to edit a section of a document in a draft mode is received from a first user of a plurality of users collaborating on the document. An edit for the section of the document in the draft mode is received from the first user. A result of the edit is displayed on a computing device of the first user but not on computing devices of other users of the plurality of users. A request to publish the edit is received from the first user. In response to the request to publish the edit, the result of the edit is displayed on computing devices of the other users of the plurality of users.
Source: PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 (ipg250218.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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Smith | Ames, IA | 24 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Michael J. Thiesen | Helena, MT | 10 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Hannah Deering | Ames, IA | 14 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Mark David Erickson | Ankeny, IA | 21 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Ross W. Hendrickson | Prescott, AZ | 3 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Bryon Lee Marks | Huxley, IA | 8 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 | |
| Tanner Davis Miller | Alpharetta, GA | 6 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
CPC categories
| Subclass | Category | First group | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| G06F | Electric digital data processing | G06F40/177 | PVGPATDIS, file of 2026-04-10 |
| H04L | Transmission of digital information, e.g. telegraphic communication | H04L65/403 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-12-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | HENDRICKSON, ROSS W. signed 2020-11-08 | WORKIVA INC. AMES, IA | 58267/538 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
| 2021-12-02 | Assignment Assignment of assignor's interest | SMITH, TRAVIS signed 2021-02-19 THIESEN, MICHAEL JEROME signed 2021-02-22 DEERING, HANNAH JOY signed 2020-11-04 ERICKSON, MARK DAVID signed 2020-11-04 MARKS, BRYON LEE signed 2020-11-04 MILLER, TANNER DAVIS signed 2020-11-05 | WORKIVA INC. AMES, IA | 58267/303 | PASDL, file of 2026-10-15 |
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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