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Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Elance, Inc.

USPTO Granted Patents = 17

% Expired Patents = 5.9

Forward Citations = 271

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20 inventors (with patents filed for the assignee):

Ved Ranjan Sinha (5 out of 6 patents)

Sunny SunMin Song (5 out of 6 patents)

Jonathan Paul Diller (5 out of 6 patents)

4. Yuet Ping Poon (5 out of 7 patents)

5. Fabio Rosati (5 out of 6 patents)

6. Anthony M Hahn (4 out of 6 patents)

7. Rajasekhar L Kovuru (4 out of 5 patents)

8. Ayyappan Arasu (3 out of 8 patents)

9. Kwan-Min Chiu (3 out of 3 patents)

10. Maurizio A Gianola (3 out of 4 patents)

11. Nidhi Gupta (3 out of 3 patents)

12. Beerud D Sheth (3 out of 3 patents)

13. Srinivas Anumolu (3 out of 3 patents)

14. Harish Bal Kotbagi (2 out of 2 patents)

15. Daniel-Augustin Grad (2 out of 2 patents)

17 patents: Sort by Forward Citations

1. 10650332 - Buyer-provider matching algorithm (2020-05-12),

2. 10635412 - Online professional badge (2020-04-28),

3. 10223653 - Onboarding dashboard and methods and system thereof (2019-03-05),

4. 10204074 - Online professional services storefront (2019-02-12),

5. 10152695 - Machine learning based system and method of calculating a match score and mapping the match score to a level (2018-12-11),

6. 10121153 - Online escrow service (2018-11-06),

7. 10102501 - System for status reporting and invoicing of work tracked from a work tracker (2018-10-16),

8. 10083422 - Authenticated session work tracking and job status reporting apparatus (2018-09-25),

9. 9940594 - Digital workroom (2018-04-10),

10. 9529788 - System for assisting creation of messages by providing selectable templates (2016-12-27),

11. 9117180 - Matching method based on a machine learning algorithm and a system thereof (2015-08-25),

12. 9117178 - System for assisting creation of messages by automatically recommending data to be included therein (2015-08-25),

13. 8706607 - Method and apparatus for an electronic marketplace for services having a collaborative workspace (2014-04-22),

14. 8700614 - Method of and a system for ranking members within a services exchange medium (2014-04-15),

15. 8380709 - Method and system for ranking users (2013-02-19),

Company Overview

Elance, Inc. is a technology company based in Mountain View, California, specializing in online freelancing and remote work solutions. The platform connects businesses with a global talent pool, facilitating project-based work across various domains such as software development, design, writing, and marketing. Elance focuses on enhancing collaboration and efficiency in the gig economy, providing tools that streamline project management and communication between clients and freelancers.

Profile summary synthesized from public USPTO records and patent filings.

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USPTO Data Jan 1 1976 - Oct 6 2026

17 Patents

#164 in Mountain View, CA

#4,509 in California

#18,881 in US

#35,887 in the World

Mountain View, CA, United States of America

Elance, Inc.

Forward Citations = 271

20 inventors:

Ved Ranjan Sinha (5 out of 6 patents)

Sunny SunMin Song (5 out of 6 patents)

Jonathan Paul Diller (5 out of 6 patents)

4. Yuet Ping Poon (5 out of 7 patents)

5. Fabio Rosati (5 out of 6 patents)

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Company Patent Portfolio: Elance, Inc.. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/company/elance

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Data Sources: USPTO Patent Grant XML, Patent Center, EPO & CIPO • Normalized by IDiyas Innovation Graph. Methodology & provenance architecturePlease report any incorrect information to [email protected]

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