Kirkland, WA, United States of America

Jonathan MacNeill Ward

This inventor holds 1 USPTO granted patent. Top assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. Active years: 2018.

IDiyas Innovation Intelligence. (2026). Inventor Profile: Jonathan MacNeill Ward. Retrieved from https://idiyas.com/inventor/jonathan-macneill-ward

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


% Patents Active = 100.0

Average Co-Inventor Count = 5.0

ph-index = 1

Forward Citations = 1(Granted Patents)


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Years Active: 2018

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1 patent (USPTO):Explore Patents

Title: Jonathan MacNeill Ward and Software Installation Innovation.

Introduction

Jonathan MacNeill Ward is an inventor based in Kirkland, Washington. His work includes an invention for improving the installation of software applications through high-performance streaming.

Latest Patents

Ward is associated with 1 patent, titled “Evolving Streaming Installation of Software Applications.” The invention uses a recipe file to guide the pre-fetching of application-file chunks. If an application encounters a chunk that has not been fetched, the system can record the cache miss and send it to a telemetry server. Aggregated cache-miss records can then inform a revised recipe file, helping future installations avoid similar interruptions and delays.

Career Highlights

Ward is associated with Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC. His patent describes a method for using application behavior and telemetry to improve software installation performance.

Collaborations

Ward’s listed coworkers include Joshua Merrill Snider and Gershom L. Payzer.

Conclusion

Jonathan MacNeill Ward’s patent focuses on making software installations more efficient by using pre-fetching and telemetry to reduce interruptions and delays.

Profile summary based on public USPTO records.
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