ALEXANDRIA, Va., Aug. 6 -- United States Patent no. 12,380,520, issued on Aug. 5.

"Method for questioning jurors" was invented by Jeb C. Griebat (Chanute, Kan.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The disclosure details a computer program enabling parties to litigation to produce a questionnaire through an internet-based website and enabling jurors to respond to the questionnaire through such website. The program comprises numerous code sequences that assist the court, a court reporter, the parties to litigation (and counsel), and the judge in the process of selecting and empaneling jurors from a plurality of candidates."

The patent was filed on Sept. 9, 2022, under Application No. 17/941,748.

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