ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 16 -- United States Patent no. 12,670,196, issued on June 30, was assigned to On Time Staffing Inc. (Golden Valley, Minn.).

"Candidate data ranking method using previously selected candidate data" was invented by Roman Olshansky (Plymouth, Minn.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Various embodiments provide a method for sorting data. The method can include: receiving criteria data from a user regarding an open opportunity; receiving candidate data, storing candidate data in a candidate profile in a candidate database; evaluating the candidate data, wherein evaluating the candidate data comprises: comparing the audio data of the candidate to a database of successfully-selecte...