A patent listing Mayer as inventor for news visualization system was published.
On April 27, 2004, the USPTO published a patent application listing Marissa Mayer as an inventor for a 'System and method for visualizing news sources.' This work was a part of her broader efforts at Google to innovate how news content is aggregated and presented to users. It underscored her role in the advancement of web-based news distribution, allowing for better customization and user engagement.