Patents Assigned to First American Title Insurance Company
  • Patent number: 11710203
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for generating title products. A device accepts a title product search request for a title product for a property. The device initiates a search of databases that contain information about the property such as data or evidence of title. A rule engine compares the retrieved information with business rules such as title insurance underwriting criteria. The comparison provides results for generating a title report, insurance contract or other title insurance products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: FIRST AMERICAN TITLE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: David H. Blackman, Terry A. Ehrhard
  • Patent number: 10846807
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for generating title products. A device accepts a title product search request for a title product for a property. The device initiates a search of databases that contain information about the property such as data or evidence of title. A rule engine compares the retrieved information with business rules such as title insurance underwriting criteria. The comparison provides results for generating a title report, insurance contract or other title insurance products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 2, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: First American Title Insurance Company
    Inventors: David H. Blackman, Terry A. Ehrhard
  • Patent number: 10176540
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for generating title products. A device accepts a title product search request for a title product for a property. The device initiates a search of databases that contain information about the property such as data or evidence of title. A rule engine compares the retrieved information with business rules such as title insurance underwriting criteria. The comparison provides results for generating a title report, insurance contract or other title insurance products.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: First American Title Insurance Company
    Inventors: David H. Blackman, Terry A. Ehrhard
  • Patent number: 8373879
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for generating a mail package in real time. Electronic mail jobs are sent to a distribution center. At the distribution center, the mail jobs are received and stored in a database. The mail jobs are converted into program control language (PCL) scripts and sent to print centers. The print centers execute the PCL scripts producing documents, tabs and mail labels. The documents are packaged and the mail labels affixed to the packages. The packages are mailed to the customers from the print center.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 12, 2013
    Assignee: First American Title Insurance Company
    Inventors: David H. Blackman, Yasser Roushdy
  • Publication number: 20080183679
    Abstract: The invention provides an apparatus and method for generating legal descriptions in an electronic database. Database records of land interests are grouped in logical groups. Records in the grouping having legal descriptions are used to create a legal description template for the records in the group. The legal description template is applied to selected records in the group creating legal descriptions for the selected records. The legal descriptions are stored in the database with the created legal descriptions providing auto generated legal description for subsequent searches.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2008
    Publication date: July 31, 2008
    Applicant: First American Title Insurance Company
    Inventors: David H. Blackman, Kurt M. Kluth
  • Publication number: 20080091458
    Abstract: The present invention provides an apparatus and method for generating title products. A device accepts a title product search request for a title product for a property. The device initiates a search of databases that contain information about the property such as data or evidence of title. A rule engine compares the retrieved information with business rules such as title insurance underwriting criteria. The comparison provides results for generating a title report, insurance contract or other title insurance products.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 15, 2007
    Publication date: April 17, 2008
    Applicant: First American Title Insurance Company
    Inventors: David H. Blackman, Terry A. Ehrhard