Patents by Inventor Alan R. Hendren

Alan R. Hendren has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20210334903
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media are disclosed for providing a common application that allows a customer to submit relevant information across various channels for obtaining insurance policy products. Various aspects include a common application that receives information entered by a customer via one or more customer channels, which may include online channels, call center channels, insurance agent channels, and/or any other suitable channels. Various aspects also include aggregating portions of the relevant customer's information while identifying the channel in which the information was received and information not yet collected to determine an appropriate insurance policy product. In this way, a common application is utilized to provide a full suite of insurance policy products to customers while allowing the customers to submit relevant information over any number of different channels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Publication date: October 28, 2021
    Inventors: David Scott Etheridge, Gregory K. Sheley, Andrew Patrick Wieduwilt, Jill A. Eberle, Carl R. Streily, JR., Randall P. Petersen, Amy R. Prestegaard, Larry J. Ingrum, Lori J. Kaufman, Alan R. Hendren, David A. Theile, Douglas K. Sorensen
  • Patent number: 11145001
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media are disclosed for providing a web-based application that allows a customer to submit relevant information for obtaining insurance policy products that may require medical underwriting. Various aspects allow a customer to use the web-based application for a variety of insurance products, which may include term, full, and/or universal life insurance policies. The web-based application simplifies the application process by filtering questions and/or prompts presented to the customer based upon a customer's specific needs, previous answers, and/or other information. Various aspects also include determining whether a customer qualifies for temporary or permanent life insurance coverage based upon a customer's information and/or answers to one or more knockout questions, and if so, providing the customer with a binding receipt of temporary insurance coverage upon payment for a period of time in which the underwriting may be completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: David Scott Etheridge, Andrew Patrick Wieduwilt, Jill A. Eberle, Carl R. Streily, Jr., Randall P. Petersen, Amy R. Prestegaard, Larry J. Ingrum, Lori J. Kaufman, Alan R. Hendren, David A. Theile, Douglas K. Sorensen
  • Patent number: 10460392
    Abstract: Methods, systems, apparatus, and non-transitory computer readable media are disclosed for providing a web-based application that allows a customer to submit relevant information for obtaining insurance policy products that may require medical underwriting. Various aspects allow a customer to use the web-based application for a variety of insurance products, which may include term, full, and/or universal life insurance policies. The web-based application simplifies the application process by filtering questions and/or prompts presented to the customer based upon a customer's specific needs, previous answers, and/or other information. Various aspects also include determining whether a customer qualifies for temporary or permanent life insurance coverage based upon a customer's information and/or answers to one or more knockout questions, and if so, providing the customer with a binding receipt of temporary insurance coverage upon payment for a period of time in which the underwriting may be completed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2019
    Assignee: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOTIVE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: David Scott Etheridge, Andrew Patrick Wieduwilt, Jill A. Eberle, Carl R. Streily, Jr., Randall P. Petersen, Amy R. Prestegaard, Larry J. Ingrum, Lori J. Kaufman, Alan R. Hendren, David A. Theile, Douglas K. Sorensen
  • Publication number: 20150019264
    Abstract: Methods and systems for bundling an insurance policy and an account of an investment vehicle include determining if the policy and/or the account is eligible for inclusion in a bundled product, generating an indication of the bundled product, and causing the indication to be transmitted to a user interface and/or computing device. The eligibility determination is based on a state or status of the policy and/or a state or status of the account, and optionally is based on characteristics and/or conditions associated with the policy and/or the account. A bundling benefit may be enacted. The bundling benefit may include, for example, a discount or waiver on a fee, charge or load of the investment account, and/or a discount or waiver of a premium of the insurance policy. The insurance policy may correspond to any type of insurance, and the investment account may correspond to any type of investment vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Inventors: Leif A. Roll, Vernon G. Brogla, Scott Hintz, Zupei Luo, Alan R. Hendren
  • Publication number: 20150019265
    Abstract: Methods and systems for bundling an insurance policy and an account of an investment vehicle include determining if the policy and/or the account is eligible for inclusion in a bundled product, generating an indication of the bundled product, and causing the indication to be transmitted to a user interface and/or computing device. The eligibility determination is based on a state or status of the policy and/or a state or status of the account, and optionally is based on characteristics and/or conditions associated with the policy and/or the account. A bundling benefit may be enacted. The bundling benefit may include, for example, a discount or waiver on a fee, charge or load of the investment account, and/or a discount or waiver of a premium of the insurance policy. The insurance policy may correspond to any type of insurance, and the investment account may correspond to any type of investment vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 16, 2013
    Publication date: January 15, 2015
    Applicant: STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Leif A. Roll, Vernon G. Brogla, Scott Hintz, Zupei Luo, Alan R. Hendren