Patents by Inventor Bryan Keith Corder

Bryan Keith Corder 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).

  • Enhanced unmanned aerial vehicles for damage inspection
    Patent number: 9505494
    Abstract: Systems and methods for performing insurance damage inspection by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) are provided. A computing device may receive a request to inspect a vehicle, the request comprising a location of the vehicle. The computing device may identify a UAV from a plurality of UAVs that is located closest to the location of the vehicle from other UAVs in the plurality of UAVs. The computing device may instruct the UAV to travel to the location of the vehicle. The computing device may instruct the UAV to collect damage information on the vehicle using one or more onboard sensors of the UAV. The computing device may determine an amount of insurance payout to approve for repairs to the vehicle based on the damage information collected by the UAV.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2016
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Clint J. Marlow, Bryan Keith Corder