Patents by Inventor Ken CHATFIELD

Ken CHATFIELD 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).

  • Patent number: 12165111
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the determination of repair operations for a damaged vehicle. More particularly, the present invention relates to determining repair operations, for example whether to repair or replace parts of a damaged vehicle and associated labour time required, for a damaged vehicle using images of the damage to the vehicle. Aspects and/or embodiments seek to provide a computer-implemented method for determining repair operations that are required to repair a damaged vehicle, using images of the damage to the damaged vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: TRACTABLE LIMITED
    Inventors: Razvan Ranca, Marcel Horstmann, Bjorn Mattsson, Janto Oellrich, Yih Kai Teh, Ken Chatfield, Franziska Kirschner, Rusen Aktas, Laurent Decamp, Mathieu Ayel, Julia Peyre, Shaun Trill, Crystal Van Oosterom
  • Patent number: 12136068
    Abstract: A method, system and apparatus for determining requirements for painting a vehicle, including receiving images of the vehicle, determining, using classifiers, one or more classifications for parts of the vehicle based on the images, wherein each classifier processes the same images and is trained to identify damage to only one part of the parts of the vehicle, wherein each classifier is trained to identify a different part of the vehicle and be generic with respect to a make and model and year of the vehicle, determining, for at least one of the parts of the vehicle, one or more paint areas, wherein each paint area is an area of damage to the vehicle requiring painting, determining one or more operations and materials required to paint at least one of the one or more paint areas and outputting the determined one or more operations and materials required.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2024
    Assignee: Tractable Ltd
    Inventors: Razvan Ranca, Marcel Horstmann, Bjorn Mattsson, Janto Oellrich, Yih Kai Teh, Ken Chatfield, Franziska Kirschner, Rusen Aktas, Laurent Decamp, Mathieu Ayel, Julia Peyre, Shaun Trill, Crystal Van Oosterom
  • Publication number: 20240320751
    Abstract: A user device includes a camera configured to capture a series of images of a vehicle and a processor configured to receive a first image of the vehicle from a first viewpoint, classify, for the first image, one or more parts of the vehicle captured in the first image, generate, for the first image, a first graphic indicating the parts of the vehicle being displayed in the first image and a display configured to receive the first image and the first graphic from the processor and display the first image of the vehicle with the first graphic indicating the parts of the vehicle being displayed in the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 16, 2024
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Inventors: Ken CHATFIELD, Razvan RANCA
  • Patent number: 11989787
    Abstract: A user device includes a camera configured to capture a series of images of a vehicle and a processor configured to receive a first image of the vehicle from a first viewpoint, classify, for the first image, one or more parts of the vehicle captured in the first image, generate, for the first image, a first graphic indicating the parts of the vehicle being displayed in the first image and a display configured to receive the first image and the first graphic from the processor and display the first image of the vehicle with the first graphic indicating the parts of the vehicle being displayed in the first image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: Tractable Ltd
    Inventors: Ken Chatfield, Razvan Ranca
  • Patent number: 11900335
    Abstract: A method of determining one or more damage states of one or more auxiliary parts of a damaged vehicle, the vehicle comprising a plurality of normalized parts and at least some of the normalized parts further comprising one or more auxiliary parts. The method includes receiving one or more images of the vehicle, using a plurality of classifiers, each determining at least one classification of damage to the vehicle, each said classification being determined for each of a plurality of normalized parts of the vehicle, determining one or more classifications for the plurality of auxiliary parts using one or more trained models, wherein each classification comprises at least one indication of damage to at least one auxiliary part and outputting the determined damage states of the one or more auxiliary parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Tractable Limited
    Inventors: Razvan Ranca, Marcel Horstmann, Bjorn Mattsson, Janto Oellrich, Yih Kai Teh, Ken Chatfield, Franziska Kirschner, Rusen Aktas, Laurent Decamp, Mathieu Ayel, Julia Peyre, Shaun Trill, Crystal Van Oosterom, Stephen Hardwick
  • Publication number: 20230334642
    Abstract: A system is configured to capture images of a vehicle, perform, by one or more machine learning models, a visual inspection of the vehicle based on the images, determine, by the one or more machine learning models, inspection results based on the visual inspection and determine, by the one or more machine learning models, a confidence value for the inspection results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 19, 2023
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Inventors: Ken CHATFIELD, Yih Kai TEH
  • Patent number: 11636581
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the determination of damage to portions of a vehicle. More particularly, the present invention relates to determining whether each part of a vehicle should be classified as damaged or undamaged and optionally the severity of the damage to each part of the damaged vehicle. Aspects and/or embodiments seek to provide a computer-implemented method for determining damage states of each part of a damaged vehicle, indicating whether each part of the vehicle is damaged or undamaged and optionally the severity of the damage to each part of the damaged vehicle, using images of the damage to the vehicle and trained models to assess the damage indicated in the images of the damaged vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: TRACTABLE LIMITED
    Inventors: Razvan Ranca, Marcel Horstmann, Bjorn Mattsson, Janto Oellrich, Yih Kai Teh, Ken Chatfield, Franziska Kirschner, Rusen Aktas, Laurent Decamp, Mathieu Ayel, Julia Peyre, Shaun Trill, Crystal Van Oosterom
  • Publication number: 20230069070
    Abstract: The present invention relates to verification of damage to vehicles. More particularly, the present invention relates to a universal approach to automated generation of a damage estimate to a vehicle using images of the vehicle and verification of a manually-generated damage repair proposals using the automatically generated damage estimate. Aspects and/or embodiments seek to provide a computer-implemented method of generating one or more repair estimates from one or more photos of a damaged vehicle and comparing the generated estimate(s) to one or more input repair estimates to verify the one or more input repair estimates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 13, 2022
    Publication date: March 2, 2023
    Inventors: Razvan RANCA, Marcel HORSTMANN, Bjorn MATTSSON, Janto OELLRICH, Yih Kai TEH, Ken CHATFIELD, Franziska KIRSCHNER, Rusen AKTAS, Laurent DECAMP, Mathieu AYEL, Julia PEYRE, Shaun TRILL, Crystal VAN OOSTEROM
  • Patent number: 11587221
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the determination of damage to portions of a vehicle. More particularly, the present invention relates to determining whether each part of a vehicle should be classified as damaged or undamaged and optionally the severity of the damage to each part of the damaged vehicle including preserving the quality of the input images of the damage to the vehicle. Aspects and/or embodiments seek to provide a computer-implemented method for determining damage states of each part of a damaged vehicle, indicating whether each part of the vehicle is damaged or undamaged and optionally the severity of the damage to each part of the damaged vehicle, using images of the damage to the vehicle and trained models to assess the damage indicated in the images of the damaged vehicle, including preserving the quality and/or resolution of the images of the damaged vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: TRACTABLE LIMITED
    Inventors: Razvan Ranca, Marcel Horstmann, Bjorn Mattsson, Janto Oellrich, Yih Kai Teh, Ken Chatfield, Franziska Kirschner, Rusen Aktas, Laurent Decamp, Mathieu Ayel, Julia Peyre, Shaun Trill, Crystal Van Oosterom
  • Publication number: 20220245786
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the determination of damage to portions of a vehicle. More particularly, the present invention relates to determining whether determined damage to a vehicle is consistent with information provided as to the cause of the damage to the vehicle. Aspects and/or embodiments seek to provide a computer-implemented method for determining whether damage to a vehicle, which is determined using images of the damage to the vehicle, is consistent with information documenting the cause of the damage to the vehicle, for example insurance claim data or repair shop proposed repair data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2022
    Publication date: August 4, 2022
    Inventors: Razvan RANCA, Marcel HORSTMANN, Bjorn MATTSSON, Janto OELLRICH, Yih Kai TEH, Ken CHATFIELD, Franziska KIRSCHNER, Rusen AKTAS, Laurent DECAMP, Mathieu AYEL, Julia PEYRE, Shaun TRILL, Crystal VAN OOSTEROM
  • Patent number: 11386543
    Abstract: The present invention relates to verification of damage to vehicles. More particularly, the present invention relates to a universal approach to automated generation of a damage estimate to a vehicle using images of the vehicle and verification of a manually-generated damage repair proposals using the automatically generated damage estimate. Aspects and/or embodiments seek to provide a computer-implemented method of generating one or more repair estimates from one or more photos of a damaged vehicle and comparing the generated estimate(s) to one or more input repair estimates to verify the one or more input repair estimates.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 12, 2022
    Assignee: Tractable Ltd
    Inventors: Razvan Ranca, Marcel Horstmann, Bjorn Mattsson, Janto Oellrich, Yih Kai Teh, Ken Chatfield, Franziska Kirschner, Rusen Aktas, Laurent Decamp, Mathieu Ayel, Julia Peyre, Shaun Trill, Crystal Van Oosterom
  • Patent number: 11361426
    Abstract: The present invention relates to assessing the damage and repairs needed to damaged vehicles. More particularly, the present invention relates to assessing vehicle damage using primarily photos of damaged vehicles and information provided by drivers or insurers, to determine whether vehicle body parts to be replaced or repaired require paint blending. Aspects and/or embodiments seek to provide a method and system to determine whether a part of a damaged vehicle requires paint blending.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: Tractable Ltd
    Inventors: Razvan Ranca, Marcel Horstmann, Bjorn Mattsson, Janto Oellrich, Yih Kai Teh, Ken Chatfield, Franziska Kirschner, Rusen Aktas, Laurent Decamp, Mathieu Ayel, Julia Peyre, Shaun Trill, Crystal Van Oosterom
  • Publication number: 20220164945
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the determination of repair operations for a damaged vehicle. More particularly, the present invention relates to determining repair operations, for example whether to repair or replace parts of a damaged vehicle and associated labour time required, for a damaged vehicle using images of the damage to the vehicle. Aspects and/or embodiments seek to provide a computer-implemented method for determining repair operations that are required to repair a damaged vehicle, using images of the damage to the damaged vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Inventors: Razvan RANCA, Marcel HORSTMANN, Bjorn MATTSSON, Janto OELLRICH, Yih Kai TEH, Ken CHATFIELD, Franziska KIRSCHNER, Rusen AKTAS, Laurent DECAMP, Mathieu AYEL, Julia PEYRE, Shaun TRILL, Crystal VAN OOSTEROM
  • Publication number: 20220156915
    Abstract: A method of determining, one or more damage states of one or more auxiliary parts of a damaged vehicle, the vehicle comprising a plurality of normalized parts and at least some of the normalized parts further comprising one or more auxiliary parts. The method includes receiving one or more images of the vehicle, using a plurality of classifiers, each determining at least one classification of damage to the vehicle, each said classification being determined for each of a plurality of normalized parts of the vehicle, determining one or more classifications for the plurality of auxiliary parts using one or more trained models, wherein each classification comprises at least one indication of damage to at least one auxiliary part and outputting the determined damage states of the one or more auxiliary parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Inventors: Razvan RANCA, Marcel HORSTMANN, Bjorn MATTSSON, Janto OELLRICH, Yih Kai TEH, Ken CHATFIELD, Franziska KIRSCHNER, Rusen AKTAS, Laurent DECAMP, Mathieu AYEL, Julia PEYRE, Shaun TRILL, Crystal VAN OOSTEROM, Stephen HARDWICK
  • Publication number: 20220138860
    Abstract: A user device includes a camera configured to capture a series of images of a vehicle and a processor configured to receive a first image of the vehicle from a first viewpoint, classify, for the first image, one or more parts of the vehicle captured in the first image, generate, for the first image, a first graphic indicating the parts of the vehicle being displayed in the first image and a display configured to receive the first image and the first graphic from the processor and display the first image of the vehicle with the first graphic indicating the parts of the vehicle being displayed in the first image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Publication date: May 5, 2022
    Inventors: Ken CHATFIELD, Razvan RANCA
  • Patent number: 11257204
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the determination of damage to portions of a vehicle. More particularly, the present invention relates to determining whether each part of a vehicle should be classified as damaged or undamaged and optionally the severity of the damage to each part of the damaged vehicle including segmenting the input images. Aspects and/or embodiments seek to provide a computer-implemented method for determining damage states of each part of a damaged vehicle, indicating whether each part of the vehicle is damaged or undamaged and optionally the severity of the damage to each part of the damaged vehicle, using images of the damage to the vehicle and trained models to assess the damage indicated in the images of the damaged vehicle, including performing segmentation of the images to create richer input data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Tractable Ltd
    Inventors: Razvan Ranca, Marcel Horstmann, Bjorn Mattsson, Janto Oellrich, Yih Kai Teh, Ken Chatfield, Franziska Kirschner, Rusen Aktas, Laurent Decamp, Mathieu Ayel, Julia Peyre, Shaun Trill, Crystal Van Oosterom
  • Patent number: 11257203
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the determination of damage to portions of a vehicle. More particularly, the present invention relates to determining whether determined damage to a vehicle is consistent with information provided as to the cause of the damage to the vehicle. Aspects and/or embodiments seek to provide a computer-implemented method for determining whether damage to a vehicle, which is determined using images of the damage to the vehicle, is consistent with information documenting the cause of the damage to the vehicle, for example insurance claim data or repair shop proposed repair data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 22, 2022
    Assignee: Tractable Ltd
    Inventors: Razvan Ranca, Marcel Horstmann, Bjorn Mattsson, Janto Oellrich, Yih Kai Teh, Ken Chatfield, Franziska Kirschner, Rusen Aktas, Laurent Decamp, Mathieu Ayel, Julia Peyre, Shaun Trill, Crystal Van Oosterom
  • Patent number: 11250554
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the determination of repair operations for a damaged vehicle. More particularly, the present invention relates to determining repair operations, for example whether to repair or replace parts of a damaged vehicle and associated labour time required, for a damaged vehicle using images of the damage to the vehicle. Aspects and/or embodiments seek to provide a computer-implemented method for determining repair operations that are required to repair a damaged vehicle, using images of the damage to the damaged vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 15, 2022
    Assignee: Tractable Ltd
    Inventors: Razvan Ranca, Marcel Horstmann, Bjorn Mattsson, Janto Oellrich, Yih Kai Teh, Ken Chatfield, Franziska Kirschner, Rusen Aktas, Laurent Decamp, Mathieu Ayel, Julia Peyre, Shaun Trill, Crystal Van Oosterom
  • Patent number: 11244438
    Abstract: A method of determining, one or more damage states of one or more auxiliary parts of a damaged vehicle, the vehicle comprising a plurality of normalized parts and at least some of the normalized parts further comprising one or more auxiliary parts. The method includes receiving one or more images of the vehicle, using a plurality of classifiers, each determining at least one classification of damage to the vehicle, each said classification being determined for each of a plurality of normalized parts of the vehicle, determining one or more classifications for the plurality of auxiliary parts using one or more trained models, wherein each classification comprises at least one indication of damage to at least one auxiliary part and outputting the determined damage states of the one or more auxiliary parts.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 8, 2022
    Assignee: Tractable Ltd
    Inventors: Razvan Ranca, Marcel Horstmann, Bjorn Mattsson, Janto Oellrich, Yih Kai Teh, Ken Chatfield, Franziska Kirschner, Rusen Aktas, Laurent Decamp, Mathieu Ayel, Julia Peyre, Shaun Trill, Crystal Van Oosterom
  • Publication number: 20210272212
    Abstract: The present invention relates to verification of damage to vehicles. More particularly, the present invention relates to a universal approach to automated generation of a damage estimate to a vehicle using images of the vehicle and verification of a manually-generated damage repair proposals using the automatically generated damage estimate. Aspects and/or embodiments seek to provide a computer-implemented method of generating one or more repair estimates from one or more photos of a damaged vehicle and comparing the generated estimate(s) to one or more input repair estimates to verify the one or more input repair estimates.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 19, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Razvan RANCA, Marcel HORSTMANN, Bjorn MATTSSON, Janto OELLRICH, Yih Kai TEH, Ken CHATFIELD, Franziska KIRSCHNER, Rusen AKTAS, Laurent DECAMP, Mathieu AYEL, Julia PEYRE, Shaun TRILL, Crystal VAN OOSTEROM