Patents by Inventor Lea Smith

Lea Smith 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: 20250340239
    Abstract: Certain aspects of the disclosure provide an RV comprising a convertible cockpit having a driver position, comprising a convertible dashboard configurable to positions, the positions comprising a compressed position and an expanded position, at least a portion of the dashboard being closer in distance on a longitudinal axis to the driver position in the compressed position than in the expanded position, the convertible dashboard comprising a slit portion for placing a steering wheel apparatus, wherein the slit portion runs on the longitudinal axis across a portion of the convertible dashboard; and a steering wheel apparatus comprising a steering column or a steering wheel, wherein the steering wheel apparatus is movable along a length of the slit portion in several positions comprising a driving position or a stowing position.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 24, 2025
    Publication date: November 6, 2025
    Applicant: Thor Tech, Inc.
    Inventors: Mitchell Johnson, Dustin Feller, Lea Smith
  • Patent number: 10223746
    Abstract: Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems, methods, and apparatus for inferring the performance of rejected credit applicants using non-tradeline data. According to an example implementation, a method is provided for evaluating factors that may indicate financial distress and/or future credit performance associated with an applicant. In an example implementation, the method may include receiving applicant information associated with an applicant of a credit application. Responsive to a query, the method may include receiving by at least one processor, non-tradeline data related to the applicant. The method includes scoring, using a predictive scoring model, and based at least in part on the non-tradeline data, a prediction of the applicant's future credit performance. The method includes generating, based on the scoring, an estimated credit performance of the applicant over a predetermined period; and outputting an indication of the estimated credit performance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL Inc.
    Inventors: James Christiansen, Eric Graves, Lea Smith, Darrin Udean
  • Patent number: 10217163
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosed technology include systems and methods for increasing efficiency in the detection of identity-based fraud indicators. A method is provided that includes: receiving entity-supplied information comprising at least a name, a social security number (SSN), and a street address associated with a request for a payment or a benefit; querying one or more databases with the entity-supplied information; receiving a plurality of information in response to the querying; determining a validity indication of the entity supplied information; creating disambiguated entity records; determining relationships among the disambiguated records; scoring, based at least in part on determining the relationships among the disambiguated entity records, at least one parameter of the entity-supplied information; determining one or more indicators of fraud based on the scoring; and outputting, for display, one or more indicators of fraud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2019
    Assignee: LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. Straub, Andrew John Bucholz, Marlene L. Thorogood, Lea Smith, Jennifer Paganacci, Monty Faidley, Steve Lappenbusch
  • Publication number: 20180349993
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosed technology include systems and methods for increasing efficiency in the detection of identity-based fraud indicators. A method is provided that includes: receiving entity-supplied information comprising at least a name, a social security number (SSN), and a street address associated with a request for a payment or a benefit; querying one or more databases with the entity-supplied information; receiving a plurality of information in response to the querying; determining a validity indication of the entity supplied information; creating disambiguated entity records; determining relationships among the disambiguated records; scoring, based at least in part on determining the relationships among the disambiguated entity records, at least one parameter of the entity-supplied information; determining one or more indicators of fraud based on the scoring; and outputting, for display, one or more indicators of fraud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Publication date: December 6, 2018
    Inventors: Scott M. Straub, Andrew John Bucholz, Marlene L. Thorogood, Lea Smith, Jennifer Paganacci, Monty Faidley, Steve Lappenbusch
  • Patent number: 10089686
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosed technology include systems and methods for increasing efficiency in the detection of identity-based fraud indicators. A method is provided that includes: receiving entity-supplied information comprising at least a name, a social security number (SSN), and a street address associated with a request for a payment or a benefit; querying one or more databases with the entity-supplied information; receiving a plurality of information in response to the querying; determining a validity indication of the entity supplied information; creating disambiguated entity records; determining relationships among the disambiguated records; scoring, based at least in part on determining the relationships among the disambiguated entity records, at least one parameter of the entity-supplied information; determining one or more indicators of fraud based on the scoring; and outputting, for display, one or more indicators of fraud.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2018
    Assignee: LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL Inc.
    Inventors: Scott M. Straub, Andrew John Bucholz, Marlene L. Thorogood, Lea Smith, Jennifer Paganacci, Monty Faidley, Steve Lappenbusch
  • Publication number: 20160189293
    Abstract: Certain implementations of the disclosed technology may include systems, methods, and apparatus for inferring the performance of rejected credit applicants using non-tradeline data. According to an example implementation, a method is provided for evaluating factors that may indicate financial distress and/or future credit performance associated with an applicant. In an example implementation, the method may include receiving applicant information associated with an applicant of a credit application. Responsive to a query, the method may include receiving by at least one processor, non-tradeline data related to the applicant. The method includes scoring, using a predictive scoring model, and based at least in part on the non-tradeline data, a prediction of the applicant's future credit performance. The method includes generating, based on the scoring, an estimated credit performance of the applicant over a predetermined period; and outputting an indication of the estimated credit performance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Applicant: LexisNexis Risk Solutions FL Inc.
    Inventors: James Christiansen, Eric Graves, Lea Smith, Darrin Udean
  • Publication number: 20160086262
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosed technology include systems and methods for increasing efficiency in the detection of identity-based fraud indicators. A method is provided that includes: receiving entity-supplied information comprising at least a name, a social security number (SSN), and a street address associated with a request for a payment or a benefit; querying one or more databases with the entity-supplied information; receiving a plurality of information in response to the querying; determining a validity indication of the entity supplied information; creating disambiguated entity records; determining relationships among the disambiguated records; scoring, based at least in part on determining the relationships among the disambiguated entity records, at least one parameter of the entity-supplied information; determining one or more indicators of fraud based on the scoring; and outputting, for display, one or more indicators of fraud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: Scott M. Straub, Andrew John Bucholz, Marlene Thorogood, Lea Smith, Jennifer Paganacci, Monty Faidley, Steve Lappenbusch
  • Publication number: 20150199784
    Abstract: Certain embodiments of the disclosed technology may include systems and methods for detecting fraud. A method is provided that includes: receiving entity-supplied information comprising at least a name, a social security number (SSN), and a street address associated with a request for a payment or a benefit; querying one or more databases with the entity-supplied information; receiving a plurality of information in response to the querying; determining a validity indication of the entity supplied information; disambiguating the entity-supplied information responsive to the determined validity indication; scoring, based at least in part on a comparison of the disambiguated entity-supplied information with at least a portion of the plurality of independent information, one or more parameters; determining one or more indicators of fraud based on the scoring; and outputting, for display, one or more indicators of fraud.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2015
    Publication date: July 16, 2015
    Inventors: Scott M. Straub, Andrew John Bucholz, Marlene Thorogood, Lea Smith, Jennifer Paganacci, Monty Faidley, Steve Lappenbusch