Patents by Inventor Mary Kathryn Bryant

Mary Kathryn Bryant 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).

  • Systems and Methods for Performing Workflow
    Publication number: 20140114690
    Abstract: The systems and methods of the invention provide a workflow system for processing a financial application in an automated manner. The workflow system may include an interface portion, the interface portion inputting application information into the workflow system for processing by the workflow system and a workflow looping portion. The workflow looping portion may include performing underwriting processing to effect underwriting of the application based on the application information, performing issue processing to effect issue of the application, and performing settlement processing to effect settlement of the application. A rules logic portion may be provided to control the implementation of rules applied to the processing of the application as the application passes through the automated processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 18, 2013
    Publication date: April 24, 2014
    Applicant: GENWORTH HOLDINGS, INC.
    Inventors: Timothy P.J. Perry, Michael David Metzger, Diane Marie Russell, Mary Kathryn Bryant, David John Helt
  • Systems and methods for performing workflow
    Patent number: 8566125
    Abstract: The systems and methods of the invention provide a workflow system for processing a financial application in an automated manner. The workflow system may include an interface portion, the interface portion inputting application information into the workflow system for processing by the workflow system and a workflow looping portion. The workflow looping portion may include performing underwriting processing to effect underwriting of the application based on the application information, performing issue processing to effect issue of the application, and performing settlement processing to effect settlement of the application. A rules logic portion may be provided to control the implementation of rules applied to the processing of the application as the application passes through the automated processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: Genworth Holdings, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy P. J. Perry, Michael David Metzger, Diane Marie Russell, Mary Kathryn Bryant, David John Helt
  • Method for risk based testing
    Patent number: 7197427
    Abstract: The invention relates to a risk based testing method. The risk based testing method comprises defining a process or system to be tested, identifying a plurality of risks associated with the process or system, quantifying each of the risks with a risk value, defining a test plan for the process or system, the test plan including a number of test cases, wherein testing of the test cases is prioritized based on the risk value, and executing the test plan. The invention also relates an article of manufacture. The article of manufacture comprises a computer useable medium having computer readable program code means embodied therein for testing a process or a system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2004
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2007
    Assignee: Genworth Financial Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Alan Noonan, Raymond Matthew Gombos, Diane Marie Russell, Mary Kathryn Bryant, Michael David Metzger, Timothy Patrick Jon Perry