Patents by Inventor Michael R. Krans

Michael R. Krans 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).

  • Automated assignment of insurable events
    Patent number: 8126742
    Abstract: An automated assignment system may operate with a computer to automatically assign insurable events to one or more organizational entities associated with an insurance organization. The automated assignment system may categorize the insurable event. In addition, the automated assignment system may identify at least one target organizational entity based on the categorization that is capable of handling the insurable event. Identification of the target organizational entity or entities may be a function of properties associated with the insurable event and the availability of the organizational entity or entities. Automatic assignment may also be a function of the current workload of the target organizational entity or entities.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2012
    Assignee: Accenture Global Services Limited
    Inventors: William E. Bond, Jr., Michael A. Jackowski, Hussein Hezarkhani, Joseph J. Allogio, Cynthia S. Benes, Michael R. Krans, Josh Doyle
  • Insurance pattern analysis
    Patent number: 7398218
    Abstract: A method of determining risk includes comparing case data with a collection of profiles, selecting profiles from the collection of profiles, and aggregating the outcomes associated with the selected profiles to determine the risk associated with the case data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 28, 2000
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2008
    Assignee: Accenture LLP
    Inventors: Michael J. Bernaski, Jerome J. Albright, Nancy J. Davis, Michael R. Krans, Kara J. DeVoie, Eric W. Thompson, John G. Freeland, Rainer M. Famulla, James R. Bolton
  • Automated assignment of insurable events
    Publication number: 20040225535
    Abstract: An automated assignment system may operate with a computer to automatically assigning insurable events to one or more organizational entities associated with an insurance organization. The automated assignment system may categorize the insurable event. In addition, the automated assignment system may identify at least one target organizational entity based on the categorization that is capable of handling the insurable event. Identification of the target organizational entity(s) may be a function of properties associated with the insurable event and the availability of the organizational entity(s). Automatic assignment may also be a function of the current workload of the target organizational entity(s).
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 9, 2003
    Publication date: November 11, 2004
    Inventors: William E. Bond, Michael A. Jackowski, Hussein Hezarkhani, Joseph J. Allogio, Cynthia S. Benes, Michael R. Krans, Josh Doyle