Patents by Inventor Richard K. Beckwith

Richard K. Beckwith 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: 20240095843
    Abstract: A system for a predictive claims computing platform may comprise a plurality of vehicles, a computing device associated with a repair facility, a network, and a server. The server may be configured to determine an insurance coverage type needed for repairing each vehicle in the plurality of vehicles, identify a location of the repair facility for repairing each vehicle, assign a standard amount to reimburse the repair facility for repairing each vehicle based on insurance coverage type and the location of the repair facility, transmit the standard amount to the computing device associated with the repair facility, receive from the computing device, a cost for actual repair of each vehicle after the actual repair for each vehicle has been completed, and adjust the standard amount to reimburse the repair facility for future repairs based on identifying a difference between the standard amount and the actual repair cost for each vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 25, 2023
    Publication date: March 21, 2024
    Applicant: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Richard K. Beckwith, Joel T. Dewall, Clint J. Marlow, John A. Riggio, Charles E. Sulkala, Robert L. Trinco
  • Patent number: 11769212
    Abstract: A system for a predictive claims computing platform may comprise a plurality of vehicles, a computing device associated with a repair facility, a network, and a server. The server may be configured to determine an insurance coverage type needed for repairing each vehicle in the plurality of vehicles, identify a location of the repair facility for repairing each vehicle, assign a standard amount to reimburse the repair facility for repairing each vehicle based on insurance coverage type and the location of the repair facility, transmit the standard amount to the computing device associated with the repair facility, receive from the computing device, a cost for actual repair of each vehicle after the actual repair for each vehicle has been completed, and adjust the standard amount to reimburse the repair facility for future repairs based on identifying a difference between the standard amount and the actual repair cost for each vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Richard K. Beckwith, Joel T. Dewall, Clint J. Marlow, John A. Riggio, Charles E. Sulkala, Robert L. Trinco
  • Publication number: 20220164895
    Abstract: A system for a predictive claims computing platform may comprise a plurality of vehicles, a computing device associated with a repair facility, a network, and a server. The server may be configured to determine an insurance coverage type needed for repairing each vehicle in the plurality of vehicles, identify a location of the repair facility for repairing each vehicle, assign a standard amount to reimburse the repair facility for repairing each vehicle based on insurance coverage type and the location of the repair facility, transmit the standard amount to the computing device associated with the repair facility, receive from the computing device, a cost for actual repair of each vehicle after the actual repair for each vehicle has been completed, and adjust the standard amount to reimburse the repair facility for future repairs based on identifying a difference between the standard amount and the actual repair cost for each vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2022
    Publication date: May 26, 2022
    Applicant: Allstate Insurance Company
    Inventors: Richard K. Beckwith, Joel T. Dewall, Clint J. Marlow, John A. Riggio, Charles E. Sulkala, Robert L. Trinco