Patents by Inventor Scott Nei

Scott Nei 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).

  • VEHICLE SELF-INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20230410282
    Abstract: A system and method for self-inspection of a vehicle is disclosed. The self-inspection may be performed by an application executed on a mobile device, with the application being configured to determine excessive wear and use. The mobile device may obtain images from a plurality of predetermined views of the vehicle, with damage input being determined for the plurality of predetermined views. In turn, a cost estimate may be output for repair or replacement due to the damage for each of the plurality of predetermined views as well as a total cost for repair or replacement, which may be dynamically updated as additional damage is input for the plurality of predetermined views.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 7, 2023
    Publication date: December 21, 2023
    Applicant: OPENLANE, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Nei, William Doyle, Michelle Kaiser Bray
  • Vehicle self-inspection apparatus and method
    Patent number: 11721010
    Abstract: A system and method for self-inspection of a vehicle is disclosed. The self-inspection may be performed by an application executed on a mobile device, with the application being configured to determine excessive wear and use. The mobile device may obtain images from a plurality of predetermined views of the vehicle, with damage input being determined for the plurality of predetermined views. In turn, a cost estimate may be output for repair or replacement due to the damage for each of the plurality of predetermined views as well as a total cost for repair or replacement, which may be dynamically updated as additional damage is input for the plurality of predetermined views.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: OPENLANE, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Nei, William Doyle, Michelle Kaiser Bray
  • VEHICLE SELF-INSPECTION APPARATUS AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20210090240
    Abstract: A system and method for self-inspection of a vehicle is disclosed. The self-inspection may be performed by an application executed on a mobile device, with the application being configured to determine excessive wear and use. The mobile device may obtain images from a plurality of predetermined views of the vehicle, with damage input being determined for the plurality of predetermined views. In turn, a cost estimate may be output for repair or replacement due to the damage for each of the plurality of predetermined views as well as a total cost for repair or replacement, which may be dynamically updated as additional damage is input for the plurality of predetermined views.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2020
    Publication date: March 25, 2021
    Applicant: KAR Auction Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott Nei, William Doyle, Michelle Kaiser Bray