Patents by Inventor Steve Lappenbusch

Steve Lappenbusch 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).

  • 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: 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