Patents by Inventor Trent Tinsley

Trent Tinsley 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: 20130238373
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking repair facility performance in a replacement rental vehicle context are disclosed. Aggregate data that is indicative of a repair performance quality by the repair facility with respect to a plurality of disabled vehicles that are associated with a plurality of replacement rental vehicle reservations can be computed, and a determination can then be made based on this computed aggregate data as to whether the repair facility has satisfied a benchmark.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2013
    Publication date: September 12, 2013
    Applicant: The Crawford Group, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Smith, Owen R. Miller, Trent Tinsley
  • Patent number: 8412546
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking repair facility performance in a replacement rental vehicle context are disclosed. Various operations for adding and subtracting credits from a repair facility virtual bank account are disclosed. Adjustments to credit totals can be based on repair facility performance with regard to an individual vehicle repair or a plurality of vehicle repairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2013
    Assignee: The Crawford Group, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Smith, Owen R. Miller, Trent Tinsley
  • Publication number: 20120203580
    Abstract: Systems and methods for tracking repair facility performance in a replacement rental vehicle context are disclosed. Various operations for adding and subtracting credits from a repair facility virtual bank account are disclosed. Adjustments to credit totals can be based on repair facility performance with regard to an individual vehicle repair or a plurality of vehicle repairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2012
    Publication date: August 9, 2012
    Applicant: THE CRAWFORD GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: David G. Smith, Owen R. Miller, Trent Tinsley
  • Patent number: 8160907
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a virtual bank of repair facility credits are disclosed. Various operations for adding and subtracting credits from a repair facility virtual bank account are disclosed. Adjustments to credit totals can be based on repair facility performance with regard to an individual vehicle repair or a plurality of vehicle repairs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2012
    Assignee: The Crawford Group, Inc.
    Inventors: David G. Smith, Owen R. Miller, Trent Tinsley
  • Publication number: 20100023352
    Abstract: A method and system are disclosed for managing a rental vehicle reservation wherein the need for reservation managers to follow-up with repair facilities to gain additional information about repair work to disabled vehicles can be greatly reduced if not eliminated. Upon receipt of an update from a repair facility as to repair work for a disabled vehicle that pertains to a replacement rental vehicle reservation, an appropriate set of follow-up questions is directed to the repair facility by automated processes without the need for human intervention by the reservation manager. Furthermore, to support flexibility with respect to different informational needs by different purchasers of replacement rental vehicle services, the set of follow-ups questions that is selected and directed to repair facilities can vary based on a number of parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 23, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: THE CRAWFORD GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: David G. Smith, Owen R. Miller, Trent Tinsley
  • Publication number: 20090030747
    Abstract: Systems and methods for managing a virtual bank of repair facility credits are disclosed. Various operations for adding and subtracting credits from a repair facility virtual bank account are disclosed. Adjustments to credit totals can be based on repair facility performance with regard to an individual vehicle repair or a plurality of vehicle repairs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2008
    Publication date: January 29, 2009
    Applicant: THE CRAWFORD GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: David G. Smith, Owen R. Miller, Trent Tinsley