Patents by Inventor Tricia Walker

Tricia Walker 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: 12002099
    Abstract: Methods and systems for developing profitable convertible term products are disclosed. The methods include the disaggregation of the pricing of existing term products and the use of big data analytics to identify opportunities to improve the acceptance of the product within a particular share of the market. Then, a pricing model and a selling model are built to test the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 4, 2024
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 11854088
    Abstract: The embodiments recite systems and methods that improve the traditional underwriting process within a financial institution. These embodiments produce an underwriting model that emulates the resolution patterns of top performing underwriters. The underwriting model once is built and tested is incorporated into decision tools that provide underwriters with insightful advices when underwriting a client. The embodiments use statistical learning techniques such as support vector machine and logistic regression. These techniques can assume a linear or nonlinear relationship between factors and risk classes. Furthermore, the underwriting model also uses artificial intelligence tools such as expert systems and fuzzy logic. A company's underwriting standards and best underwriting practices may be updated periodically so that underwriting model based on decision heuristic keep improving the quality of its output over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 25, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 11763263
    Abstract: A system and a method for identifying and ranking agents are disclosed herein. The system includes an analytics engine which retrieves information from external and internal databases. The analytics engine uses the information retrieved from these databases, in addition to one or more success factors or key attributes, to identify and rank prospective agents. The analytics engine can also match one or more prospective agents with a general agent and provide ranking and performance assessment reports for evaluating and following up on the agent’s career development.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 22, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 11727499
    Abstract: Systems and methods for validating outputs from a machine learning model is disclosed. The machine learning model and a statistical model are executed to generate electronic documents in response to customer requests. A random sample of electronic documents generated from the machine learning model and the statistical model are then selected. A comparison is performed between the random sample of electronic documents generated from the machine learning model and the statistical model. The performance of the machine learning model is validated based on results of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 11403711
    Abstract: Systems and methods for validating outputs from a machine learning model is disclosed. The machine learning model and a statistical model are executed to generate electronic documents in response to customer requests. A random sample of electronic documents generated from the machine learning model and the statistical model are then selected. A comparison is performed between the random sample of electronic documents generated from the machine learning model and the statistical model. The performance of the machine learning model is validated based on results of the comparison.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2022
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 11263279
    Abstract: System and methods for an agent tool that identifies high value targets within a particular area, based on an individual's social media activity are disclosed. A computing device displays a user interface generated by an analysis module, and receives an agent's search criteria. Then, the analysis module scans a plurality of social media sites and selects the profile of individuals according to the search criteria. Next, the analysis module identifies the profile of members who are associated to the profile of each previously selected individual, and compares them with the profile of pleased customers. If both profiles match, then the analysis module has identified a high value target. The system also provides the full profile of each high value target found, when needed. The agent tool identifies high value targets in a simpler, less time-consuming and inexpensive way, while increasing the company's revenue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 4, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2022
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 11158003
    Abstract: The embodiments recite systems and methods that improve the traditional underwriting process within a financial institution. These embodiments produce an underwriting model that emulates the resolution patterns of top performing underwriters. The underwriting model once is built and tested is incorporated into decision tools that provide underwriters with insightful advices when underwriting a client. The embodiments use statistical learning techniques such as support vector machine and logistic regression. These techniques can assume a linear or nonlinear relationship between factors and risk classes. Furthermore, the underwriting model also uses artificial intelligence tools such as expert systems and fuzzy logic. A company's underwriting standards and best underwriting practices may be updated periodically so that underwriting model based on decision heuristic keep improving the quality of its output over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 26, 2021
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 11132628
    Abstract: A system and a method for identifying, ranking, and matching agents are disclosed herein. The system may include an analytical engine which may collect information from external and internal databases. The analytical engine may use the information collected from these databases, in addition to a success criteria, for determining one or more success factors or key attributes of successful agents. An algorithm within the analytical engine may compute probabilities, trends and variability analysis for determining the impact of the defined key attributes in the successful career developments for prospective or active agents. The analytical engine may identify prospective agents and match them to suitable general agents. A list of agents' leads, ranking reports, and ongoing assessments may be communicated or supplied to general agents through the use of agent computing devices operatively coupled with the analytical engine.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 11127038
    Abstract: Methods and systems determine the protection needs and cross-selling capability to RS clients. A retirement protection system includes one or more software modules that interact with each other and are used to determine and identify the protection needs of high propensity clients, and develop strategies to cross-sell annuity/life products to those clients. The retirement protection system includes different components which may be implemented through one or more software modules running on a computing device. The retirement protection system involves the analysis of a sample of RS clients to determine cross selling capability of life, disability income, and annuity products. Additionally, the retirement protection system implements an experimental approach to pilot and refine the direct marketing model in order to create campaigns for high propensity target clients or groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: MASSACHUSETTS MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 10860593
    Abstract: Systems and methods for ranking and appraising leads according to their quality are disclosed. The disclosed method operates within a systems' architecture configured to rank and auction leads. One or more client computing devices allow an agent to request for the ranking and appraisal of a set of leads. Following the request, a ranking module implements one or more software modules for assessing the quality of each lead and ranks the set of leads according to a quality criterion. Next, a price modeling module defines a floor price for the set of leads. The solutions derived from the software modules are stored in an internal database where they are available to other software modules operating within the system architecture for ranking and auction leads. In some embodiments, the ranking results are used for tracking results and developing insight about the value of leads and the effectiveness of the ranking method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 10846352
    Abstract: A method of identifying potential clients from aggregate sources for an insurance company is disclosed. The disclosed method includes an external database, a profile analyzer, and a profile database. A Profile Analyzer is configured to retrieve a set of search results from an external database and may use predictive analytics to extract information from the data retrieved. Further analysis of this data is filtered and may be used to predict trends and consumer behavior patterns. Profile analyzer generates potential client profiles. The client profiles are stored in a profile database operatively coupled with the profile analyzer. Clients profile includes metadata associated with weighted coefficient used for estimating a suitable list of potential clients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2020
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 10795956
    Abstract: A method of identifying potential clients from aggregate sources for an insurance company is disclosed. The disclosed method includes an external database, a profile analyzer, and a profile database. A Profile Analyzer is configured to retrieve a set of search results from an external database and may use predictive analytics to extract information from the data retrieved. Further analysis of this data is filtered and may be used to predict trends and consumer behavior patterns. Profile analyzer generates potential client profiles. The client profiles are stored in a profile database operatively coupled with the profile analyzer. Clients profile includes metadata associated with weighted coefficient used for estimating a suitable list of potential clients.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 6, 2020
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 10769728
    Abstract: A method for matching insurance products to orphan policyholders may enable an insurance company to automatically identify sales value and propensity to sales of a list of orphan policyholders, among other characteristics, by using collaborative filtering techniques and learning algorithms. The method may further enable for automated marketing and sales and may reduce internal costs which may be further transferred to customers as a discount and provide a competitive edge within the insurance industry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2020
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 10755355
    Abstract: Systems and methods can present a financial plan that is based upon a customized selection of goals on a user interface, whereby a set of shapes representing goals can be configured along a timeline and data representing those goals can be edited, which dynamically adjusts a financial plan algorithm to provide a solution in a more dynamic and on demand approach than conventional solutions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 25, 2020
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker, Yaron Ben-Zvi
  • Patent number: 10565602
    Abstract: A method and system for obtaining leads based on data derived from a variety of sources is disclosed. The method is executed by a system that includes a data processing module within a leads management system, among others system components. The data processing module scans one or more external data sources; collects lead data from those sources; analyzes the data collected; identifies attributes of interest about one or more potential quality leads; identifies one or more high quality leads; creates a profile for those high quality leads; stores those profiles in an internal database; and generates a list of one or more high quality leads.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 21, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 18, 2020
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 10489860
    Abstract: Methods and systems for developing profitable convertible term products are disclosed. The methods include the disaggregation of the pricing of existing term products and the use of big data analytics to identify opportunities to improve the acceptance of the product within a particular share of the market. Then, a pricing model and a selling model are built to test the product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 10489861
    Abstract: The embodiments recite systems and methods that improve the traditional underwriting process within a financial institution. These embodiments produce an underwriting model that emulates the resolution patterns of top performing underwriters. The underwriting model once is built and tested is incorporated into decision tools that provide underwriters with insightful advices when underwriting a client. The embodiments use statistical learning techniques such as support vector machine and logistic regression. These techniques can assume a linear or nonlinear relationship between factors and risk classes. Furthermore, the underwriting model also uses artificial intelligence tools such as expert systems and fuzzy logic. A company's underwriting standards and best underwriting practices may be updated periodically so that underwriting model based on decision heuristic keep improving the quality of its output over time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 26, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 10467303
    Abstract: System and methods for an agent tool that identifies high value targets within a particular area, based on an individual's social media activity are disclosed. A computing device displays a user interface generated by an analysis module, and receives an agent's search criteria. Then, the analysis module scans a plurality of social media sites and selects the profile of individuals according to the search criteria. Next, the analysis module identifies the profile of members who are associated to the profile of each previously selected individual, and compares them with the profile of pleased customers. If both profiles match, then the analysis module has identified a high value target. The system also provides the full profile of each high value target found, when needed. The agent tool identifies high value targets in a simpler, less time-consuming and inexpensive way, while increasing the company's revenue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 10394834
    Abstract: Systems and methods for ranking and appraising leads according to their quality are disclosed. The disclosed method operates within a systems' architecture configured to rank and auction leads. One or more client computing devices allow an agent to request for the ranking and appraisal of a set of leads. Following the request, a ranking module implements one or more software modules for assessing the quality of each lead and ranks the set of leads according to a quality criterion. Next, a price modeling module defines a floor price for the set of leads. The solutions derived from the software modules are stored in an internal database where they are available to other software modules operating within the system architecture for ranking and auction leads. In some embodiments, the ranking results are used for tracking results and developing insight about the value of leads and the effectiveness of the ranking method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker
  • Patent number: 10366412
    Abstract: Methods and systems determine the protection needs and cross-selling capability to RS clients. A retirement protection system includes one or more software modules that interact with each other and are used to determine and identify the protection needs of high propensity clients, and develop strategies to cross-sell annuity/life products to those clients. The retirement protection system includes different components which may be implemented through one or more software modules running on a computing device. The retirement protection system involves the analysis of a sample of RS clients to determine cross selling capability of life, disability income, and annuity products. Additionally, the retirement protection system implements an experimental approach to pilot and refine the direct marketing model in order to create campaigns for high propensity target clients or groups.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 19, 2014
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2019
    Assignee: Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company
    Inventors: Gareth Ross, Tricia Walker