Patents by Inventor William Atlee

William Atlee 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: 20120084102
    Abstract: A system and method in which data regarding an insurance policy to be presented to a consumer for review and execution is stored in one or more databases. The consumer is presented with one or more electronic messages indicating that the insurance policy is available for review and inquiring as to whether the consumer agrees to review and execute the policy in electronic form. After receiving an electronic indication from the consumer that he agrees to review and execute the policy in electronic form, the policy is presented to the consumer in electronic form. After receiving an electronic indication from the consumer of agreement to review and execute the insurance policy in electronic form, the consumer is electronically presented with one or more options for enhancing the insurance coverage without performing any additional underwriting for the policy.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2010
    Publication date: April 5, 2012
    Inventor: William Atlee
  • Publication number: 20100228568
    Abstract: A partially-automated system and method of generating insurance pre-applications that reduces data entry and processing errors. Rules-based software applications are used to generate insurance product options for insurance applicants. The fulfillment of each insurance application is outsourced to a service provider which reduces insurance broker involvement in the application process. A central control hub houses computer hardware and software for storing data and transmitting information between the hub and external workstations to facilitate monitoring and completion of each insurance application and placement of insurance policies. Insurance brokers may be partially or wholly reimbursed for the fee associated with each insurance pre-application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2010
    Publication date: September 9, 2010
    Applicant: Internet Pipeline, Inc.
    Inventors: William Atlee, Shawn R. Carey
  • Patent number: 7689444
    Abstract: A partially-automated system and method of generating insurance pre-applications that reduces data entry and processing errors. Rules-based software applications are used to generate insurance product options for insurance applicants. The fulfillment of each insurance application is outsourced to a service provider which reduces insurance broker involvement in the application process. A central control hub houses computer hardware and software for storing data and transmitting information between the hub and external workstations to facilitate monitoring and completion of each insurance application and placement of insurance policies. Insurance brokers may be partially or wholly reimbursed for the fee associated with each insurance pre-application.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: March 30, 2010
    Assignee: Internet Pipeline, Inc.
    Inventors: William Atlee, Shawn R. Carey
  • Publication number: 20040172310
    Abstract: A partially-automated system and method of generating insurance pre-applications that reduces data entry and processing errors. Rules-based software applications are used to generate insurance product options for insurance applicants. The fulfillment of each insurance application is outsourced to a service provider which reduces insurance broker involvement in the application process. A central control hub houses computer hardware and software for storing data and transmitting information between the hub and external workstations to facilitate monitoring and completion of each insurance application and placement of insurance policies. Insurance brokers may be partially or wholly reimbursed for the fee associated with each insurance pre-application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 19, 2003
    Publication date: September 2, 2004
    Inventors: William Atlee, Shawn R. Carey