ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 24 -- United States Patent no. 12,561,747, issued on Feb. 24, was assigned to Allstate Insurance Co. (Northbrook, Ill.).

"Processing insured items holistically with mobile damage assessment and claims processing" was invented by Jennifer A. Brandmaier (Chicago), Mark E. Faga (Evanston, Ill.), Robert H. Johnson (Hoffman Estates, Ill.), Daniel Koza (Hinsdale, Ill.), William Loo (Arlington Heights, Ill.), Clint J. Marlow (Barrington Hills, Ill.) and Kurt M. Stricker (Northfield, Ill.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods provide for an automated system for analyzing damage and processing claims associated with an insured item, such as a vehicle. An enhanced cla...