US Patent Issued to Allstate Insurance on March 17 for "Communication schemes for property claims adjustments" (British, American Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., March 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,579,579, issued on March 17, was assigned to Allstate Insurance Co. (Northbrook, Ill.).

"Communication schemes for property claims adjustments" was invented by Jay A. Patel (Chicago), Jennifer A. Brandmaier (Chicago), Mark E. Faga (Evanston, Ill.), James Gillespie (Belfast, Great Britain), Roger Horn (Arlington Heights, Ill.), Stephen Hughes (Belfast, Great Britain), Alinawaz Ismaili (Skokie, Ill.), Daniel Koza (Hinsdale, Ill.), William Loo (Arlington Heights, Ill.) and Francis Lowry (Clogher, Great Britain).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "Systems and methods provide for an automated system for analyzing damage to insured property. An enh...