Patents by Inventor Donald F. Sternard

Donald F. Sternard 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).

  • Financial products based on a serialized index
    Patent number: 8612336
    Abstract: A method for trading financial instruments includes listing, by an electronic financial exchange, financial instruments that specify which version of a serialized index the financial instrument tracks; receiving, by the electronic financial exchange, an electronic indication to buy or sell the financial instrument; executing, by the electronic financial exchange, a trade involving the financial instrument; and settling the financial instrument according to the version of the serialized index specified by the financial instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2013
    Assignee: IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.
    Inventors: John Harding, Thomas Farley, David Goone, Chris Crowley, Chris Edmonds, Mark Rowell, Jeffrey Sprecher, Stanislav Ivanov, Donald F. Sternard
  • Financial products based on a serialized index
    Patent number: 8583542
    Abstract: A method for trading financial instruments includes listing, by an electronic financial exchange, financial instruments that specify which version of a serialized index the financial instrument tracks; receiving, by the electronic financial exchange, an electronic indication to buy or sell the financial instrument; executing, by the electronic financial exchange, a trade involving the financial instrument; and settling the financial instrument according to the version of the serialized index specified by the financial instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2013
    Assignee: IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.
    Inventors: John Harding, Thomas Farley, David Goone, Chris Crowley, Chris Edmonds, Mark Rowell, Jeffrey Sprecher, Stanislav Ivanov, Donald F. Sternard
  • Financial products based on a serialized index
    Patent number: 8566226
    Abstract: A method for trading financial instruments includes listing, by an electronic financial exchange, financial instruments that specify which version of a serialized index the financial instrument tracks; receiving, by the electronic financial exchange, an electronic indication to buy or sell the financial instrument; executing, by the electronic financial exchange, a trade involving the financial instrument; and settling the financial instrument according to the version of the serialized index specified by the financial instrument.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2013
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2013
    Assignee: IntercontinentalExchange, Inc.
    Inventors: John Harding, Thomas Farley, David Goone, Chris Crowley, Chris Edmonds, Mark Rowell, Jeffrey Sprecher, Stanislav Ivanov, Donald F. Sternard