Patents by Inventor Vincent Vignale

Vincent Vignale 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).

  • Method and system for providing mandatorily convertible securities with associated call options
    Patent number: 8645252
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for offering mandatorily convertible securities (e.g., DECS) with associated forward purchase contracts and call options. Each mandatorily convertible security combines a forward purchase contract, a mandatory portable remarketable security, and a call option to form a single investment unit. The call option provides additional capital to the issuer of the investment unit and profits to the remarketing agent handling the mandatory portable remarketable security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 10, 2013
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: Citigroup Global Markets, Inc.
    Inventors: John Dickey, Adam Dohrenwend, Peter Jurdjevic, Daniel Khouri, Stanley Louie, Vincent Vignale
  • Method and system for providing mandatorily convertible securities with associated call options
    Patent number: 8504453
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method and system for offering mandatorily convertible securities (e.g., DECS) with associated forward purchase contracts and call options. Each mandatorily convertible security combines a forward purchase contract, a mandatory portable remarketable security, and a call option to form a single investment unit. The call option provides additional capital to the issuer of the investment unit and profits to the remarketing agent handling the mandatory portable remarketable security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2013
    Assignee: Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
    Inventors: John Dickey, Adam Dohrenwend, Peter Jurdjevic, Daniel Khouri, Stanley Louie, Vincent Vignale
  • Hybrid securities and methods for their issuance
    Patent number: 7801790
    Abstract: Securities, methods for raising capital using such securities, and systems for managing such securities are provided. The securities provide protection in bankruptcy to investors for a portion of deferred distributions earned by the investor on the security. The security may also provide a call protection period with limitations on capital replacement, and optional and/or mandatory deferral of distributions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Citigroup Global Markets Inc.
    Inventors: John W. Dickey, Adam Dohrenwend, Stanley Louie, Michael Regan, Laura Stephenson, Vincent Vignale, Jee-Won Yang