Patents by Inventor Allan N. Weiss
Allan N. Weiss 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).
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Publication number: 20220148091Abstract: A computerized equity investment management method comprises, in a networked computer system having at least one processor, generating a digital ledger and storing a property identification, a property owner identification, and an existing loan amount therein; determining a market value for the subject property and storing the market value in the digital ledger; and calculating an equity investment amount that is not greater than the market value less the loan amount. The method further includes conducting an equity investment transaction, comprising defining a term and an index representing a change in the market value of the subject property; transferring the equity investment amount from an investor account to an account associated with the property owner identification; and updating the digital ledger. At a term end, the method includes calculating an investor payout as an index adjusted equity investment amount.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 8, 2021Publication date: May 12, 2022Inventor: Allan N. Weiss
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Patent number: 10909643Abstract: Provided is a provided is a computer-based system, including computer processors and computer storage media, configured to display property value data over a period of time—to dynamically show changes in one or more markets via a display. The system can implement a method of dynamically displaying property price (or value) data over time. User interaction mechanisms can be provided to enable the user to interact with the display and data.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2013Date of Patent: February 2, 2021Assignee: WEISS RESIDENTIAL RESEARCH LLCInventor: Allan N. Weiss
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Publication number: 20180300826Abstract: Provided is a technology platform configured to provide alerts to real estate consumers and professionals. The foregoing can include an application program (or “app”) executable on a mobile phone, or other electronic device, to process data and generate and output alerts to a user of the device. The alerts can be sent to the app when one or more properties satisfy a user's criteria for a target property. The technology platform can process user property search criteria related to dynamically changing values of a property or related to qualitative aspects of a property. The app, with the support of a platform, can provide a real-time, location-based real estate property tour through a mobile device. In some forms, the technology platform can pair lead generation capabilities for real estate agents/brokers and/or mortgage brokers/lenders with real estate search functionality and information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 18, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Inventor: Allan N. Weiss
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Patent number: 8484117Abstract: A common index fund system and method enables investment in entities that is indexed to a common index, rather than individual company performance. For small business entities, the creation, issuance, trading and management of fund shares as a liquid investment may be accomplished with, for example, a relatively stable industry-based risk. The entities receive value from a pool and in return make payments into the pool in an amount that varies according to the index, which causes a corresponding change in the value of the shares.Type: GrantFiled: April 28, 2010Date of Patent: July 9, 2013Assignee: Market Shield Capital, LLCInventor: Allan N. Weiss
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Patent number: 8468079Abstract: A system and method for creating liquidity relative to one or more small businesses or assets provides liquidity to the small business or asset holder in return for a payment stream that comprises at least one payment that is adjustable relative to at least one relevant index.Type: GrantFiled: May 5, 2008Date of Patent: June 18, 2013Assignee: Market Shield Capital, LLCInventors: Allan N. Weiss, Neil R. Gordon
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Patent number: 8346654Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for providing a common index securities fund that provides liquidity in a plurality of small business borrowers in a defined class. The method comprises providing a pool of cash from a lender to the fund; generating loans from the fund to borrowers; depositing the loans in interest-bearing accounts; providing interest from the interest bearing accounts to the lender and the borrowers; and, upon withdrawal of the loans from the interest-bearing accounts, repaying the loans to the lender and commencing a payment stream by each borrower to the fund, including adjusting one or more payments in the payment stream using an index having a value relationship to the class.Type: GrantFiled: January 15, 2010Date of Patent: January 1, 2013Assignee: Market Shield Capital, LLCInventor: Allan N. Weiss
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Patent number: 8082202Abstract: A market-indexed mortgage system and method are provided that enable one or more borrowers to finance or refinance a real estate property and have at least a portion of the payments indexed to local relevant real estate values. The mortgage loan provides upfront liquidity to purchase or refinance the property; the borrower has payment stream going back to a lender (or holder of the note) wherein one or more payments are adjusted or determined based on the index. Such market-based mortgage loans can be pooled in a fund and fund shares can be issued against the fund. The mortgage can be a residential mortgage in which the regular (e.g. Monthly) payments (interest and or principal) fluctuate with a price index for the local house market. Balance upon prepayment can also fluctuate with such an index.Type: GrantFiled: February 17, 2009Date of Patent: December 20, 2011Assignee: Market Shield Capital, LLCInventor: Allan N. Weiss
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Publication number: 20100211526Abstract: A common index fund system and method enables investment in entities that is indexed to a common index, rather than individual company performance. For small business entities, the creation, issuance, trading and management of fund shares as a liquid investment may be accomplished with, for example, a relatively stable industry-based risk. The entities receive value from a pool and in return make payments into the pool in an amount that varies according to the index, which causes a corresponding change in the value of the shares.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 28, 2010Publication date: August 19, 2010Applicant: MARKET SHIELD CAPITAL, LLCInventor: Allan N. Weiss
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Publication number: 20100121758Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for providing a common index securities fund that provides liquidity in a plurality of small business borrowers in a defined class. The method comprises providing a pool of cash from a lender to the fund; generating loans from the fund to borrowers; depositing the loans in interest-bearing accounts; providing interest from the interest bearing accounts to the lender and the borrowers; and, upon withdrawal of the loans from the interest-bearing accounts, repaying the loans to the lender and commencing a payment stream by each borrower to the fund, including adjusting one or more payments in the payment stream using an index having a value relationship to the class.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 15, 2010Publication date: May 13, 2010Applicant: MARKET SHIELD CAPITAL, LLCInventor: Allan N. Weiss
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Patent number: 7716106Abstract: A common index fund system and method enables investment in entities that is indexed to a common index, rather than individual company performance. For small business entities, the creation, issuance, trading and management of fund shares as a liquid investment may be accomplished with, for example, a relatively stable industry-based risk. The entities receive value from a pool and in return make payments into the pool in an amount that varies according to the index, which causes a corresponding change in the value of the shares.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2006Date of Patent: May 11, 2010Assignee: Market Shield Capital, LLCInventor: Allan N. Weiss
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Publication number: 20100063941Abstract: A system and method for performing inflation indexing is provided. The system comprises an inflation indexing processor configured to calculate a payment stream from a set of information including a liquidity value. An inflation component processor is configured to retrieve one or more inflation components or aggregate individual transactions in order to calculate the inflation components and to generate an inflation index therefrom. And a payment adjustment processor is configured to adjust the payment stream using the inflation index. Inflation indexed payment streams can be aggregated into a fund, against which shares may be defined and traded.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 17, 2009Publication date: March 11, 2010Applicant: MARKET SHIELD CAPITAL, LLCInventor: Allan N. Weiss
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Publication number: 20090150282Abstract: A market-indexed mortgage system and method are provided that enable one or more borrowers to finance or refinance a real estate property and have at least a portion of the payments indexed to local relevant real estate values. The mortgage loan provides upfront liquidity to purchase or refinance the property; the borrower has payment stream going back to a lender (or holder of the note) wherein one or more payments are adjusted or determined based on the index. Such market-based mortgage loans can be pooled in a fund and fund shares can be issued against the fund. The mortgage can be a residential mortgage in which the regular (e.g. Monthly) payments (interest and or principal) fluctuate with a price index for the local house market. Balance upon prepayment can also fluctuate with such an index.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 17, 2009Publication date: June 11, 2009Applicant: MARKET SHIELD CAPITAL, LLCInventor: Allan N. Weiss
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Publication number: 20080288418Abstract: A system and method for creating liquidity relative to one or more small businesses or assets provides liquidity to the small business or asset holder in return for a payment stream that comprises at least one payment that is adjustable relative to at least one relevant index.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 5, 2008Publication date: November 20, 2008Applicant: MARKET SHIELD CAPITAL, LLCInventors: Allan N. Weiss, Neil R. Gordon
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Patent number: 7155468Abstract: A common index fund system and method enables investment in entities that is indexed to a common index, rather than individual company performance. For small business entities, the creation, issuance, trading and management of fund shares as a liquid investment may be accomplished with a relatively stable industry-based risk. The entities receive value from a pool and in return make payments into the pool in an amount that varies according to the index, which causes a corresponding change in the value of the shares.Type: GrantFiled: March 5, 2004Date of Patent: December 26, 2006Inventor: Allan N. Weiss
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Publication number: 20040254871Abstract: A common index fund system and method enables investment in entities that is indexed to a common index, rather than individual company performance. For small business entities, the creation, issuance, trading and management of fund shares as a liquid investment may be accomplished with, for example, a relatively stable industry-based risk. The entities receive value from a pool and in return make payments into the pool in an amount that varies according to the index, which causes a corresponding change in the value of the shares.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 5, 2004Publication date: December 16, 2004Inventor: Allan N. Weiss
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Patent number: 6513020Abstract: A novel data processing system manages and implements a new form of security designated the “Proxy Asset”. Proxy Assets provide sophisticated risk management capabilities without the complexities associated with other types of risk management investment vehicles. The Proxy Asset is made possible by the enhanced processing capabilities of the Proxy Asset data processor which creates, tracks, manages, and governs asset accounts for participating investors.Type: GrantFiled: September 29, 1999Date of Patent: January 28, 2003Assignee: Macro Securities Research, LLCInventors: Allan N. Weiss, Robert J. Shiller
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Publication number: 20020194099Abstract: A new form of security designated the proxy asset provides risk management capabilities, such as liquid interests in illiquid assets and economic indicators, without the deficiencies associated with other types of financial instruments. A proxy assets set is defined to respond to one or more indices. Each proxy asset has a share value and a number of shares. The proxy assets have a proxy assets set account value equal to a sum over all proxy assets of the products of the share value and the number of shares. At least one proxy asset account value per share is a function of an index. The function is called an account formula. The account value for the entire set of proxy assets is constrained by a value of a resources pool. The proxy asset account value is reevaluated according to the account formula upon occurrence of each event of a plurality of predetermined events.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 1, 2002Publication date: December 19, 2002Inventor: Allan N. Weiss
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Publication number: 20020035520Abstract: A system and method is provided that includes a core property valuation system and one or more functional modules. Variously, the modules facilitate automatic adjustment of an equity line of credit, generation and management of an equity credit card, unsecured debt conversion to an equity loan, rapid closing of a conforming loan, automated PMI removal, property rating and/or ranking for buyers and sellers, evaluation and alerts, relocation alerts, relocation forecasting, property tradeoffs, and broker evaluations.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 31, 2001Publication date: March 21, 2002Inventor: Allan N. Weiss
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Patent number: 5987435Abstract: A novel data processing system manages and implements a new form of security designated the "Proxy Asset". Proxy Assets provide sophisticated risk management capabilities without the complexities associated with other types of risk management investment vehicles. The Proxy Asset is made possible by the enhanced processing capabilities of the Proxy Asset data processor which creates, tracks, manages, and governs asset accounts for participating investors.Type: GrantFiled: October 30, 1997Date of Patent: November 16, 1999Assignee: Case Shiller Weiss, Inc.Inventors: Allan N. Weiss, Robert J. Shiller