Patents by Inventor Anand K. Sanwal

Anand K. Sanwal 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).

  • System and method for optimizing investments within an organization
    Patent number: 7761359
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for optimizing investments proposed by at least one business unit within an organization. First data predicting the performance of a first investment are stored in a database, the first data being calculated using at least one global assumption relating to an organization and actual data describing the performance of at least one other investment. Second data relating to a second investment are retrieved from the database. By comparing at least one metric computed from the first data to at least one metric computed from the second data relating to the second investment, where the metric is at least one of a financial metric and a strategic metric, a decision is made whether to approve the first investment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2010
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Anand K. Sanwal, Arun K. Pandurangi, Amith B. Nirgunarthy, Jaonne L. Neidow
  • System and method for optimizing investments within an organization
    Publication number: 20080021844
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for optimizing investments proposed by at least one business unit within an organization. First data predicting the performance of a first investment are stored in a database, the first data being calculated using at least one global assumption relating to an organization and actual data describing the performance of at least one other investment. Second data relating to a second investment are retrieved from the database. By comparing at least one metric computed from the first data to at least one metric computed from the second data relating to the second investment, where the metric is at least one of a financial metric and a strategic metric, a decision is made whether to approve the first investment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 21, 2005
    Publication date: January 24, 2008
    Applicant: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc.
    Inventors: Anand K. Sanwal, Arun K. Pandurangi, Amith B. Nirgunarthy, Joanne L. Neidow