Patents by Inventor Bret Alan Cohen

Bret Alan Cohen 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).

  • Publication number: 20080208859
    Abstract: An enterprise database system generates organizational and consolidation organizational charts for an entity. Organizational charts are generated by accepting one or more ownership thresholds, including: voting percentage, equity ownership, and the number of board members under entity control. The system also accepts inclusion thresholds used to determine which entities will be selected from a database. The database is evaluated based on the ownership thresholds and inclusion thresholds to identify one or more organizational entities that satisfy the given thresholds. An entity is selected and the voting interests for the parent entities of that entity are evaluated. One parent entity is identified as the primary parent entity. The system presents the primary parent entity in the organizational chart. Any additional parent entities are listed alphabetically separate from the primary parent entity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
    Inventors: Bret Alan Cohen, Tomer Lanis, Deborah Jane Slaughter, Joseph M. Valazquez
  • Publication number: 20080208655
    Abstract: The enterprise database system provides methods, data, and user interfaces for generating approvals and documentation related to forming or acquiring an entity or to initiating a transaction involving an entity. The system also provides the ability to store entity or transaction information in a historical database for retrieval. The system further provides analysis and report generating features, including generating current and historical reports related an entity or transaction, such as general corporate, regulatory and financial reporting documentation. The system also provides methods for modifying entity or transaction information in the historical database. The system further includes various interactive displays and notification tools to implement or facilitate the foregoing methods and systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 29, 2007
    Publication date: August 28, 2008
    Applicant: Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC
    Inventors: Lori Michele Russo, Bret Alan Cohen, Nicholas Peter Dovas, Mary Catherine Wynperle, Isobel Martie Ponelis, Joseph M. Velazquez, Tomer Lanis, Supattra Thummukgool, Venkatesan Ragunathan, Laxman Rao Paladugu, Stefan Wicki, Martin Alexander Staeheli, Deborah Jane Slaughter