Patents by Inventor Cheryl Cramer

Cheryl Cramer 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 the interactive trading of derivatives
    Patent number: 8239313
    Abstract: A method and system of trading derivatives of various items includes an electronic marketplace configured to accept requests to purchase derivatives and requests to sell derivatives. The marketplace is configured to match requests to purchase with requests to sell when certain criteria are similar to within predetermined limits. Available derivatives include futures contracts, put options, and call options. The derivatives allow one to purchase rights in an item prior to the actual delivery of the item. In addition, the derivatives may be traded to other parties. The use of such derivatives also enables entities to negotiate the prices for various goods and services that were previously not readily negotiable in the past.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
    Inventors: Jack Jenkins, John Berkley, David M. Lee, Cheryl Cramer, Ethan Laub, Robert Pacheco
  • System and method for the interactive trading of derivatives
    Publication number: 20030028476
    Abstract: A method and system of trading derivatives of various items includes an electronic marketplace configured to accept requests to purchase derivatives and requests to sell derivatives. The marketplace is configured to match requests to purchase with requests to sell when certain criteria are similar to within predetermined limits. Available derivatives include futures contracts, put options, and call options. The derivatives allow one to purchase rights in an item prior to the actual delivery of the item. In addition, the derivatives may be traded to other parties. The use of such derivatives also enables entities to negotiate the prices for various goods and services that were previously not readily negotiable in the past.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 2, 2002
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Applicant: AMERICAN EXPRESS TRAVEL RELATED SERVICES COMPANY, INC.
    Inventors: Jack Jenkins, John Berkley, David M. Lee, Cheryl Cramer, Ethan Laub, Robert Pacheco