Patents by Inventor Craig C. Hess

Craig C. Hess 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: 20170024814
    Abstract: Computer systems and methods for providing a mortgage exchange with attributes of the NYSE, NASDAQ, CBOT, CME, NYMEX and other derivatives exchanges are disclosed. In one aspect, the resulting marketplace supports standardization, centralizes liquidity and provides price visibility of such assets. Further, the resulting marketplace provides the following benefits: being a lower-cost alternative to proprietary conduits; electronically linking separate pools of liquidity; enhancing transparency for buyers and investors; allowing the market to better price individual mortgage assets; and supporting technology advancements to better and more efficiently manage risks of investing in individual mortgages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: January 26, 2017
    Inventors: Thomas D. CASEY, Craig C. HESS
  • Publication number: 20090240630
    Abstract: Computer systems and methods for providing a mortgage exchange with attributes of the NYSE, NASDAQ, CBOT, CME, NYMEX and other derivatives exchanges are disclosed. In one aspect, the resulting marketplace supports standardization, centralizes liquidity and provides price visibility of such assets. Further, the resulting marketplace provides the following benefits: being a lower-cost alternative to proprietary conduits; electronically linking separate pools of liquidity; enhancing transparency for buyers and investors; allowing the market to better price individual mortgage assets; and supporting technology advancements to better and more efficiently manage risks of investing in individual mortgages.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 18, 2009
    Publication date: September 24, 2009
    Inventors: Thomas D. Casey, Craig C. Hess
  • Patent number: D610264
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 16, 2010
    Assignee: Appleton Steel, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig C. Hess, Jeffrey F. Johnson, Steven R. Schumacher, Timothy J. Kaften