Patents by Inventor Henry Wurts

Henry Wurts 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).

  • EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION APPRECIATION RIGHTS SECURITIES AUCTION PROCESS
    Publication number: 20080033858
    Abstract: An online auction process for derivative securities is used to determine a fair market value of an asset or benefit provided to others, such as employee stock options. In one embodiment, the derivative securities track the intrinsic value realized by employees when exercising the employee stock options granted to them by their employers. The derivative securities may include rules for handling modifications to an employee stock option grant and/or rules for handling forfeitures of some or all of the employee stock options.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 28, 2006
    Publication date: February 7, 2008
    Applicant: ZIONS FIRST NATIONAL BANK
    Inventors: William Hemingway, James Livingston, Evan Hill, Rick Burtenshaw, Gary Hansen, Eric Pehrson, Larry Denham, Ronald Hanks, James Cooper, James Palmer, Robert Bartleson, Jonathan Bacon, Shelene Brown, Richard Sullivan, Nick Watne, Henry Wurts, Doyle Arnold, Thomas Laursen