Patents by Inventor James D. Troyer

James D. Troyer 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).

  • Computer-implemented method of constructing a stock index using index rotation
    Patent number: 8712898
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods of creating and maintaining stock indexes are provided. Stock migration is controlled using a systematic stock migration process so that stocks are gradually added and deleted from an index.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: April 29, 2014
    Assignee: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
    Inventors: George U. Sauter, James D. Troyer
  • Computer-implemented method of constructing a stock index using multi-dimensional delineation between value and growth
    Patent number: 8682774
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods of creating and maintaining stock indexes are provided. Stock investment style is determined in a multi-dimensional process, instead of a linear process. Furthermore, the number of stocks in the stock index need not be a fixed value, but may depend upon how many stocks meet predefined criteria at any given point in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
    Inventors: George U. Sauter, James D. Troyer
  • Computer-implemented method of constructing a stock index using multi-dimensional delineation between value and growth
    Publication number: 20120278260
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods of creating and maintaining stock indexes are provided. Stock investment style is determined in a multi-dimensional process, instead of a linear process. Furthermore, the number of stocks in the stock index need not be a fixed value, but may depend upon how many stocks meet predefined criteria at any given point in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
    Inventors: George U. Sauter, James D. Troyer
  • Computer-implemented method of constructing a stock index using index rotation
    Publication number: 20120278259
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods of creating and maintaining stock indexes are provided. Stock migration is controlled using a systematic stock migration process so that stocks are gradually added and deleted from an index.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2012
    Publication date: November 1, 2012
    Applicant: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
    Inventors: George U. Sauter, James D. Troyer
  • Computer-implemented method of constructing a stock index
    Patent number: 8239306
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods of creating and maintaining stock indexes are provided. For a stock index of a particular size, a band is defined around the upper and/or lower limits of the stock index. To be added to, or dropped from, a particular stock index, the stocks must fall outside of the bands for that particular stock index size. Stock migration is controlled using a systematic stock migration process so that stocks are gradually added and deleted from an index. Stock investment style is determined in a multi-dimensional process, instead of a linear process. Furthermore, the number of stocks in the stock index need not be a fixed value, but may depend upon how many stocks meet predefined criteria at any given point in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 7, 2012
    Assignee: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
    Inventors: George U. Sauter, James D. Troyer
  • METHOD OF CONSTRUCTING A STOCK INDEX
    Publication number: 20090307120
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods of creating and maintaining stock indexes are provided. For a stock index of a particular size, a band is defined around the upper and/or lower limits of the stock index. To be added to, or dropped from, a particular stock index, the stocks must fall outside of the bands for that particular stock index size. Stock migration is controlled using a systematic stock migration process so that stocks are gradually added and deleted from an index. Stock investment style is determined in a multi-dimensional process, instead of a linear process. Furthermore, the number of stocks in the stock index need not be a fixed value, but may depend upon how many stocks meet predefined criteria at any given point in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 24, 2009
    Publication date: December 10, 2009
    Applicant: THE VANGUARD GROUP, INC.
    Inventors: George U. Sauter, James D. Troyer
  • Method of constructing a stock index
    Patent number: 7558751
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods of creating and maintaining stock indexes are provided. For a stock index of a particular size, a band is defined around the upper and/or lower limits of the stock index. To be added to, or dropped from, a particular stock index, the stocks must fall outside of the bands for that particular stock index size. Stock migration is controlled using a systematic stock migration process so that stocks are gradually added and deleted from an index. Stock investment style is determined in a multi-dimensional process, instead of a linear process. Furthermore, the number of stocks in the stock index need not be a fixed value, but may depend upon how many stocks meet predefined criteria at any given point in time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 7, 2009
    Assignee: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
    Inventors: George U. Sauter, James D. Troyer
  • Method of constructing a stock index
    Publication number: 20040181477
    Abstract: Computer-implemented methods of creating and maintaining stock indexes are provided. For a stock index of a particular size, a band is defined around the upper and/or lower limits of the stock index. To be added to, or dropped from, a particular stock index, the stocks must fall outside of the bands for that particular stock index size. Stock migration is controlled using a systematic stock migration process so that stocks are gradually added and deleted from an index. Stock investment style is determined in a multi-dimensional process, instead of a linear process. Furthermore, the number of stocks in the stock index need not be a fixed value, but may depend upon how many stocks meet predefined criteria at any given point in time.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 14, 2003
    Publication date: September 16, 2004
    Applicant: The Vanguard Group, Inc.
    Inventors: George U. Sauter, James D. Troyer