Patents by Inventor John C. Baron

John C. Baron 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: 20140156498
    Abstract: A system and method for hedging risks in commercial leases is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, a method for hedging risks in a commercial lease may comprise: receiving information related to a lease agreement between a lessor and a lessee, the lease agreement calling for the lessor to lease an asset to the lessee for a period of time in return for lease payments; estimating potential losses that the lessor will suffer if at least one credit event causes the lessee to default on the lease agreement; and providing the lessor a put option, whereby, upon the at least one credit event, the lessor can choose to sell a claim against the defaulting lessee at a strike price, the strike price being an amount that varies based at least in part on the estimated potential losses and the time at which the lessee defaults.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2014
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicant: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Gerald F. Topitzer, John C. Barone
  • Patent number: 8706604
    Abstract: A system and method for hedging risks in commercial leases is disclosed. In one particular exemplary embodiment, a method for hedging risks in a commercial lease may comprise: receiving information related to a lease agreement between a lessor and a lessee, the lease agreement calling for the lessor to lease an asset to the lessee for a period of time in return for lease payments; estimating potential losses that the lessor will suffer if at least one credit event causes the lessee to default on the lease agreement; and providing the lessor a put option, whereby, upon the at least one credit event, the lessor can choose to sell a claim against the defaulting lessee at a strike price, the strike price being an amount that varies based at least in part on the estimated potential losses and the time at which the lessee defaults.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 25, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Gerald F. Topitzer, John C. Barone
  • Patent number: 6966691
    Abstract: A mixer system including a bowl for receiving a material to be mixed, a mixer body having a rotatable output component, and a hinge. The bowl is pivotable about the hinge relative to the mixer body such the bowl can be pivoted between a loading/unloading position and a closed position relative the mixer body. The mixer system further includes a locking mechanism located at least partially on one of the bowl or the mixer body, the locking mechanism being normally biased into a locking position. At least a portion the bowl or the mixer body interacts with the locking mechanism to move the locking mechanism toward the release position to allow the bowl to move to the closed position, the locking mechanism being movable back toward the locking position when the bowl is in the closed position to retain the bowl in the closed position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2002
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2005
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Brian A. Brunswick, Joseph C. Huang, Brian E. Bader, John C. Baron
  • Patent number: D582203
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 9, 2008
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Ellis G. Short, Joseph C. Huang, Brian R. Kadel, John C. Baron, William C. Sanders, Howard A. Hartley, Jeffrey T. DeBord, Ryan R. Berger
  • Patent number: D583189
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 23, 2008
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Ellis G. Short, Joseph C. Huang, Brian R. Kadel, John C. Baron, William C. Sanders, Howard A. Hartley, Jeffrey T. DeBord, Ryan R. Berger
  • Patent number: D583617
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: December 30, 2008
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Ellis G. Short, Joseph C. Huang, Brian R. Kadel, John C. Baron, William C. Sanders, Howard A. Hartley, Jeff DeBord, Ryan R. Berger
  • Patent number: D603214
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2009
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Huang, Brian R. Kadel, Thomas S. Donthnier, William C. Sanders, John C. Baron, Jeffrey T. DeBord, Ryan R. Berger
  • Patent number: D615348
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2010
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Huang, Brian R. Kadel, Thomas S. Donthnier, William C. Sanders, John C. Baron, Jeffrey T. DeBord, Ryan R. Berger
  • Patent number: D623891
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 2010
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Premark FEG L.L.C.
    Inventors: Joseph C. Huang, Brian R. Kadel, Thomas S. Donthnier, William C. Sanders, John C. Baron, Jeffrey T. DeBord, Ryan R. Berger