Patents by Inventor Peter L. Hand

Peter L. Hand 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).

  • Investment fund for maximizing a risk adjusted expected return while providing a defined minimum income at maturity
    Patent number: 8645254
    Abstract: An investment fund maximizes an investor's risk-adjusted expected return on an investment while also providing the investor with a defined minimum level income upon the maturity of the investment. The investment fund comprises a risk-free portfolio and an upside portfolio. The risk-free portfolio holds risk-free assets that provide a defined minimum income stream upon a predefined maturity date, and the upside portfolio holds sophisticated assets that are only available to qualified investors that meet one or more investing criteria. As new contributions are added to the fund, they are allocated between the risk-free and upside portfolios so that the fund will provide a minimum defined income stream upon its maturity date, where this minimum income amount may increase as more value is added to the fund. Upon maturity, the investor receives the income stream from the risk-free portfolio and the assets from the upside portfolio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2014
    Assignee: BlackRock Institutional Trust Company, National Association
    Inventors: Charles A. Castille, Peter L. Hand, Trevor T. S. Oliver, Kristi Mitchem Mawhinney, Sunder R. Ramkumar
  • INVESTMENT FUND FOR MAXIMIZING A RISK ADJUSTED EXPECTED RETURN WHILE PROVIDING A DEFINED MINIMUM INCOME AT MATURITY
    Publication number: 20090094069
    Abstract: An investment fund maximizes an investor's risk-adjusted expected return on an investment while also providing the investor with a defined minimum level income upon the maturity of the investment. The investment fund comprises a risk-free portfolio and an upside portfolio. The risk-free portfolio holds risk-free assets that provide a defined minimum income stream upon a predefined maturity date, and the upside portfolio holds sophisticated assets that are only available to qualified investors that meet one or more investing criteria. As new contributions are added to the fund, they are allocated between the risk-free and upside portfolios so that the fund will provide a minimum defined income stream upon its maturity date, where this minimum income amount may increase as more value is added to the fund. Upon maturity, the investor receives the income stream from the risk-free portfolio and the assets from the upside portfolio.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Publication date: April 9, 2009
    Applicant: BARCLAYS GLOBAL INVESTORS N.A.
    Inventors: Charles A. Castille, Peter L. Hand, Trevor T. S. Oliver, Kristi Mitchem Mawhinney, Sunder R. Ramkumar