Patents by Inventor Richard K. MacWilliams

Richard K. MacWilliams 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).

  • Patent number: 8732068
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for the creation of enhanced securities. Enhanced bonds are backed by the security of a credit default swap contract without the need for separate purchase thereof. Building on this approach, multi-obligor securities can also be credit enhanced to provide a single security reflecting the position of the multi-obligor securities and a backing credit default swap contract.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: eBond Advisors LLC
    Inventors: Michael Fairweather, Richard K. MacWilliams, John Andrew McQuown
  • Publication number: 20140067639
    Abstract: Rather than issuing floating rate debt obligations, techniques are described for allowing a sovereign debt issuer, such as the United States Treasury, to issue novel exchangeable fixed rate debt instruments. A system, method, and computer program product are provided for exchanging the fixed rate exchangeable sovereign debt instruments for floating rate exchangeable sovereign debt instruments in combination with negotiation of an interest rate swap contract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 4, 2012
    Publication date: March 6, 2014
    Applicant: eBond Advisors LLC
    Inventor: Richard K. MacWILLIAMS
  • Publication number: 20130006829
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for the creation of enhanced securities. Enhanced bonds are backed by the security of a credit default swap contract without the need for separate purchase thereof. Building on this approach, multi-obligor securities can also be credit enhanced to provide a single security reflecting the position of the multi-obligor securities and a backing credit default swap contract.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2012
    Publication date: January 3, 2013
    Applicant: eBond Advisors LLC
    Inventors: Michael FAIRWEATHER, Richard K. MacWilliams, John Andrew McQuown
  • Publication number: 20120059755
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for the creation of enhanced bonds. Enhanced bonds are backed by the security of a credit default swap contract without the need for separate purchase thereof. A bond dealer is able to exchange a traditional bond instrument, which has been issued in a manner that permits the exchange, for enhanced bonds by selling the credit default swap contract to an eBond LLC and tendering the exchangeable bonds for eBonds through the bond indenture trustee. The enhanced bond facilitator calculates the exchange rates for these instruments at the time of exchange based on several variables, including the cost of the underlying credit default swap contract for a desired level of protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 14, 2011
    Publication date: March 8, 2012
    Applicant: eBond Advisors LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. MacWilliams, John Andrew McQuown
  • Publication number: 20110196772
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for the creation of enhanced bonds. Enhanced bonds are backed by the security of a credit default swap contract without the need for separate purchase thereof. A bond dealer is able to exchange a traditional bond instrument, which has been issued in a manner that permits the exchange, for enhanced bonds by selling the credit default swap contract to an eBond LLC and tendering the exchangeable bonds for eBonds through the bond indenture trustee. The enhanced bond facilitator calculates the exchange rates for these instruments at the time of exchange based on several variables, including the cost of the underlying credit default swap contract for a desired level of protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: eBond Advisors LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. MacWILLIAMS, John Andrew McQuown
  • Publication number: 20110196806
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product are provided for the creation of enhanced bonds. Enhanced bonds are backed by the security of a credit default swap contract without the need for separate purchase thereof. A bond dealer is able to exchange a traditional bond instrument, which has been issued in a manner that permits the exchange, for enhanced bonds by selling the credit default swap contract to an eBond LLC and tendering the exchangeable bonds for eBonds through the bond indenture trustee. The enhanced bond facilitator calculates the exchange rates for these instruments at the time of exchange based on several variables, including the cost of the underlying credit default swap contract for a desired level of protection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 19, 2010
    Publication date: August 11, 2011
    Applicant: eBond Advisors LLC
    Inventors: Richard K. MacWilliams, John Andrew McQuown