Patents by Inventor Simon McGuire

Simon McGuire 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 system and a method for managing a financial transaction
    Patent number: 7856394
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer system and a method for managing a financial transaction between an issuer of a note and an investor buying the note, wherein the note is exchanged into one or more exchange traded items of the issuer's portfolio. The computer system comprises an index database for storing data relating to a specific time varying benchmark index, an item database for storing data relating to the exchange traded items to be exchanged, a calculating unit for calculating an exchange ratio between the note and at least one exchange traded item to be delivered to the investor based on at least a current level of the benchmark index and a current price of the at least one exchange traded item, and a transaction unit for delivering at least one exchange traded item in accordance with the exchange ratio to the investor upon an exchange request of either the issuer or the investor or upon maturity of the note.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Date of Patent: December 21, 2010
    Assignee: UBS AG
    Inventor: Simon McGuire
  • Computer system and a method for managing a financial transaction
    Publication number: 20020107771
    Abstract: The invention relates to a computer system and a method for managing a financial transaction between an issuer of a note and an investor buying the note, wherein the note is exchanged into one or more exchange traded items of the issuer's portfolio. The computer system comprises an index database for storing data relating to a specific time varying benchmark index, an item database for storing data relating to the exchange traded items to be exchanged, a calculating unit for calculating an exchange ratio between the note and at least one exchange traded item to be delivered to the investor based on at least a current level of the benchmark index and a current price of the at least one exchange traded item, and a transaction unit for delivering at least one exchange traded item in accordance with the exchange ratio to the investor upon an exchange request of either the issuer or the investor or upon maturity of the note.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 31, 2001
    Publication date: August 8, 2002
    Inventor: Simon McGuire