Patents by Inventor Virginia A. Kern

Virginia A. Kern 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).

  • Methods and systems for processing and managing corporate action information
    Patent number: 7881992
    Abstract: In a financial institution, a method is provided for managing corporate action information of at least one entity. The method includes receiving data associated with at least one corporate action of at least one of the entities; matching at least a portion of the corporate action data to at least one client of the financial institution; generating at least one notification including at least a portion of the corporate action data; and, performing at least one workflow management activity in connection with generating the notification including the corporate action data. System and computer-readable media embodiments are also provided in association with various embodiments of the present methods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly D. Seaman, Melissa Go, Virginia A. Kern, Louise Glass
  • Methods and systems for processing and managing corporate action information including voluntary and mandatory corporate action data
    Patent number: 7624052
    Abstract: In one embodiment, in a financial institution, a method is provided for managing corporate action information of at least one entity. The method includes receiving data associated with at least one corporate action of at least one of the entities, wherein the corporate action data includes data associated with at least one of a voluntary corporate action and a mandatory corporate action; matching at least a portion of the corporate action data to at least one client of the financial institution; generating at least one notification including at least a portion of the corporate action data; and, performing at least one workflow management activity in connection with generating the notification including the corporate action data. System and computer-readable media embodiments are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: November 24, 2009
    Assignee: The PNC Financial Services Group, Inc.
    Inventors: Kimberly D. Seaman, Melissa Go, Virginia Kern, Louise Glass, Robert Hallowell, Sharon Stirling, Janet Cleary