Patents by Inventor William L. Donner

William L. Donner 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).

  • Negotiated matching system
    Patent number: 7505915
    Abstract: A negotiated matching system includes a plurality of remote terminals associated with respective potential counterparties, a communications network for permitting communication between the remote terminals, and a matching station. Each user enters trading information and ranking information into his or her remote terminal. The matching station then uses the trading and ranking information from each user to identify transactions between counterparties that are mutually acceptable based on the ranking information, thereby matching potential counterparties to a transaction. Once a match occurs, the potential counterparties transmit negotiating messages to negotiate some or all terms of the transaction. Thus, the negotiated matching system first matches potential counterparties who are acceptable to each other based on trading and ranking information, and then enables the two counterparties to negotiate and finalize the terms of a transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2009
    Assignee: Reuters Limited
    Inventors: David L. Silverman, William L. Donner, Christopher J. Ordish
  • Negotiated matching system
    Publication number: 20030061069
    Abstract: A negotiated matching system includes a plurality of remote terminals associated with respective potential counterparties, a communications network for permitting communication between the remote terminals, and a matching station. Each user enters trading information and ranking information into his or her remote terminal. The matching station then uses the trading and ranking information from each user to identify transactions between counterparties that are mutually acceptable based on the ranking information, thereby matching potential counterparties to a transaction. Once a match occurs, the potential counterparties transmit negotiating messages to negotiate some or all terms of the transaction. Thus, the negotiated matching system first matches potential counterparties who are acceptable to each other based on trading and ranking information, and then enables the two counterparties to negotiate and finalize the terms of a transaction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 9, 2002
    Publication date: March 27, 2003
    Applicant: Reuters Limited
    Inventors: David L. Silverman, William L. Donner, Christopher J. Ordish
  • Negotiated matching system
    Patent number: 5924082
    Abstract: A negotiated matching system includes a plurality of remote terminals associated with respective potential counterparties, a communications network for permitting communication between the remote terminals, and a matching station. Each user enters trading information and ranking information into his or her remote terminal. The matching station then uses the trading and ranking information from each user to identify transactions between counterparties that are mutually acceptable based on the ranking information, thereby matching potential counterparties to a transaction. Once a match occurs, the potential counterparties transmit negotiating messages to negotiate some or all terms of the transaction. Thus, the negotiated matching system first matches potential counterparties who are acceptable to each other based on trading and ranking information, and then enables the two counterparties to negotiate and finalize the terms of a transaction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 1995
    Date of Patent: July 13, 1999
    Assignee: Geneva Branch of Reuters Transaction Services Limited
    Inventors: David L. Silverman, William L. Donner, Christopher J. Ordish