System and process for guaranteeing signatures on securities
First Claim
1. A system for guaranteeing the signatures on securities to be transferred, comprising:
- an electronic storage medium adapted to receive guarantor information and generate a profile of a guarantor to be enrolled in a signature guarantee program, said profile being fully integrated and adapted to be sorted and used to generate documents including correspondence, order forms and regulatory reports related to each guarantor and program activity, wherein said storage medium maintains a list of qualified guarantors for access by transfer agents to qualify guarantee;
a medallion containing information sufficient to identify an individual guarantor, wherein the application of the medallion on a security notifies a security transfer agent that the signature authorizing the transfer of the security is valid; and
an integrated communication system connected to said storage medium, said communication system adapted to transmit information from a selected profile in the database to a medallion manufacturer for shipment of an individualized medallion directly to a guarantor and transmit a confirmation to a guarantor and a program administrator that a medallion order was processed.
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Abstract
A system and process for guaranteeing the signatures on securities to be transferred, comprising an electronic storage medium adapted to generate a profile of an individual guarantor enrolled in a signature guarantee program. The profile is divided into fields which can be sorted and used to generate all program documents and reports related to each guarantor. The storage medium maintains lists of qualified guarantors for access by transfer agents. A medallion(s) is issued to each guarantor, carrying information to identify the guarantor. Application of the medallion to a security notifies a transfer agent that the signature authorizing the transfer of the security is valid and in conformance with the law as set forth in the Uniform Commercial Code of the United States. A communications system is connected to the database and is adapted to transmit information from a selected profile in the database to a manufacturer for shipment of an individualized medallion directly to a guarantor. The communications system is also adapted to transmit a list of guarantors and lists of lost, stolen or destroyed medallions to transfer agents.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for guaranteeing the signatures on securities to be transferred, comprising:
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an electronic storage medium adapted to receive guarantor information and generate a profile of a guarantor to be enrolled in a signature guarantee program, said profile being fully integrated and adapted to be sorted and used to generate documents including correspondence, order forms and regulatory reports related to each guarantor and program activity, wherein said storage medium maintains a list of qualified guarantors for access by transfer agents to qualify guarantee; a medallion containing information sufficient to identify an individual guarantor, wherein the application of the medallion on a security notifies a security transfer agent that the signature authorizing the transfer of the security is valid; and an integrated communication system connected to said storage medium, said communication system adapted to transmit information from a selected profile in the database to a medallion manufacturer for shipment of an individualized medallion directly to a guarantor and transmit a confirmation to a guarantor and a program administrator that a medallion order was processed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A process for guaranteeing the signatures on securities to be transferred, comprising:
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enrolling guarantors in a signature guarantee program; inputting information submitted by enrolled guarantors for storage; creating a profile for each guarantor, said profile being divided into fields that can be used to automatically generate documents and reports required to manage the program; linking the created profile to the input information; ordering at least one medallion for each guarantor, comprising electronically sending a request to a medallion manufacturer and sending said medallions to the guarantors, wherein each medallion identifies an enrolled guarantor; providing a list of enrolled guarantors that is accessible to transfer agents and regulators; transmitting lists of lost, stolen or destroyed medallions to transfer agents and regulators; and guaranteeing a signature on a security to be transferred by affixing a guarantor'"'"'s medallion on the security, which medallion can then be verified by a transfer agent against the list of guarantors. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A system for electronically guaranteeing the signature on a security to be transferred, comprising:
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an electronic storage system adapted to generate and store; (a) a profile of an individual guarantor enrolled in a signature guarantee program, said profile being divided into fields which can be sorted and used to generate documents related to each guarantor, (b) an identification number for each guarantor, (c) a list of qualified guarantors for access by transfer agents; (d) a locator code for an individual security transfer; (e) a transfer agent code for identifying transfer agents; and (f) a guarantor instruction file containing a stockholder'"'"'s name, address, stock, certificate number, CUSIP number and transfer instructions; a communications system connected to the storage system adapted to; (a) transmit the list of guarantors to transfer agents and regulators; (b) allow a guarantor access to the storage system through the use of the guarantor'"'"'s identification number; (c) transmit the locator code to a guarantor contacting the storage system to identify a particular stock transfer; (d) receive instructions from a guarantor guaranteeing the validity of a stockholder'"'"'s transfer request of an individual security, including stockholder'"'"'s name and address, the security'"'"'s certificate number, CUSIP number, transfer instructions, (f) and the transfer agent code; (e) communicate said locator code to said guarantor, who can then communicate the locator code to a stockholders and transfer agents; and (f) electronically transmit the instructions to a transfer agent upon receiving the locator code from a transfer agent, wherein the signature on the transfer of a security is guaranteed by communicating the locator code to a transfer agent who can then use the locator code to locate the guarantor instructions in the storage system. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25)
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26. A process for electronically guaranteeing the signature on a security to be transferred, comprising the steps of:
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creating and storing a profile of an individual guarantor enrolled in a signature guarantee program in an electronic storage medium, the profile containing information about the guarantor and being divided into fields which can be sorted and used to generate correspondence and order forms related to each guarantor, generating and storing personal identification numbers for each guarantor; generating and storing a list of qualified guarantors for access by transfer agents and regulators; generating a transfer agent code for each transfer agent in the program; receiving and storing in said electronic storage medium instructions from a guarantor guaranteeing the validity of the signature on a security, said guarantor being granted access to the program by the guarantor'"'"'s personal identification number, the instructions including the stockholder'"'"'s name and address, the security'"'"'s certificate number, CUSIP number and the transfer agent code; generating a locator code for an individual security transfer upon receiving the guarantor'"'"'s instructions; transmitting the locator code to the guarantor who can then transmit the locator code to a stockholder; transmitting the list of guarantors to transfer agents and regulators; transmitting the instructions to a transfer agent upon receiving the locator code from the transfer agent; and guaranteeing the signature on a transfer of a security by presenting a security certificate and communicating the locator code to a transfer agent, who can then access the guarantor'"'"'s instructions on the electronic storage medium. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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