Apparatus and method for converting investment capital into publicly traded and private master limited partnerships

• US 8,560,416 B1
• Filed: 08/08/2012
• Issued: 10/15/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: American Infrastructure Funds LLC
• Original Assignee: American Infrastructure Funds LLC
• Inventors: Hellman, Robert B. Jr., Sarkar, Kunal
• Primary Examiner(s): Oyebisi, Ojo O
• Application Number:
  US13/570,026
• Time in Patent Office: 433 Days
• Field of Search: 705/35, 705/37
• US Class Current: 705/35
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/00 Finance; Insurance; Tax strategies; Processing of corporate or income taxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 40/04 Trading; Exchange, e.g. stocks, commodities, derivatives or currency exchange

Abstract

A method of generating income includes receiving investment capital from an investor. The investment capital is invested in publicly traded master limited partnerships to generate a revenue stream. The investment capital is also invested into a private company. The private company is subsequently converted to a master limited partnership to generate an equity gain. A portion of the revenue stream and a portion of the equity gain are distributed to the investor.

Claims

1. A computer readable storage medium, comprising executable instructions to:

record received investment capital from investors;

monitor a subsequent investment of the investment capital in private company legal entities;

convert the private company legal entities to master limited partnerships;

aggregate the master limited partnerships under the control of a publicly traded master limited partnership; and

distribute income from the publicly traded master limited partnership to the investors.

2. The computer readable storage medium of claim 1 wherein the private company legal entities are in different sectors.