Patents by Inventor Howard B. Present

Howard B. Present 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).

  • SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS AND OTHER INVESTMENT VEHICLES
    Publication number: 20090063363
    Abstract: A method of forming an exchange traded fund (ETF) can include the steps of identifying an investor investment need, identifying funds that can be combined together to meet the investment goal, combining the identified funds to form a macro portfolio and converting the macro portfolio into an ETF. The step of converting the macro portfolio into an ETF can include one or more of generating a set of securities that, when combined, create a portfolio that tracks the performance of the macro portfolio, and constricting an index that is designed to track the performance of the macro portfolio. Other investment vehicles can be formed.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 21, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Applicant: F-SQUARED INVESTMENTS, LLC
    Inventors: Howard B. Present, Michael Markov