Patents by Inventor Bruce Dickman

Bruce Dickman 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).

  • Publication number: 20150081504
    Abstract: A method for identifying potential abusive behavior in an electronic market includes: (a) determining whether an individual order book associated with a trader comprises an imbalance in relation to a financial instrument for which the trader submitted an order; (b) determining whether an imbalance identified in the individual order book changed after fulfillment of the order; and (c) identifying the order as potential abusive behavior if the individual order book comprises an imbalance that changed after fulfillment of the order. Systems for identifying potential abusive behavior in an electronic market are described.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2013
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventors: Terrence Janas, Jacques Doornebos, Bruce Dickman
  • Patent number: 8407133
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring the trading of financial instruments are provided. Trading messages are received at a live alert server. The messages are analyzed with a set of predetermined limits and rules. When a predetermined limit or rule is violated, an email message is sent to a regulator or other trading entity. The email message may include a hyperlink that may be selected to generate a real-time report relating to the limit or rule. When hyperlink is selected, a query is sent to a query server where the real-time report is generated and transmitted back to the requesting party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2013
    Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Doornebos, James P Moran, Terrence Janas, Bruce Dickman
  • Publication number: 20120330814
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring the trading of financial instruments are provided. Trading messages are received at a live alert server. The messages are analyzed with a set of predetermined limits and rules. When a predetermined limit or rule is violated, an email message is sent to a regulator or other trading entity. The email message may include a hyperlink that may be selected to generate a real-time report relating to the limit or rule. When hyperlink is selected, a query is sent to a query server where the real-time report is generated and transmitted back to the requesting party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2012
    Publication date: December 27, 2012
    Applicant: CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE INC.
    Inventors: Jacob Doornebos, James P. Moran, Terrence Janas, Bruce Dickman
  • Patent number: 8244626
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring the trading of financial instruments are provided. Trading messages are received at a live alert server. The messages are analyzed with a set of predetermined limits and rules. When a predetermined limit or rule is violated, an email message is sent to a regulator or other trading entity. The email message may include a hyperlink that may be selected to generate a real-time report relating to the limit or rule. When hyperlink is selected, a query is sent to a query server where the real-time report is generated and transmitted back to the requesting party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Date of Patent: August 14, 2012
    Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Doornebos, James P Moran, Terrence Janas, Bruce Dickman
  • Publication number: 20120078777
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring the trading of financial instruments are provided. Trading messages are received at a live alert server. The messages are analyzed with a set of predetermined limits and rules. When a predetermined limit or rule is violated, an email message is sent to a regulator or other trading entity. The email message may include a hyperlink that may be selected to generate a real-time report relating to the limit or rule. When hyperlink is selected, a query is sent to a query server where the real-time report is generated and transmitted back to the requesting party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2011
    Publication date: March 29, 2012
    Applicant: CHICAGO MERCANTILE EXCHANGE INC.
    Inventors: Jacob Doornebos, James P. Moran, Terrence Janas, Bruce Dickman
  • Patent number: 8095452
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring the trading of financial instruments are provided. Trading messages are received at a live alert server. The messages are analyzed with a set of predetermined limits and rules. When a predetermined limit or rule is violated, an email message is sent to a regulator or other trading entity. The email message may include a hyperlink that may be selected to generate a real-time report relating to the limit or rule. When hyperlink is selected, a query is sent to a query server where the real-time report is generated and transmitted back to the requesting party.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2012
    Assignee: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Doornebos, James P Moran, Terrence Janas, Bruce Dickman
  • Publication number: 20090187511
    Abstract: Systems and methods for monitoring the trading of financial instruments are provided. Trading messages are received at a live alert server. The messages are analyzed with a set of predetermined limits and rules. When a predetermined limit or rule is violated, an email message is sent to a regulator or other trading entity. The email message may include a hyperlink that may be selected to generate a real-time report relating to the limit or rule. When hyperlink is selected, a query is sent to a query server where the real-time report is generated and transmitted back to the requesting party.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2008
    Publication date: July 23, 2009
    Applicant: Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc.
    Inventors: Jacob Doornebos, James P. Moran, Terrence Janas, Bruce Dickman
  • Publication number: 20060096029
    Abstract: A bed for a person is provided. The bed includes a frame, a deck including a seat section and a foot section movable relative to the seat section. The bed further including a mechanism that control movement of the foot section relative to the seat section.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2005
    Publication date: May 11, 2006
    Inventors: Eugene Osborne, John Koenig, Glenn Suttman, Matthew Visca, Jack Wilker, Jeffrey Welling, Gregory Branson, Kenneth Kramer, Bruce Dickman, Dean Valvano, Robert Kinker, William Jacques, James Findlay, Francis Ganance