Patents by Inventor Charles Cushing

Charles Cushing 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).

  • Patent number: 8685887
    Abstract: The present application relates to surfactant compositions comprising a) at least one phosphated arylphenol alkoxylate surfactant having an average degree of alkoxylation of from 4-8; and b) at least one alkylamine alkoxylate surfactant having an average degree of alkoxylation of from 2-12 and to the use of these compositions in pesticide formulations comprising solid or encapsulated pesticidally active ingredients or formulation aids and methods for improving the re-suspension properties of pesticide suspensions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2014
    Assignee: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Randall Charles Cush, Sarah Beth Cush, Michael James Hopkinson, Jason Keiper
  • Publication number: 20130252816
    Abstract: The present invention relates to the use of a branched-chain alcohol ethoxylate adjuvant as a rapid visual indicator of a locus of herbicidal treatment. In particular the invention includes novel herbicidal compositions comprising glyphosate and such an adjuvant, as well as the use of such compositions in combating unwanted plant growth. Compositions of the invention not only exhibit rapid symptomology, but also provide long-lasting control of unwanted plant growth across a broad spectrum of plants.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2011
    Publication date: September 26, 2013
    Applicant: Syngenta Crop Protection LLC
    Inventors: Randall Charles Cush, Georg Rudiger Kotzian, Christian Popp, Krystyna Opalski
  • Publication number: 20110047095
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the invention provides an interface providing a model-driven projection of various order execution statistics based on the exact strategy (channel, algorithm, and parameters) that is selected by a user. In at least one embodiment, the interface is linked to at least order execution system and comprises an order execution display. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a computer system operable to display a graphical user interface comprising (a) a pre-trade analysis component for displaying market intelligence information regarding one or more specified securities; and (b) a strategy selection component for displaying order execution strategies for selection by a user and that comprises (i) an order execution component for routing a selected order execution strategy to an order execution system; (ii) an interface for enabling a user to specify trading strategies and strategy requirements; and (iii) a display for displaying projected order completion information.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 30, 2010
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventors: David Charles Cushing, Tomas Bok, Amit Manwani, Mark Francis Mancini
  • Publication number: 20100325032
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention permits users of trading algorithms to jointly achieve the objectives described above, namely: (a) permit access to trading algorithms of (arbitrary) complexity without requiring proprietary protocol extensions; (b) allow users to easily identify and store one or more sets of dynamic vs. static parameters (and related details, including user interface layout); and (c) allow any given pre-defined set of parameters to be easily invoked and used to submit orders. In another aspect, the invention comprises a computer system comprising: (a) an authoring tool operable to enable a user to design custom trading strategies and create interface definitions; and (b) a pre-processor operable to receive a custom strategy order message delivered via a standard protocol, load an definition for a corresponding custom strategy, enrich the order message based on the definition, and pass the enriched message to a trading strategy destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: December 23, 2010
    Inventors: Tomas BOK, David Charles Cushing, David Andrew Jack, Sanjoy Roy Choudhury
  • Publication number: 20100299283
    Abstract: In one aspect, the present invention permits users of trading algorithms to jointly achieve the objectives described above, namely: (a) permit access to trading algorithms of (arbitrary) complexity without requiring proprietary protocol extensions; (b) allow users to easily identify and store one or more sets of dynamic vs. static parameters (and related details, including user interface layout); and (c) allow any given pre-defined set of parameters to be easily invoked and used to submit orders. In another aspect, the invention comprises a computer system comprising: (a) an authoring tool operable to enable a user to design custom trading strategies and create interface definitions; and (b) a pre-processor operable to receive a custom strategy order message delivered via a standard protocol, load an definition for a corresponding custom strategy, enrich the order message based on the definition, and pass the enriched message to a trading strategy destination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Inventors: Tomas Bok, David Charles Cushing, David Andrew Jack, Sanjoy Roy Choudhury
  • Patent number: 7818246
    Abstract: A preferred embodiment of the invention provides an interface providing a model-driven projection of various order execution statistics based on the exact strategy (channel, algorithm, and parameters) that is selected by a user. In at least one embodiment, the interface is linked to at least order execution system and comprises an order execution display. In one embodiment, the invention comprises a computer system operable to display a graphical user interface comprising (a) a pre-trade analysis component for displaying market intelligence information regarding one or more specified securities; and (b) a strategy selection component for displaying order execution strategies for selection by a user and that comprises (i) an order execution component for routing a selected order execution strategy to an order execution system; (ii) an interface for enabling a user to specify trading strategies and strategy requirements; and (iii) a display for displaying projected order completion information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 19, 2010
    Assignee: Barclays Capital Inc.
    Inventors: David Charles Cushing, Tomas Bok, Amit Manwani, Mark Francis Mancini
  • Publication number: 20070000921
    Abstract: A single use one-way intermodal cargo container is disclosed which after a single use can be dismantled and its parts disposed by sale, recycling, or scrapping. The appearance of the container of the present invention and its dimensions can be typical of intermodal cargo containers configured as a high-cube, open-top, half-high platform, open side, or standard general cargo container. The interior and exterior of the container are made of metal, synthetic material, wood or canvas, and the exterior can maintain its value as saleable materials, and is constructed to accommodate the dismantling process. Both the front and back ends of the container can be separated from the longitudinal main frame, and the cost of special construction and dismantling will be offset by sale of the parts thereof.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 27, 2006
    Publication date: January 4, 2007
    Inventors: Leonard Butler, Charles Cushing
  • Publication number: 20050236327
    Abstract: Offshore facilities, systems, and methods for treating wastewater have been developed. An offshore wastewater treatment facility include wastewater treatment components (for preliminary treatment, primary treatment, secondary treatment, and/or advanced treatment); a means for moving wastewater from a land-based site to the facility; a means for removing treated wastewater from the facility; and a means for removing sludge from the facility. A method of treating wastewater includes: transporting wastewater from a site on land to a wastewater treatment facility located offshore in a body of water, and subjecting the wastewater to preliminary treatment, primary treatment, secondary treatment, and/or advanced treatment.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2005
    Publication date: October 27, 2005
    Inventors: Andrew Gordon, Charles Cushing