Patents by Inventor John A. Mulheren

John A. Mulheren 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).

  • Derivative securities trading product utilizing subsets of indices or portfolios
    Patent number: 6947901
    Abstract: A first equity instrument which represents an ownership interest in a portfolio of stocks. The portfolio of stocks is a subset of a larger portfolio of stocks, which also has a corresponding second equity instrument representing an ownership interest in the larger portfolio of stocks. The weight of each stock in the smaller portfolio is substantially similar to its weight in the larger portfolio, divided by the combined weight of the smaller portfolio within the larger portfolio. Thus, trading in the equity instrument allows one to maintain the relative proportions of the stocks belonging to the smaller portfolio, in the larger portfolio without having to trade the individual stocks comprising the smaller portfolio.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2000
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2005
    Assignee: Hunter IP LLC
    Inventors: Daniel J. McCabe, John A. Mulheren
  • Derivative securities trading product utilizing subsets of indices or portfolios
    Publication number: 20030018570
    Abstract: A first equity instrument which represents an ownership interest in a portfolio of stocks. The portfolio of stocks is a subset of a larger portfolio of stocks, which also has a corresponding second equity instrument representing an ownership interest in the larger portfolio of stocks. The weight of each stock in the smaller portfolio is substantially similar to its weight in the larger portfolio, divided by the combined weight of the smaller portfolio within the larger portfolio. Thus, trading in the equity instrument allows one to maintain the relative proportions of the stocks belonging to the smaller portfolio, in the larger portfolio without having to trade the individual stocks comprising the smaller portfolio. Options and futures based on the first equity instrument are also contemplated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2002
    Publication date: January 23, 2003
    Inventors: Daniel J. McCabe, John A. Mulheren