Patents by Inventor Matthew Rizzo

Matthew Rizzo 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: 8756098
    Abstract: Computer-based systems and method are disclosed for grading active money managers. The grading system attempts to identify active money managers with the ability to outperform relevant benchmark indexes and peer active money managers. This may be accomplished by using a point system for calendar years (or other time periods) that awards points based on the degree of difficulty for active money managers to outperform their relevant benchmark index during the calendar year for their investing style. The yearly point total are used to determine a baseline point total, and the money managers are award fractions of the baseline point total based on, for example, (i) how close the money manager's investments match constituents of the money manager's benchmark, and (ii) how close the money manager's return is to the benchmark for the money manager.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 17, 2014
    Assignee: Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC
    Inventor: Matthew Rizzo
  • Patent number: 5197889
    Abstract: An electrical contact (150) in a housing (110) is created by forming an opening (112) in a wall of the housing. A circuit assembly (130) situated inside the housing (110) has a conductive member (140) that is formed to be of substantially the same shape as the opening (112) in the housing. A portion (150) of the conductive member (140) fits into the opening (112) and a second portion is adhesive bonded to the circuit assembly (130). The electrical interconnection (145) between the conductive member (140) and a copper circuit pattern (134) on the circuit assembly (130) is made by creating a hole or via (145) through the conductive member down to the copper circuit pattern and plating copper (147) into the hole or filling the hole with conductive polymers. A battery package (100) is made by adding additional electrical components to the circuit assembly (130) and connecting a plurality of cells (120) to the circuit assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 1992
    Date of Patent: March 30, 1993
    Assignee: Motorola, Inc.
    Inventors: Matthew Rizzo, Mark S. Bresin