Patents by Inventor Michael J. Burns

Michael J. Burns 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: 20200250754
    Abstract: The present embodiments include methods, systems, and computer program products that provide tools for use in any type of electronic trading environment. In one aspect, leaning manager includes software that can be implemented on any type of computer device for tracking and/or coordinating the buying and selling of available market quantities by multiple automated or semi-automated trading tools. For instance, if more than one automated or semi-automated trading tool is leaning on the same tradeable object then the leaning manager may track and/or coordinate such action. The trading tools can use the tracked information and/or the allocated quantities and their prices to enhance their trading strategies.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2020
    Publication date: August 6, 2020
    Inventors: Scott F. SINGER, Michael J. BURNS, Mark A. MUSGRAVE
  • Patent number: 10726481
    Abstract: An interface for trading multiple tradeable objects includes a price axis or scale. A first indication of quantities represented in a market for a first tradeable object is displayed in association with the price axis or scale. A second indication of quantities represented in the market for a second tradeable object is displayed in association with the price axis or scale. The first tradeable object may be different than the second tradeable object. Alternatively, the first tradeable object and the second tradeable object may be the same, but the indications of quantity may be provided from different sources, such as different exchanges.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 4, 2017
    Date of Patent: July 28, 2020
    Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael J. Burns
  • Patent number: 10713723
    Abstract: A versatile and efficient electronic spread trading tool to be used when buying and selling comparable commodities either simultaneously or in conjunction with one another. The spread trading tool involves a method of displaying, on an electronic display device, the market depth of a plurality of commodities including an anchor commodity and a non-anchor commodity, where the method includes dynamically displaying a plurality of bids and asks in the market for the commodities, statically displaying prices corresponding to those plurality of bids and asks, where the bids and asks are displayed in alignment with the prices corresponding thereto, displaying an anchor visual indicator corresponding to and in alignment with a desired price level of the anchor commodity, displaying a price level indicator corresponding to and in alignment with a price level of the non-anchor commodity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 14, 2020
    Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Burns, Scott F. Singer
  • Patent number: 10699341
    Abstract: The present embodiments are provided to facilitate the automatic trading of spreads in a fast and accurate manner. One or more market data feeds that contain market information for tradable objects are received at an exchange. A spread data feed is generated in response to the market data feeds and from one or more spread setting parameters, which can be entered by a user. The spread data feed is preferably displayed in a spread window as bid and ask quantities associated with an axis or scale of prices. The user can enter orders in the spread window and the legs will be automatically worked to achieve, or attempt to achieve, the spread. In addition, other tools disclosed herein may be utilized to assist the user in making such trades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 30, 2020
    Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventors: Gary Allan Kemp, II, Jens-Uwe Schluetter, Michael J. Burns, Scott F. Singer, Fred Monroe, David Babulak, Harris C. Brumfield
  • Publication number: 20200184563
    Abstract: Orders are automatically sent to the market when certain user defined conditions are met. In particular, a trader can configure the trading application to automatically send orders for preset quantities at price levels with queues falling below a user defined threshold. The length of queues may be measured in several ways, for example, the queue length could be measured by quantity at a given price level or the queue length could be measured by the number of orders at a given price level, or the queue length could be measured by a combination of quantity and orders. The present embodiments can more quickly recognize opportunities and send an order to take advantage of it than a trader can do manually. Other advantages and features are described herein.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2020
    Publication date: June 11, 2020
    Inventors: Steven F. BORSAND, Michael J. BURNS, Scott F. SINGER
  • Patent number: 10672069
    Abstract: A method for submitting transactions from an automated trading tool to an electronic exchange. The method includes defining a proximity limit and automatically generating a transaction for a tradeable object. The method further includes applying the proximity limit to the transaction. When the transaction falls within the defined proximity limit, the transaction is submitted to the exchange. An apparatus and interface for transaction toggling based on proximity limits are also provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Burns, Joan Ebersole
  • Patent number: 10672074
    Abstract: The present embodiments include methods, systems, and computer program products that provide tools for use in any type of electronic trading environment. In one aspect, leaning manager includes software that can be implemented on any type of computer device for tracking and/or coordinating the buying and selling of available market quantities by multiple automated or semi-automated trading tools. For instance, if more than one automated or semi-automated trading tool is leaning on the same tradeable object then the leaning manager may track and/or coordinate such action. The trading tools can use the tracked information and/or the allocated quantities and their prices to enhance their trading strategies.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2018
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott F. Singer, Mark Musgrave, Michael J. Burns
  • Patent number: 10669636
    Abstract: An all solution-processed deposition includes a non-water soluble, non-self-cracking film deposited by a solution process (e.g., spray, dip, spin coat, and the like), a water soluble, self-cracking film deposited by a solution process (e.g., spray, dip, spin coat, and the like), cracking of the film, and filling the cracks with a metal that is deposited in solution (e.g., by electroless disposition). A transparent substrate having a cracked water insoluble, non-self-cracking film surface coating includes a plurality of fissures therein extending to and exposing portions of the surface of the underlying transparent substrate is useful for producing a transparent conducting film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2017
    Date of Patent: June 2, 2020
    Assignee: The Trustees of Boston College
    Inventors: Michael J. Naughton, Chaobin Yang, Kris Kempa, Michael J. Burns
  • Publication number: 20200126156
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to charting multiple markets. In some embodiments, charting multiple markets may include receiving market data for a plurality of tradeable objects. The plurality of tradeable objects may include an anchor object and at least one non-anchor object. The market data may include anchor object price data for the anchor object and non-anchor price data for the at least one non-anchor object. The non-anchor object price data may be converted based on the anchor object price data such that converted non-anchor object price data has a price scale of the anchor object price data. The anchor object price data and the non-anchor object price data may be displayed along a normalized price axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2019
    Publication date: April 23, 2020
    Inventors: Michael J. BURNS, Douglas R. DUQUETTE, Brian J. BUCK
  • Patent number: 10600120
    Abstract: Orders are automatically sent to the market when certain user defined conditions are met. In particular, a trader can configure the trading application to automatically send orders for preset quantities at price levels with queues falling below a user defined threshold. The length of queues may be measured in several ways, for example, the queue length could be measured by quantity at a given price level or the queue length could be measured by the number of orders at a given price level, or the queue length could be measured by a combination of quantity and orders. The present embodiments can more quickly recognize opportunities and send an order to take advantage of it than a trader can do manually. Other advantages and features are described herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventors: Steven F. Borsand, Michael J. Burns, Scott F. Singer
  • Patent number: 10552907
    Abstract: The present embodiments relate to charting multiple markets. In some embodiments, charting multiple markets may include receiving market data for a plurality of tradeable objects. The plurality of tradeable objects may include an anchor object and at least one non-anchor object. The market data may include anchor object price data for the anchor object and non-anchor price data for the at least one non-anchor object. The non-anchor object price data may be converted based on the anchor object price data such that converted non-anchor object price data has a price scale of the anchor object price data. The anchor object price data and the non-anchor object price data may be displayed along a normalized price axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael J. Burns, Douglas R. Duquette, Brian J. Buck
  • Patent number: 10529023
    Abstract: An example graphical interface and method for displaying risk related data are described. One example graphical interface includes a data structure comprising a plurality of data nodes and at least one risk data point associated with each node, and further comprises a display grid. The display grid includes one or more cells that are used for displaying selected data nodes and risk data points. Each cell may be associated with a single data node, and may include one or more identifiers corresponding to risk data points of the data node. In one example embodiment, the identifiers are aligned along a single axis, and risk related data corresponding to each identifier is aligned with respect to each corresponding identifier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 7, 2020
    Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventors: Robert A. West, Michael J. Burns
  • Publication number: 20190392525
    Abstract: The present embodiments are provided to facilitate the automatic trading of spreads in a fast and accurate manner. One or more market data feeds that contain market information for tradable objects are received at an exchange. A spread data feed is generated in response to the market data feeds and from one or more spread setting parameters, which can be entered by a user. The spread data feed is preferably displayed in a spread window as bid and ask quantities associated with an axis or scale of prices. The user can enter orders in the spread window and the legs will be automatically worked to achieve, or attempt to achieve, the spread. In addition, other tools disclosed herein may be utilized to assist the user in making such trades.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 6, 2019
    Publication date: December 26, 2019
    Inventors: Gary Allan Kemp, II, Jens-Uwe Schluetter, Michael J. Burns, Scott F. Singer, Fred Monroe, David Babulak, Harris C. Brumfield
  • Publication number: 20190343748
    Abstract: Provided is a topical formulation comprising (1) three or more of the following four components a through d, or (2) component c and one or more of components a, b or d: (a) a skin barrier repair formulation comprising fatty acid, bilayer-stabilizing steroid, and complex lipid (CL), wherein the weight ratio of CL to steroid is from about 1.5:1 to about 8:1, and the weight ration of CL to FA is from about 4:1 to about 1:1, the lipids present in an amount from about 3% wt. to about 10% wt.; (b) a natural moisturizer formulation, wherein the natural moisturizers are urea, urocanic acid, pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, lactic acid or free amino acid; (c) one or more retinoids in an amount from about 0.01% wt. to about 10% wt.; or (d) taurine in an amount from about 0.1% wt. to about 5% wt.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 22, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Thomas Sköld, Georgia Levis, Michael J. Burns
  • Publication number: 20190325521
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying quantity related information determined for a plurality of time periods are described. According to one method, a trader may define one or more time periods for which a trading application may determine traded quantities, traded buys, traded sells, or other quantity related information at a plurality of price levels during the defined time periods. The trading application may then graphically display the quantities for each time period in relation to the static axis of prices. The method further includes periodically updating the displayed traded quantity to reflect the quantity during the defined time period, where the quantity is updated based on subsequent market updates that are received from the exchange for the tradable object.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 3, 2019
    Publication date: October 24, 2019
    Inventors: Scott F. SINGER, Michael J. BURNS, Robert A. WEST, Stephen A. Schwarz
  • Patent number: 10453138
    Abstract: The present embodiments are provided to facilitate the automatic trading of spreads in a fast and accurate manner. One or more market data feeds that contain market information for tradeable objects are received at an exchange. A spread data feed is generated in response to the market data feeds and from one or more spread setting parameters, which can be entered by a user. The spread data feed is preferably displayed in a spread window as bid and ask quantities associated with an axis or scale of prices. The user can enter orders in the spread window and the legs will be automatically worked to achieve, or attempt to achieve, the spread. In addition, other tools disclosed herein may be utilized to assist the user in making such trades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: PABLO, LLC
    Inventors: Gary Allan Kemp, II, Jens-Uwe Schluetter, Michael J. Burns, Scott F. Singer, Fred Monroe, David Babulak, Harris C. Brumfield
  • Patent number: 10406088
    Abstract: Provided is a topical formulation comprising (1) three or more of the following four components a through d, or (2) component c and one or more of components a, b or d: (a) a skin barrier repair formulation comprising fatty acid, bilayer-stabilizing steroid, and complex lipid (CL), wherein the weight ratio of CL to steroid is from about 1.5:1 to about 8:1, and the weight ration of CL to FA is from about 4:1 to about 1:1, the lipids present in an amount from about 3% wt. to about 10% wt.; (b) a natural moisturizer formulation, wherein the natural moisturizers are urea, urocanic acid, pyrrolidone-5-carboxylic acid, lactic acid or free amino acid; (c) one or more retinoids in an amount from about 0.01% wt. to about 10% wt.; or (d) taurine in an amount from about 0.1% wt. to about 5% wt.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: TetraDerm Group LLC
    Inventors: Thomas Sköld, Georgia Levis, Michael J. Burns
  • Publication number: 20190272595
    Abstract: An electronic trading method is provided. The method includes receiving a trading strategy order having a parent trading strategy including multiple quoting legs; splitting the trading strategy order into multiple child orders; and submitting each of the multiple child orders to exchange systems adapted to fill the quoting legs in the child orders. Each child order includes a child trading strategy having a single quoting leg or a reduced number of quoting legs relative to the parent trading strategy. The child trading strategies are the same as the parent trading strategy except for the number of legs marked as quoting legs. The method may be performed by a trading strategy device disposed between a client device and multiple server side devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 21, 2019
    Publication date: September 5, 2019
    Inventors: Sagy Pundak Mintz, Michael J. BURNS
  • Patent number: 10395315
    Abstract: A system and method for displaying quantity related information determined for a plurality of time periods are described. According to one method, a trader may define one or more time periods for which a trading application may determine traded quantities, traded buys, traded sells, or other quantity related information at a plurality of price levels during the defined time periods. The trading application may then graphically display the quantities for each time period in relation to the static axis of prices. The method further includes periodically updating the displayed traded quantity to reflect the quantity during the defined time period, where the quantity is updated based on subsequent market updates that are received from the exchange for the tradable object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2019
    Assignee: Trading Technologies International, Inc.
    Inventors: Scott F. Singer, Michael J. Burns, Robert A. West, Stephen A. Schwarz
  • Publication number: 20190259100
    Abstract: A graphical interface and method are provided for displaying market information corresponding to a tradeable object. One graphical interface includes a chart region for displaying historical market data in relation to a first value axis, and a market grid region in alignment with the chart region. The market grid region comprises a plurality of areas for receiving commands from a user input device to send trade orders, and the areas are displayed in relation to a second value axis. A plurality of values displayed along the second value axis is a subset of values displayed in relation to the first value axis, and can be modified to a new plurality of values that corresponds to a new subset of values on the first value axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 29, 2019
    Publication date: August 22, 2019
    Inventors: Scott F. SINGER, Michael J. BURNS, Stephen P. DECKER