Patents by Inventor Roy P. Adams

Roy P. Adams 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).

  • Methods and systems for tracking commodity performance
    Publication number: 20100023457
    Abstract: In at least one aspect, the invention comprises a computer-implemented method comprising: (a) electronically receiving data regarding projections of commodity consumption for exchange-traded futures contracts on one or more biofuel feedstock commodities; (b) selecting, based on said received data, one or more of said futures contracts for inclusion in a biofuel excess return strategy index; and (c) electronically weighting each of said selected one or more futures contracts; wherein said weighting is based on projected relative consumption of each commodity corresponding to said selected futures contracts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2008
    Publication date: January 28, 2010
    Applicant: Barclays Capital Inc.
    Inventors: Tarik Riviere, Roy P. Adams, Michael D. Waldron