Howard B.

Howard B. Present, Wellesley Hills, MA US

Patent application number	Description	Published
20090063363	SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CONSTRUCTING EXCHANGE TRADED FUNDS AND OTHER INVESTMENT VEHICLES - A method of forming an exchange traded fund (ETF) can include the steps of identifying an investor investment need, identifying funds that can be combined together to meet the investment goal, combining the identified funds to form a macro portfolio and converting the macro portfolio into an ETF. The step of converting the macro portfolio into an ETF can include one or more of generating a set of securities that, when combined, create a portfolio that tracks the performance of the macro portfolio, and constricting an index that is designed to track the performance of the macro portfolio. Other investment vehicles can be formed.	03-05-2009

Patent application number	Description	Published
20110180109	PRESSURE FLUSH PROCESS FOR COOLED TURBINE BLADES - A pressure flush process for removing debris from internal passageways of a cooled turbine blade includes a step of creating an agitated liquid/gas mixture and a step of injecting the agitated liquid/gas mixture under a positive pressure, into at least some of cooling holes in the blade to pass through the internal passageways and discharging the agitated liquid/gas mixture together with removed debris, through a larger root opening of the blade.	07-28-2011

Patent application number	Description	Published
20100261164	Diagnostic detection of nucleic acids - This invention provides sensitive nucleic acid hybridization assay methods for the detection of target animal nucleic acids in a biological sample, such as acellular fluids. The methods are particularly useful in early diagnosis of animal diseases, particularly chronic illnesses.	10-14-2010