Patents by Inventor Edward F. Todd

Edward F. Todd 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).

  • Automated vaccination method and system
    Patent number: 8087386
    Abstract: The automated vaccination system enables an operator to effectively vaccinate large numbers of poultry by motivating the poultry to congregate, and then spraying a vaccination solution in the area of the congregated poultry. In the preferred embodiment, drinking water is withheld from the poultry. The drinking water is then restored so that the poultry congregate around the drinking line. As the poultry gather around the drinking line, a spray bar sprays vaccination solution around the poultry so that the poultry inhale the vaccination solution and are successfully vaccinated.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: The United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Agriculture
    Inventors: Joseph L. Purswell, Scott L. Branton, Edward F. Todd
  • Automated Vaccination Method and System
    Publication number: 20110217322
    Abstract: The automated vaccination system enables an operator to effectively vaccinate large numbers of poultry by motivating the poultry to congregate, and then spraying a vaccination solution in the area of the congregated poultry. In the preferred embodiment, drinking water is withheld from the poultry. The drinking water is then restored so that the poultry congregate around the drinking line. As the poultry gather around the drinking line, a spray bar sprays vaccination solution around the poultry so that the poultry inhale the vaccination solution and are successfully vaccinated.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2010
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Joseph L. Purswell, Scott L. Branton, Edward F. Todd