Patents by Inventor Gary Floyd

Gary Floyd 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: 7035699
    Abstract: The present invention comprises a system dedicated to computerized information management. In particular, the system is efficiently targeted for employment by industries such as insurance and financial services where it is of interest to effect integrated prospect selection and management. To this end, the present invention can prevent multiple agents from pursuing the same lead at the same time, while collecting data on effectiveness of leads from agents to thereby enhance the quality of prospect information, as well as providing a capability so that an individual agent can tailor particular lead selection preferences.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2006
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Floyd Anderson, Paul Bao-Luo Chou, David Edward Chzaszcz, Pasumarti Venkata Kamesam
  • Patent number: 6610522
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gene which encodes reverse transcriptase having DNA polymerase activity and substantially no RNase H activity. The invention also relates to vectors containing the gene and hosts transformed with the vectors of the invention. The invention also relates to a method of producing reverse transcriptase having DNA polymerase activity and substantially no RNase H activity by expressing the reverse transcriptase genes of the present invention in a host. The invention also relates to a method of producing cDNA from mRNA using the reverse transcriptase of the invention. The invention also relates to a kit for the preparation of cDNA from mRNA comprising the reverse transcriptase of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: August 26, 2003
    Assignee: Invitrogen Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Leslie Kotewicz, Gary Floyd Gerard
  • Patent number: 6589768
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gene which encodes reverse transcriptase having DNA polymerase activity and substantially no RNase H activity. The invention also relates to vectors containing the gene and hosts transformed with the vectors of the invention. The invention also relates to a method of producing reverse transcriptase having DNA polymerase activity and substantially no RNase H activity by expressing the reverse transcriptase genes of the present invention in a host. The invention also relates to a method of producing cDNA from mRNA using the reverse transcriptase of the invention. The invention also relates to a kit for the preparation of cDNA from mRNA comprising the reverse transcriptase of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 24, 1998
    Date of Patent: July 8, 2003
    Assignee: Invitrogen Corporation
    Inventors: Michael Leslie Kotewicz, Gary Floyd Gerard
  • Publication number: 20030039988
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gene which encodes reverse transcriptase having DNA polymerase activity and substantially no RNase H activity. The invention also relates to vectors containing the gene and hosts transformed with the vectors of the invention. The invention also relates to a method of producing reverse transcriptase having DNA polymerase activity and substantially no RNase H activity by expressing the reverse transcriptase genes of the present invention in a host. The invention also relates to a method of producing cDNA from mRNA using the reverse transcriptase of the invention. The invention also relates to a kit for the preparation of cDNA from mRNA comprising the reverse transcriptase of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: February 27, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Leslie Kotewicz, Gary Floyd Gerard
  • Publication number: 20030027313
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gene which encodes reverse transcriptase having DNA polymerase activity and substantially no RNase H activity. The invention also relates to vectors containing the gene and hosts transformed with the vectors of the invention. The invention also relates to a method of producing reverse transcriptase having DNA polymerase activity and substantially no RNase H activity by expressing the reverse transcriptase genes of the present invention in a host. The invention also relates to a method of producing cDNA from mRNA using the reverse transcriptase of the invention. The invention also relates to a kit for the preparation of cDNA from mRNA comprising the reverse transcriptase of the invention.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 21, 2001
    Publication date: February 6, 2003
    Inventors: Michael Leslie Kotewicz, Gary Floyd Gerard
  • Patent number: 6078892
    Abstract: A method for retrieving information from a database includes pre-scoring each of a plurality of records in the database to determine their relevance to a particular item of interest, specifying at least one trait corresponding to a type of information sought to be retrieved, searching the database to derive a collection of records which satisfy the trait, and ordering the records in the first collection to identify the records most relevant to the item of interest. In order to further derive the most relevant records, a plurality of traits may be specified to effect multiple levels of searching. A predetermined number of the records may then be output without superfluous information, to increase the density, clarity, and coherency of the output. Records may then be selected for pursuit. A system and computer process implement one or more steps of the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 1998
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2000
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Gary Floyd Anderson, Paul Bao-Luo Chou, Pasumarti V. Kamesam
  • Patent number: 6063608
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gene which encodes reverse transcriptase having DNA polymerase activity and substantially no RNase H activity. The invention also relates to vectors containing the gene and hosts transformed with the vectors of the invention. The invention also relates to a method of producing reverse transcriptase having DNA polymerase activity and substantially no RNase H activity by expressing the reverse transcriptase genes of the present invention in a host. The invention also relates to a method of producing cDNA from mRNA using the reverse transcriptase of the invention. The invention also relates to a kit for the preparation of cDNA from mRNA comprising the reverse transcriptase of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2000
    Assignee: Life Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Leslie Kotewicz, Gary Floyd Gerard
  • Patent number: 5668005
    Abstract: The invention relates to a gene which encodes reverse transcriptase having DNA polymerase activity and substantially no RNase H activity. The invention also relates to vectors containing the gene and hosts transformed with the vectors of the invention. The invention also relates to a method of producing reverse transcriptase having DNA polymerase activity and substantially no RNase H activity by expressing the reverse transcriptase genes of the present invention in a host. The invention also relates to a method of producing cDNA from mRNA using the reverse transcriptase of the invention. The invention also relates to a kit for the preparation of cDNA from mRNA comprising the reverse transcriptase of the invention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 12, 1996
    Date of Patent: September 16, 1997
    Assignee: Life Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Leslie Kotewicz, Gary Floyd Gerard
  • Patent number: D858920
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2019
    Inventor: Gary Floyd
  • Patent number: D1042195
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Inventor: Gary Floyd