Patents by Inventor Todd Meade

Todd Meade 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).

  • Cry1D for controlling corn earworm
    Patent number: 12264321
    Abstract: The subject invention relates in part to the surprising discovery that Cry1Da is active against corn earworm (CEW), Helicoverpa zea (Boddie). Methods for using Cry1Da in transgenic plants to prevent serious crop damage is described. Leaf and silk bioassays using transgenic maize expressing full length, core toxin region or chimeric Cry1Da demonstrated good insect protection against CEW larvae damage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 1, 2025
    Assignee: AGRIGENETICS, INC.
    Inventors: Sek Yee Tan, Joel J Sheets, Todd P Glancy, Aaron Todd Woosley, Sarah E Worden, Diaa Alabed, Stephanie Love Burton, Karen C McLaughlin, Kenneth Narva, Thomas Meade
  • Managing a cluster of computers
    Patent number: 8706796
    Abstract: A system has a set of servers utilizing different operating systems to constitute a cross-platform system. A central management server has a set of objects characterizing the set of servers. The set of objects have relationship edges to related objects. A server intelligence agent coordinates the start-up of the central management server and the set of servers and coordinates the control of state changes within the set of servers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: SAP France S.A.
    Inventors: Jeffery Rodd Daviss, Harry Todd Meade, Sunil Puri
  • ELECTRONIC COMMERCE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND METHOD
    Publication number: 20120271702
    Abstract: A method for managing a promotional campaign in an electronic commerce system is provided. The method comprises, at an electronic commerce server receiving a virtual coupon use request including a multiple-user virtual coupon code from the user of the client program executed on a client device, detecting a distinguishing identifier associated with the virtual coupon use request from the user of the client program, determining eligibility criteria and at least one virtual coupon benefit corresponding to the virtual coupon code. The method further comprises at the electronic commerce server determining if the user of the client program from which the virtual coupon code was received is eligible to receive the virtual coupon benefit based on the distinguishing identifier and the eligibility criteria and if the user of the client program is eligible, providing the virtual coupon benefit to the user of the client program.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 25, 2011
    Publication date: October 25, 2012
    Inventors: Patrick MacLachlan, Simon Droscher, Todd Meade
  • APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR MANAGING A CLUSTER OF COMPUTERS
    Publication number: 20090172697
    Abstract: A system has a set of servers utilizing different operating systems to constitute a cross-platform system. A central management server has a set of objects characterizing the set of servers. The set of objects have relationship edges to related objects. A server intelligence agent coordinates the start-up of the central management server and the set of servers and coordinates the control of state changes within the set of servers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 27, 2007
    Publication date: July 2, 2009
    Applicant: Business Objects, S.A.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Rodd DAVISS, Harry Todd MEADE, Sunil PURI