Patents by Inventor Bryan Wesley Griffith

Bryan Wesley Griffith 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).

  • Publication number: 20190073613
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for deploying employees to roles in a restaurant. For example, some embodiments are directed to basing employee deployment decisions at least in part on a combination of quantitative data and qualitative assessments of performance by various employees in various roles. Qualitative assessments may, for example, relate to an employee's success in promoting customer satisfaction, or to the accuracy of quantitative data relating to a task or function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 5, 2018
    Publication date: March 7, 2019
    Applicant: Panera, LLC
    Inventors: Blaine E. Hurst, Michael R. Nettles, Bryan Wesley Griffith
  • Patent number: 10163067
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for deploying employees to roles in a restaurant. For example, some embodiments are directed to basing employee deployment decisions at least in part on a combination of quantitative data and qualitative assessments of performance by various employees in various roles. Qualitative assessments may, for example, relate to an employee's success in promoting customer satisfaction, or to the accuracy of quantitative data relating to a task or function.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2018
    Assignee: Panera, LLC
    Inventors: Blaine E. Hurst, Michael R. Nettles, Bryan Wesley Griffith
  • Publication number: 20180365609
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention provide systems and methods for deploying employees to roles in a restaurant. For example, some embodiments are directed to basing employee deployment decisions at least in part on a combination of quantitative data and qualitative assessments of performance by various employees in various roles. Qualitative assessments may, for example, relate to an employee's success in promoting customer satisfaction, or to the accuracy of quantitative data relating to a task or function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 19, 2018
    Publication date: December 20, 2018
    Applicant: Panera, LLC
    Inventors: Blaine E. Hurst, Michael R. Nettles, Bryan Wesley Griffith
  • Patent number: 10019686
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and/or methods for analyzing the operations of a restaurant of other enterprise(s). Audio and/or video recordings of occurrences in the restaurant may be analyzed to generate a qualitative assessment of an employee's performance in a role in the restaurant during a particular time period. Quantitative data, such as may be generated by operational systems in the restaurant, may also provide an indicator of the employee's performance in the role during the same time period. An overall assessment of the employee's performance in the role during the time period may be based at least in part on the qualitative assessment and the quantitative data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2018
    Assignee: Panera, LLC
    Inventors: Blaine E. Hurst, Michael R. Nettles, Bryan Wesley Griffith
  • Publication number: 20160364661
    Abstract: Some embodiments of the invention are directed to systems and/or methods for analyzing the operations of a restaurant of other enterprise(s). Audio and/or video recordings of occurrences in the restaurant may be analyzed to generate a qualitative assessment of an employee's performance in a role in the restaurant during a particular time period. Quantitative data, such as may be generated by operational systems in the restaurant, may also provide an indicator of the employee's performance in the role during the same time period. An overall assessment of the employee's performance in the role during the time period may be based at least in part on the qualitative assessment and the quantitative data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2016
    Publication date: December 15, 2016
    Applicant: Panera, LLC
    Inventors: Blaine E. Hurst, Michael R. Nettles, Bryan Wesley Griffith