Patents by Inventor Christopher Bess

Christopher Bess 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).

  • Portable combination grill and smoker device
    Patent number: 12274396
    Abstract: A portable combination grill and smoker device for portably cooking using a combination of smoking and grilling includes a grill compartment in environmental communication with a wood chip box and a smoker cabinet and having attachable gas burners and an attachable electric heating element. The grill compartment is coupled to a base with a plurality of wheels for movably positioning the device on a support surface and a hitch mount for removably coupling to a standard hitch receiver for transport. The device is configured for cooking food using one or more of smoking, charcoal grilling, gas grilling, and electric grilling simultaneously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Inventor: Christopher Bess
  • Portable Combination Grill And Smoker Device
    Publication number: 20240008682
    Abstract: A portable combination grill and smoker device for portably cooking using a combination of smoking and grilling includes a grill compartment in environmental communication with a wood chip box and a smoker cabinet and having attachable gas burners and an attachable electric heating element. The grill compartment is coupled to a base with a plurality of wheels for movably positioning the device on a support surface and a hitch mount for removably coupling to a standard hitch receiver for transport. The device is configured for cooking food using one or more of smoking, charcoal grilling, gas grilling, and electric grilling simultaneously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 8, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Inventor: Christopher Bess
  • Digital identification system
    Patent number: 11539703
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, to provide digital identification. One of these methods includes comparing the location of a requester of a digital identification to the location of an owner of the digital identification. The method also includes providing information about the digital identification to the requester based at least in part on determining that the requester and the owner are within a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Adrian Borunda, Andrew L. Anaruk, Heather Hernandez, Gunjan Vijayvergia, William H. Wright, III, John Shelton, Cory S. Pickrel, Christopher Bess, Minya Liang
  • Digital identification system
    Patent number: 10880311
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, to provide digital identification. One of these methods includes comparing the location of a requester of a digital identification to the location of an owner of the digital identification. The method also includes providing information about the digital identification to the requester based at least in part on determining that the requester and the owner are within a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 29, 2020
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Adrian Borunda, Andrew L. Anaruk, Heather Hernandez, Gunjan Vijayvergia, William H. Wright, III, John Shelton, Cory S. Pickrel, Christopher Bess, Minya Liang
  • Digital identification system
    Patent number: 10616226
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, to provide digital identification. One of these methods includes comparing the location of a requester of a digital identification to the location of an owner of the digital identification. The method also includes providing information about the digital identification to the requester based at least in part on determining that the requester and the owner are within a predetermined distance.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2020
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Adrian Borunda, Andrew L. Anaruk, Heather Hernandez, Gunjan Vijayvergia, William H. Wright, III, John Shelton, Cory S. Pickrel, Christopher Bess, Minya Liang
  • DIGITAL IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20160294831
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on computer storage media, to provide digital identification. One of these methods includes comparing the location of a requester of a digital identification to the location of an owner of the digital identification. The method also includes providing information about the digital identification to the requester based at least in part on determining that the requester and the owner are within a predetermined distance.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2016
    Publication date: October 6, 2016
    Inventors: Adrian Borunda, Andrew L. Anaruk, Heather Hernandez, Melissa Trevino, Gunjan Vijayvergia, William H. Wright, III, John Shelton, Susan Wright, Cory S. Pickrel, Christopher Bess, Minya Liang