Patents by Inventor Claire Elizabeth Cummings

Claire Elizabeth Cummings 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).

  • Measuring and converting food waste
    Patent number: 11453035
    Abstract: A system for measuring and converting food waste is provided. The system includes multiple food waste monitoring devices and a food waste analysis device. These food waste monitoring devices are deployed at different geographical locations. Each of the food waste monitoring devices is configured for obtaining food waste data that includes a reason for waste, a destination of the food waste, and a category of food waste. The food waste data further includes an estimation of the weight of food waste generated by converting the volume of the food waste based on the nature of the food waste. The food waste data is transmitted to the food waste analysis device, which is configured to perform various analysis on the collected food waste data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 27, 2022
    Assignee: Bon Appetit Management Co.
    Inventors: Claire Elizabeth Cummings, Margaret Mary Kraft, David Goodfriend Kardon, Maisie Lucia Ganzler, Shaun Christopher Holtgreve
  • MEASURING AND CONVERTING FOOD WASTE
    Publication number: 20200108428
    Abstract: A system for measuring and converting food waste is provided. The system includes multiple food waste monitoring devices and a food waste analysis device. These food waste monitoring devices are deployed at different geographical locations. Each of the food waste monitoring devices is configured for obtaining food waste data that includes a reason for waste, a destination of the food waste, and a category of food waste. The food waste data further includes an estimation of the weight of food waste generated by converting the volume of the food waste based on the nature of the food waste. The food waste data is transmitted to the food waste analysis device, which is configured to perform various analysis on the collected food waste data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Inventors: Claire Elizabeth Cummings, Margaret Mary Kraft, David Goodfriend Kardon, Maisie Lucia Ganzler, Shaun Christopher Holtgreve