Patents by Inventor David C. Fox

David C. Fox 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: 20250259253
    Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2025
    Publication date: August 14, 2025
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Patent number: 12361471
    Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Date of Patent: July 15, 2025
    Assignee: Blue Baker, LLC
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Publication number: 20250191054
    Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders or dine-in practices by customers than with traditional ordering, pick up windows, and dine-in practices. The system includes an order ready board at a restaurant location that displays the status of pending orders and indicates when the orders are ready for pickup.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 18, 2025
    Publication date: June 12, 2025
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Patent number: 12315023
    Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a coordinated mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 27, 2025
    Assignee: Blue Baker, LLC
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Publication number: 20250166049
    Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders or dine-in practices by customers than with traditional ordering, pick up windows, and dine-in practices. In some embodiments, an order ready board is used to present a status of one or more orders of one or more customers.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 21, 2025
    Publication date: May 22, 2025
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Publication number: 20250156931
    Abstract: A facility for food preparation and distribution is disclosed. The facility includes a computer system configured to receive, via a network, a plurality of food orders from corresponding ones of a plurality of devices and receive electronic payments for ones of the plurality of food orders. The facility further includes a food preparation area in which the food orders are prepared and packaged, a food pick-up area arranged to facilitate a pick-up of a first food order, and a pick-up window arranged to facilitate a pick-up of a second food order by an occupant of a vehicle. The facility includes a plurality of single-vehicle parking spaces and an order-ready board configured to display directions for an occupant of the vehicle to proceed to the pick-up window to receive the second food order. The facility is designated to exclusively provide take-out orders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2024
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Applicant: Blue Baker, LLC
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Publication number: 20250156972
    Abstract: In some embodiments, systems and methods are disclosed for location triggered order preparation. Timing and slip logic may be used to prepare orders to be ready for in-restaurant dining, pickup, and/or delivery based on numerous factors including number of orders, network bandwidth, restaurant properties, ordered menu items, the location of one or more vehicles, among others.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 15, 2025
    Publication date: May 15, 2025
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Patent number: 12293382
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for encouraging or incentivizing delivery orders is disclosed. The method includes monitoring, by a computing device, a plurality of delivery orders placed by users, determining, based on the monitoring of the plurality of delivery orders, at least one trending drop-off location, determining, based on the at least one trending drop-off location and at least one location of the users, a subset of users, and sending, to at least one computing device of the subset of users, an incentive or a suggestion to place a delivery order.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2025
    Assignee: Blue Baker, LLC
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Patent number: 12277614
    Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 15, 2025
    Assignee: Blue Baker, LLC
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Patent number: 12271966
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a device, over a network, an order from a device of a user, the order including information indicating a current location of the user. The method may include determining, by the device, a geographical relationship between the current location and a plurality of restaurant locations, determining, by the device, a future pick-up time for the order based on the determined geographical relationship and/or traffic delays, determining, by the device, that a current time respective to the future pick-up time is within a threshold time period to the future pick-up time, and causing, by the device, a notification to be delivered to the restaurant, the notification including an indication that the received order is to be prepared.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 8, 2025
    Assignee: Blue Baker, LLC
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Patent number: 12205160
    Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders or dine-in practices by customers than with traditional ordering, pick up windows, and dine-in practices.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: Blue Baker, LLC
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Patent number: 12198209
    Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 14, 2025
    Assignee: Blue Baker, LLC
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Publication number: 20240169454
    Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a coordinated mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 29, 2023
    Publication date: May 23, 2024
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Publication number: 20240062321
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a method may include receiving, by a device, over a network, an order from a device of a user, the order including information indicating a current location of the user. The method may include determining, by the device, a geographical relationship between the current location and a plurality of restaurant locations, determining, by the device, a future pick-up time for the order based on the determined geographical relationship and/or traffic delays, determining, by the device, that a current time respective to the future pick-up time is within a threshold time period to the future pick-up time, and causing, by the device, a notification to be delivered to the restaurant, the notification including an indication that the received order is to be prepared.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: Blue Baker, LLC
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Publication number: 20240054579
    Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 23, 2023
    Publication date: February 15, 2024
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Publication number: 20240029102
    Abstract: A computer-implemented method for encouraging or incentivizing delivery orders is disclosed. The method includes monitoring, by a computing device, a plurality of delivery orders placed by users, determining, based on the monitoring of the plurality of delivery orders, at least one trending drop-off location, determining, based on the at least one trending drop-off location and at least one location of the users, a subset of users, and sending, to at least one computing device of the subset of users, an incentive or a suggestion to place a delivery order.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Publication number: 20240029180
    Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: January 25, 2024
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Patent number: 11861744
    Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a coordinated mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Blue Baker, LLC
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Publication number: 20230419388
    Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders or dine-in practices by customers than with traditional ordering, pick up windows, and dine-in practices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 11, 2023
    Publication date: December 28, 2023
    Inventor: David C. Fox
  • Publication number: 20230385910
    Abstract: Systems and restaurant locations for use with a mobile ordering system, and methods thereof, to provide at least more time-efficient pick up of orders by customers than with traditional ordering and pick up windows.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 14, 2023
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Inventor: David C. Fox