Patents by Inventor David Griffis

David Griffis 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: 20240103288
    Abstract: An apparatus can include a display, a facial interface, and a connection between the display and facial interface. The display can at least translate or rotate relative to the facial interface via the connection.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 21, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Adam Y. Kollgaard, Jonathan M. Anderson, Jeffrey A. Griffis, Joel Ebers, Trevor S. Chambers, Sung Kim, David Dostal, William Law
  • Patent number: 10746360
    Abstract: Lighting units for use with garage door openers and associated door tracks in residential garages and other similar settings are described herein. In some embodiments, the lighting units can be easily attached to a door track by means of one or more magnets. In other embodiments, the lighting units can be easily daisy-chained together to provide increased lighting. Additionally, in further embodiments, lighting units described herein can be operably connected to a garage door opening system so that they operate in conjunction with the door opening system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: ASSA ABLOY Entrance Systems AB
    Inventors: Joshua James Brown, David Griffis, Maxwell MacLeay
  • Publication number: 20190346095
    Abstract: Lighting units for use with garage door openers and associated door tracks in residential garages and other similar settings are described herein. In some embodiments, the lighting units can be easily attached to a door track by means of one or more magnets. In other embodiments, the lighting units can be easily daisy-chained together to provide increased lighting. Additionally, in further embodiments, lighting units described herein can be operably connected to a garage door opening system so that they operate in conjunction with the door opening system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 10, 2019
    Publication date: November 14, 2019
    Inventors: Joshua James Brown, David Griffis, Maxwell MacLeay
  • Publication number: 20190203513
    Abstract: Track guards for use with overhead doors at loading docks, residential locations, and other facilities are described herein. In some embodiments, the track guards described herein can be two-part assemblies having a first part (e.g., a base member) that mounts directly to a door jamb, and a second part (e.g., an outer member or cap) that can be adjustably positioned relative to a door guide rail and then fixedly attached to the base member. In some embodiments, the outer member can include recesses or pockets, elongate edge features, and/or other shapes that are configured to clip onto or otherwise cover a portion of the guide rail to provide support and/or prevent, or at least reduce the likelihood of, damage from operational loads and/or impacts to the guide rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 4, 2019
    Publication date: July 4, 2019
    Inventors: Joshua James Brown, David Griffis, Maxwell MacLeay
  • Publication number: 20070039242
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a door of a transit vehicle with an angularly disposed floor portion incorporates a rotatably disposed driving member in combination with a driven member attached to the sealing arrangement to enable vertical movement thereof for providing a weather seal when the door is closed and accommodating the angularly disposed floor portion when the door is open and the door is disposed within the transit vehicle and above the floor portion. An inner and outer cover may be provided at the bottom edge of the door for esthetic purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: February 22, 2007
    Applicant: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David Griffis, Wieslaw Tomczyk, Fotios Golemis
  • Publication number: 20070033875
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a door of a transit vehicle with an angularly disposed floor portion incorporates a rotatably disposed driving member in combination with a driven member attached to the sealing arrangement to enable vertical movement thereof for providing a weather seal when the door is closed and accommodating the angularly disposed floor portion when the door is open and the door is disposed within the transit vehicle and above the floor portion. An inner and outer cover may be provided at the bottom edge of the door for esthetic purposes.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2006
    Publication date: February 15, 2007
    Applicant: Westinghouse Air Brake Technologies Corporation
    Inventors: David Griffis, Wieslaw Tomczyk, Fotios Golemis
  • Publication number: 20050121939
    Abstract: A sealing arrangement for a door of a transit vehicle with an angularly disposed floor portion incorporates a rotatably disposed driving member in combination with a driven member attached to the sealing arrangement to enable vertical movement thereof for providing a whether seal when the door is closed and for providing a clearance with the angularly disposed floor portion when the door is open and being disposed within the transit vehicle and above the floor portion. An inner and outer cover may be provided at the bottom edge of the door for esthetic purposes. A safety member may be provided adjacent the inner cover to prevent pinch point hazard.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 5, 2003
    Publication date: June 9, 2005
    Inventors: David Griffis, Wieslaw Tomczyk, Fotios Golemis