Patents by Inventor David L. Griffin

David L. Griffin 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).

  • Patent number: 8336744
    Abstract: The flow limiting bottle cap secures to a container having a threaded neck and allows a user to select an open or a closed position without removing the cap from a container. Additionally fluid from within a container, when poured, forms multiple separate streams in laminar flow. The cap provides a pattern of conically shaped holes for passing of fluid. Each hole has edge conditions for adjusting the flow relative to pouring. The cap opens by raising an upper portion and closes by lowering the upper portion or by rotating the upper portion to expose the holes and closing by rotating oppositely to block the holes. Knurling upon the perimeter of the upper portion aids the user. An internal seal also excludes atmospheric communication to reduce spoilage of fluids within a container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Date of Patent: December 25, 2012
    Inventor: David L. Griffin
  • Publication number: 20110215066
    Abstract: The flow limiting bottle cap secures to a container having a threaded neck and allows a user to select an open or a closed position without removing the cap from a container. Additionally fluid from within a container, when poured, forms multiple separate streams in laminar flow. The cap provides a pattern of conically shaped holes for passing of fluid. Each hole has edge conditions for adjusting the flow relative to pouring. The cap opens by raising an upper portion and closes by lowering the upper portion or by rotating the upper portion to expose the holes and closing by rotating oppositely to block the holes. Knurling upon the perimeter of the upper portion aids the user. An internal seal also excludes atmospheric communication to reduce spoilage of fluids within a container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventor: DAVID L. GRIFFIN
  • Publication number: 20090259674
    Abstract: Received information from a set of information sources can be processed. The processing can convert the received information into a standardized form. An effect that the converted information has upon a set of scheduled events of a calendaring application can be determined based upon a set of configurable rules. One or more programmatic action relating to the scheduled events can be taken based upon the determined effect. Programmatic actions can include notifying a user associated with the effected scheduled event and automatically changing an attribute associated with the scheduled event within a database used by the calendaring application.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 15, 2008
    Publication date: October 15, 2009
    Applicant: INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION
    Inventors: DAVID L. GRIFFIN, HAROLD STEPHEN HAYDEN
  • Publication number: 20080277503
    Abstract: The flow limiting bottle cap secures to a container having a threaded neck and allows a user to select an open or a closed position without removing the cap from a container. Additionally fluid from within a container, when poured, forms multiple separate streams but not a large gusher. The cap provides a pattern of holes for passing of fluid. The cap opens by raising an upper portion and closes by lowering the upper portion or by rotating the upper portion to expose the holes and closing by rotating oppositely to block the holes. Knurling upon the perimeter of the upper portion aids the user. An internal seal also excludes atmospheric communication to reduce spoilage of fluids within a container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 28, 2008
    Publication date: November 13, 2008
    Inventor: David L. Griffin
  • Patent number: 5307086
    Abstract: A method of implementing a preview window in an object oriented programming system that includes an application having at least a first panel and a second panel that are selectively displayable on a display screen. The second panel displays underlying information and the first panel displays an abbreviated representation of the underlying information. The user can temporarily display a preview window that contains underlying information while viewing the first panel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 1991
    Date of Patent: April 26, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: David L. Griffin, Patrick J. Keane
  • Patent number: 5303145
    Abstract: A method and apparatus are disclosed for scheduling and confirming meetings in a data processing system which includes stored calendars for prospective attendees. A prompting screen is presented to a scheduler with blanks for keying in a desired meeting parameters including at least: a list of desired attendees; a desired date range; and a desired time span. A prompting screen is also presented to each prospective attendee to permit an attendee to key in attendee confirmation parameters which specify the conditions under which the prospective attendee will agree to attend a desired meeting. In a depicted embodiment of the present invention, a prospective attendee may identify selected attendees who must or must not attend a desired meeting in order to confirm the prospective attendees attendance at that meeting.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 26, 1990
    Date of Patent: April 12, 1994
    Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
    Inventors: Susan F. Griffin, David L. Griffin, Patrick J. Keane