Patents by Inventor J. Stuart Fitts

J. Stuart Fitts 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).

  • Networking application for controlled-access-establishment
    Patent number: 11425138
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for operating networking for members and supporting a controlled-access establishment. The apparatus includes a memory and a processor couple to the memory. The memory stores a plurality of member profiles corresponding to a plurality of member devices including a first member profile corresponding to a first member device, where each member profile contains information about a member related to the member a member device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: TNB Growth Corporation
    Inventors: J. Stuart Fitts, Phillip J. Romano
  • APPARATUS SUPPORTING RESTAURANT INCUBATION AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20210158262
    Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one memory configured to store information identifying performances of multiple restaurants associated with an incubator project. The apparatus also includes at least one processor configured to correlate the performances of the restaurants over time to identify when one restaurant's performance is dependent upon one or more other restaurants' performances. The at least one processor could be configured to correlate the performances of the restaurants by correlating peak customer visits to the restaurants over time. The at least one processor could also be configured to correlate the peak customer visits to identify whether a specified one of the restaurants is visited more frequently when others of the restaurants are busier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: May 27, 2021
    Inventors: Philip J. Romano, J. Stuart Fitts
  • Apparatus supporting restaurant incubation and related methods
    Patent number: 10915848
    Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one memory configured to store information identifying performances of multiple restaurants associated with an incubator project. The apparatus also includes at least one processor configured to correlate the performances of the restaurants over time to identify when one restaurant's performance is dependent upon one or more other restaurants' performances. The at least one processor could be configured to correlate the performances of the restaurants by correlating peak customer visits to the restaurants over time. The at least one processor could also be configured to correlate the peak customer visits to identify whether a specified one of the restaurants is visited more frequently when others of the restaurants are busier.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: February 9, 2021
    Assignee: Trinity Groves Restaurant Incubator Partners, LP
    Inventors: Philip J. Romano, J. Stuart Fitts
  • NETWORKING APPLICATION FOR CONTROLLED-ACCESS-ESTABLISHMENT
    Publication number: 20200177601
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for operating networking for members and supporting a controlled-access establishment. The apparatus includes a memory and a processor couple to the memory. The memory stores a plurality of member profiles corresponding to a plurality of member devices including a first member profile corresponding to a first member device, where each member profile contains information about a member related to the member a member device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 11, 2020
    Publication date: June 4, 2020
    Inventors: J. Stuart Fitts, Phillip J. Romano
  • Networking application for controlled-access-establishment
    Patent number: 10587624
    Abstract: This disclosure provides an apparatus, method, and non-transitory computer readable medium for operating networking for members and supporting a controlled-access establishment. The apparatus includes a memory and a processor couple to the memory. The memory stores a plurality of member profiles corresponding to a plurality of member devices including a first member profile corresponding to a first member device, where each member profile contains information about a member related to the member a member device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 20, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 10, 2020
    Assignee: TNB Growth Corporation
    Inventors: J. Stuart Fitts, Phillip J. Romano
  • APPARATUS SUPPORTING RESTAURANT INCUBATION AND RELATED METHODS
    Publication number: 20150302339
    Abstract: An apparatus includes at least one memory configured to store information identifying performances of multiple restaurants associated with an incubator project. The apparatus also includes at least one processor configured to correlate the performances of the restaurants over time to identify when one restaurant's performance is dependent upon one or more other restaurants' performances. The at least one processor could be configured to correlate the performances of the restaurants by correlating peak customer visits to the restaurants over time. The at least one processor could also be configured to correlate the peak customer visits to identify whether a specified one of the restaurants is visited more frequently when others of the restaurants are busier.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 16, 2015
    Publication date: October 22, 2015
    Inventors: Philip J. Romano, J. Stuart Fitts