Patents by Inventor Mark Griffith
Mark Griffith 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).
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Patent number: 11144923Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for progressive authorization of information. One of the methods includes obtaining information from a user device indicating a user identity of a user operating the user device, the user device being in communication with a content server. A confidence associated with the user identity of the user is determined. Requests from the content server for profile information associated with the user identity are responded to, such that authorization levels of requested profile information are determined to be satisfied based on the confidence. Upon a positive determination, use of the requested profile information is granted. Upon a negative determination, prompts for additional identifying information are provided on the user device.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2017Date of Patent: October 12, 2021Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Mark Griffith, Richard Koehler, Lakshmi Saligram
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Publication number: 20200301643Abstract: A method of operating a multi-device document viewer includes receiving a selection of two or more computing devices to be included in a selected group of computing devices that create the multi-device document viewer; assigning the two or more computing devices to the selected group; assigning a page offset value for each of the two or more computing devices in the selected group, the page offset value identifying an offset from a base page for each of the two or more computing devices; receiving a selection of a document to be viewed on the multi-device document viewer at one computing device of the two or more computing devices; and displaying pages of the selected document on the two or more computing devices corresponding based on the assigned page offset value for each of the two or more computing devices.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 17, 2020Publication date: September 24, 2020Inventor: Mark Griffiths
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Patent number: 10513283Abstract: A motorized kayak cart is provided. The cart has a frame for supporting the hull of a kayak, a motor that drives two opposing wheels mounted on the frame, and stabilizing bars that contact a ground surface on which the cart rests and slides along the ground surface in order to maintain the cart in an upright position when the cart is in motion so that the cart does not tip over when in use.Type: GrantFiled: October 31, 2017Date of Patent: December 24, 2019Inventor: Mark Griffith
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Patent number: 10438200Abstract: Systems and techniques are disclosed for vending machine authorization and customization based on confidences of user identities. One of the methods includes receiving identifying information for a user device, the identifying information being received in response to the user device being within a distance of a vending machine. The vending machine can include sensors that trigger the user device to provide identifying information. A portion of profile information is accessed, portion of profile information indicating a unique identifier assigned to the user device. The portion of profile information is provided to one or more servers that communicate with the vending machine over one or more networks. Preference in formation is displayed via a display of the vending machine, the preference information being maintained by servers and being associated with the unique identifier.Type: GrantFiled: January 16, 2017Date of Patent: October 8, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Mark Griffith, Richard Koehler, Lakshmi Saligram
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Publication number: 20190126966Abstract: A motorized kayak cart is provided. The cart has a frame for supporting the hull of a kayak, a motor that drives two opposing wheels mounted on the frame, and stabilizing bars that contact a ground surface on which the cart rests and slides along the ground surface in order to maintain the cart in an upright position when the cart is in motion so that the cart does not tip over when in use.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2017Publication date: May 2, 2019Inventor: Mark Griffith
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Patent number: PP29578Abstract: A new cultivar of Ilex crenata plant named, ‘PIIIC-I’, that is characterized by its upright, fastigiate plant habit, its dense, freely branching growth habit, its slightly recurved leaves that are glossy in texture and dark green in color, branches that do not splay or spread apart with age and its lack of fruit production (male flowers).Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: August 7, 2018Assignee: BAILEY NURSERIES INC.Inventors: Michael A. Dirr, Rhonda Helvick, Oren McBee, Mark Griffith, Jeff Beasley
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Patent number: PP29779Abstract: A new cultivar of Dystilium hybrid plant named, ‘PIIDIST-VI’, that is characterized by its compact, freely branched, mounded, and evergreen plant habit, its small, ovate-lanceolate shaped leaves that are green with a hint of red-purple in color when young and dark green in color when mature, and its good cold hardiness.Type: GrantFiled: February 6, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: BAILEY NURSERIES INC.Inventors: Michael A. Dirr, Rhonda Helvick, Oren McBee, Mark Griffith, Jeff Beasley
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Patent number: PP30308Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla plant named ‘GRIFFHY-01’, characterized by its bright yellow foliage color, remontant (reblooming) trait, flowering on old wood and new growth of the season, pink mophead inflorescence in non-aluminium based media and blue inflorescence in aluminum based media, and compact, rounded to spreading growth habit.Type: GrantFiled: February 23, 2018Date of Patent: March 26, 2019Assignee: Griffith Propagation Nurseries Inc.Inventors: Mark Griffith, Rhonda Helvick, Ben Sanders
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Patent number: PP32242Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘COF-HM2’ is disclosed, characterized by vigorously growing, compact plants with strong, upright peduncles. Inflorescences are dense mophead with uniquely colored sepals beginning maturing green-purple and maturing pink. Sepals are extremely thick and persist in good condition up to 8 weeks. Fall foliage is a deep red. The new variety is a Hydrangea, normally produced as an ornamental plant.Type: GrantFiled: August 14, 2019Date of Patent: September 29, 2020Inventors: Michael Dirr, Mark Griffith
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Patent number: PP32549Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea paniculata plant named ‘Bailpanone’ that is characterized by its compact plant size reaching 0.9 to 1.2 m in height and spread, its late blooming habit, its panicles that are creamy white in color and change to light pink in color as they age in northern climates, and its dense panicles with few fertile flowers.Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2020Date of Patent: December 1, 2020Assignee: BAILEY NURSERIES INC.Inventors: Michael A. Dirr, Jeff Beasley, Mark Griffith, Rhonda Helvick, Oren McBee, David Jonathan Roberts, Justin Schulze
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Patent number: PP33703Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea macrophylla plant named ‘Bailmacsix’ that is characterized by its compact plant habit; reaching 40 cm to 92 cm in height and width, its cold hardiness in U.S.D.A. Zone 4, its blooming on both old and new wood, and its inflorescences that are deep pink or deep blue/purple depending on growing conditions.Type: GrantFiled: April 21, 2021Date of Patent: November 30, 2021Assignee: BAILEY NURSERIES INC.Inventors: Michael A. Dirr, Jeff Beasley, Mark Griffith, Rhonda Helvick, Oren McBee, David Jonathan Roberts, Justin Schulze
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Patent number: PP34955Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Loropetalum plant named ‘LRD-02-20’ is disclosed, characterized by its compact, mounded, spreading growth habit; dark black-purple foliage color that persists through summer and winter; dark pink (almost red) flowers in spring; and improved cold hardiness compared to other compact purple-leaf cultivars. The new variety is a Loropetalum, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: January 31, 2023Assignee: Premier Introductions Inc.Inventors: Michael Dirr, Jeff Beasley, Mark Griffith
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Patent number: PP35125Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘RLL-12-20’ is disclosed, characterized by purple-red new growth of foliage color, thick leaves, pink mophead inflorescence in non-aluminum-based media and blue inflorescence in aluminum-based media, and compact, rounded to spreading growth habit. The new variety is a Hydrangea, typically produced as an outdoor ornamental plant.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Premier Introductions Inc.Inventors: Michael Dirr, Jeff Beasley, Mark Griffith
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Patent number: PP35127Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Hydrangea plant named ‘SC-05-20’ is disclosed, characterized by glossy dark green foliage color, remontant (reblooming) trait, flowering on old wood and new growth of the season, pink mophead inflorescence in non-aluminium-based media and blue inflorescence in aluminum-based media, and compact, rounded to spreading growth habit. The new variety is a Hydrangea, typically produced as an outdoor ornamental plant.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: April 25, 2023Assignee: Premier Introductions Inc.Inventors: Michael Dirr, Jeff Beasley, Mark Griffith
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Patent number: PP35243Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lantana plant named ‘PII-LC1’ is disclosed, characterized by a unique golden-orange flower color. Plants are hardy to USDA Zone 7. The new variety is a Lantana, typically produced as an outdoor ornamental plant.Type: GrantFiled: December 5, 2022Date of Patent: July 4, 2023Assignee: Premier Introductions Inc.Inventors: Michael Dirr, Jeff Beasley, Mark Griffith
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Patent number: PP35292Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Lagerstroemia plant named ‘BD-01-20’ is disclosed, characterized by compact, upright, intermediate growth habit, reddish new growth, lustrous dark green with red foliage. Flowers are red in color, and highly resistant to Cercospora leaf spot. The new variety is a Lagerstroemia, normally used for outdoor ornamental purposes.Type: GrantFiled: August 24, 2022Date of Patent: August 1, 2023Assignee: Premier Introductions Inc.Inventors: Michael Dirr, Jeff Beasley, Mark Griffith
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Patent number: PP35470Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Abelia plant named ‘ABLR-PII’, characterized by its compact, mounding to spreading growth habit, with foliage color emerging red to pink, turning to a cream-white and green variegation. Semi-evergreen foliage does not photo bleach or burn in full sun like other variegated foliage cultivars. Plants maintain a spreading, layered growth habit without splaying shoots. The new variety is an Abelia, normally produced as an outdoor garden or container plant.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2023Date of Patent: November 14, 2023Assignee: Premier Introductions Inc.Inventors: Michael Dirr, Jeff Beasley, Mark Griffith
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Patent number: PP36118Abstract: A new cultivar of Hydrangea paniculata plant named ‘Bailpantwo’ that is characterized by its compact plant habit (reaching 1.2 to 1.5 m in height and spread), its mid to late blooming season in Minnesota, its panicles that open creamy white in color and age to a dark pinkish red in color, its dense branching, and its floriferous blooming habit.Type: GrantFiled: December 4, 2023Date of Patent: September 17, 2024Assignee: BAILEY NURSERIES INC.Inventors: Michael A. Dirr, Jeff Beasley, Mark Griffith, Rhonda Helvick, Oren McBee, David Jonathan Roberts, Justin Schulze
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Patent number: PP36284Abstract: A new cultivar of Gardenia named ‘Baildeniaone’ that is characterized by its double flowers with a strong fragrance, its uniform and rounded plant habit without pruning, and its good cold tolerance, at least to U.S.D.A. Zone 7.Type: GrantFiled: November 15, 2023Date of Patent: December 3, 2024Assignee: BAILEY NURSERIES INC.Inventors: Michael A. Dirr, Jeff Beasley, Mark Griffith, Rhonda Helvick, Oren McBee, David Jonathan Roberts, Justin Schulze
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Patent number: PP36324Abstract: A new and distinct cultivar of Buddleia plant named ‘BD-02-21’, characterized by its compact, upright spreading habit, dark green foliage with silvery underside, numerous purple flowers, exceptionally free flowering (floriferous blooming habit), and long flowering season, with flowers produced from summer to the first frost. Persistence under heat and humidity.Type: GrantFiled: September 27, 2023Date of Patent: December 17, 2024Assignee: Premier Introductions Inc.Inventors: Michael Dirr, Jeff Beasley, Mark Griffith