Patents by Inventor Philip Griffiths

Philip Griffiths 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).

  • Merchandising unit with switchable glass panel
    Patent number: 8573718
    Abstract: A merchandising unit for consumer goods includes at least one wall formed of one or more panels of electrically switchable glass which are switchable between a first state and a second state. The level of light transmission through the switchable glass is greater in the second state than in the first state. The merchandising unit includes a first compartment for housing the consumer goods. The first compartment includes the at least one wall formed from one or more electrically switchable glass panels, such that in the first state the consumer goods cannot be seen through the at least one wall and in the second state the consumer goods are visible through the at least one wall.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2013
    Assignee: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Griffiths, Andras Tovisi, Guido Ugo
  • MERCHANDISING UNIT WITH SWITCHABLE GLASS PANEL
    Publication number: 20100294679
    Abstract: A merchandising unit for consumer goods includes at least one wall formed of one or more panels of electrically switchable glass which are switchable between a first state and a second state. The level of light transmission through the switchable glass is greater in the second state than in the first state. The merchandising unit includes a first compartment for housing the consumer goods. The first compartment includes the at least one wall formed from one or more electrically switchable glass panels, such that in the first state the consumer goods cannot be seen through the at least one wall and in the second state the consumer goods are visible through the at least one wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 25, 2010
    Publication date: November 25, 2010
    Applicant: Philip Morris USA Inc.
    Inventors: Philip Griffiths, Andras Tovisi, Guido Ugo
  • Fabrics
    Patent number: 6227257
    Abstract: The invention relates to a fabric (10) for arresting ballistic articles, the fabric (10) comprising first (11) and second (12) woven layers secured together. The working fibers of the first (11) and second (12) layers are of substantially inextensible yarns such as aramid fibers. The working fibers of the first layer (11) are perpendicular to the working fibers of the second layer (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 8, 2001
    Assignee: M. Wright & Sons Ltd.
    Inventor: Paul Philip Griffiths