Patents by Inventor Robert Bradford Gray

Robert Bradford Gray 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: 20230008256
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a food safety management system, including interfaces for management and reporting and a handheld computing device for checklist completion. A checklist of tasks to be performed in a food service establishment is obtained and displayed on a touchscreen of the handheld computing device. Confirmation is obtained on the touchscreen whether a task has been completed. An identifier at a location in the food service establishment is inputted to verify that a task has been completed. Temperature readings are obtained from one or more stationary sensors monitoring a food storage environment. Task completion data and temperature data are sent to a server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2022
    Publication date: January 12, 2023
    Inventors: Douglas Brown Dillard, Robert Bradford Gray, David Alan Spencer, John Ashwell Raymond, Adam Jon Parrott
  • Publication number: 20220390285
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for image-based verification of checklist items. In one embodiment, a user request is received to record a temperature reading of a food item using a handheld temperature sensor. In response to the user request, the temperature reading is received and an image of the handheld temperature sensor is captured. The image of the handheld temperature sensor is stored in association with the temperature reading.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 8, 2022
    Inventors: Adam Parrott, Thomas Schmitt, Robert Bradford Gray
  • Patent number: 11449810
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a food safety management system, including a web portal for management and reporting and a handheld computing device for checklist completion. A checklist of tasks to be performed in a food service establishment is obtained and displayed on a touchscreen of the handheld computing device. Confirmation is obtained on the touchscreen whether a task has been completed. An identifier at a location in the food service establishment is inputted to verify that a task has been completed. Temperature and humidity readings are obtained from one or more stationary sensors monitoring a food storage environment. Task completion data, temperature data, and humidity data are sent to a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: CM Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Brown Dillard, Robert Bradford Gray, David Alan Spencer, John Ashwell Raymond, Adam Parrott
  • Publication number: 20210326781
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a food safety management system, including a web portal for management and reporting and a handheld computing device for checklist completion. A checklist of tasks to be performed in a food service establishment is obtained and displayed on a touchscreen of the handheld computing device. Confirmation is obtained on the touchscreen whether a task has been completed. An identifier at a location in the food service establishment is inputted to verify that a task has been completed. Temperature and humidity readings are obtained from one or more stationary sensors monitoring a food storage environment. Task completion data, temperature data, and humidity data are sent to a server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 3, 2021
    Publication date: October 21, 2021
    Inventors: Douglas Brown Dillard, Robert Bradford Gray, David Alan Spencer, John Ashwell Raymond, Adam Parrott
  • Publication number: 20210247134
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments for an automated temperature logging and predictive alerting system for monitoring items that are being cooled or heated. In one embodiment, a predictive logging application may compare a predicted temperature curve of an item to a predefined slope to predict whether or not the item will meet a target threshold. The target threshold may be a target temperature or duration rule that can be aggregated discontinuously over a single day or multiple days. If the projected temperature curve is predicted to not meet the target threshold, the logging application may send alerts notifying a client of available corrective actions. In projecting the predicted slope, the predictive logging application may train machine learning models to analyze historical data associated with the item and the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 5, 2021
    Publication date: August 12, 2021
    Inventors: ROBERT BRADFORD GRAY, Thomas Gibson Woodbury, Mary Nicole Veitch
  • Patent number: 11004020
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a food safety management system, including a web portal for management and reporting and a handheld computing device for checklist completion. A checklist of tasks to be performed in a food service establishment is obtained and displayed on a touchscreen of the handheld computing device. Confirmation is obtained on the touchscreen whether a task has been completed. Temperature readings are obtained from one or more stationary sensors monitoring a food storage environment. Task completion data and temperature data are sent to a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: CM SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Brown Dillard, Robert Bradford Gray, David Alan Spencer, John Ashwell Raymond
  • Publication number: 20180060767
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a food safety management system, including a web portal for management and reporting and a handheld computing device for checklist completion. A checklist of tasks to be performed in a food service establishment is obtained and displayed on a touchscreen of the handheld computing device. Confirmation is obtained on the touchscreen whether a task has been completed. An identifier at a location in the food service establishment is inputted to verify that a task has been completed. Temperature and humidity readings are obtained from one or more stationary sensors monitoring a food storage environment. Task completion data, temperature data, and humidity data are sent to a server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2017
    Publication date: March 1, 2018
    Inventors: DOUGLAS BROWN DILLARD, ROBERT BRADFORD GRAY, DAVID ALAN SPENCER, JOHN ASHWELL RAYMOND
  • Patent number: 9811788
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a food safety management system, including a web portal for management and reporting and a handheld computing device for checklist completion. A checklist of tasks to be performed in a food service establishment is obtained and displayed on a touchscreen of the handheld computing device. Confirmation is obtained on the touchscreen whether a task has been completed. An identifier at a location in the food service establishment is inputted to verify that a task has been completed. Temperature and humidity readings are obtained from one or more stationary sensors monitoring a food storage environment. Task completion data, temperature data, and humidity data are sent to a server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2017
    Assignee: CM SYSTEMS, LLC
    Inventors: Douglas Brown Dillard, Robert Bradford Gray, David Alan Spencer, John Ashwell Raymond
  • Publication number: 20110004502
    Abstract: Disclosed are various embodiments of a food safety management system, including a web portal for management and reporting and a handheld computing device for checklist completion. A checklist of tasks to be performed in a food service establishment is obtained and displayed on a touchscreen of the handheld computing device. Confirmation is obtained on the touchscreen whether a task has been completed. An identifier at a location in the food service establishment is inputted to verify that a task has been completed. Temperature and humidity readings are obtained from one or more stationary sensors monitoring a food storage environment. Task completion data, temperature data, and humidity data are sent to a server.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2009
    Publication date: January 6, 2011
    Applicant: ORDERITE, INC.
    Inventors: Douglas Brown Dillard, Robert Bradford Gray, Thomas Paul Schmitt, David Alan Spencer, John Ashwell Raymond
  • Publication number: 20020095402
    Abstract: Direct order entry is enabled through the use of a hand-held independent computer that coordinates the entry and transmission of data between a data entry enterprise and a data receiving enterprise. Software and data can be delivered to a data center that can transmit the software and data the hand-held computer. Data can be directly entered into the hand-held computer in an off-line mode and subsequently transmitted to the data center in an on-line mode. The handheld computer provides full freedom of movement in the off-line mode and precise data transmission in the on-line mode, thereby reducing or eliminating data entry error.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 18, 2002
    Publication date: July 18, 2002
    Inventors: Douglas Brown Dillard, Robert Bradford Gray, John Ashwell Raymond