Joseph L Griffin

US Patent:

6529203, Mar 4, 2003

Filed:

Mar 28, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/536624

Inventors:

Joseph William Griffin - Riverside IL 60546

International Classification:

G09G 502

US Classification:

345594, 345581, 345593, 345810

Abstract:

The current invention discloses a method and apparatus and a computer program for editing the colors in a text line from a rotating color word selector on a personal desktop computer. The current invention comprises a select word button on the rotating color word selector. Activating this button allows the user to select color data from the color library. The color date is shown on the select order bar display apparatus as a visual color image. The order of colors on the select order bar determines the color of the words in the text line.

US Patent:

6556212, Apr 29, 2003

Filed:

Aug 15, 2000

Appl. No.:

09/638971

Inventors:

Joseph W. Griffin - Lisle IL 60532

International Classification:

G09G 502

US Classification:

345593

Abstract:

This invention concerns a method for displaying a chain of rotating color output units in different colors according to a color sequence on a displayer of a data processing system that comprises generating a request to start a process for displaying the chain of rotating color output units in different colors according to the color sequence on the displayer, selecting a background color for the displayer, creating a color sequence, making the background color unavailable to the color sequence, getting an input unit from an inputting device, getting a color from the color sequence, and displaying the input unit as an output unit in the color got from the color sequence on the displayer of the data processing system. The method further comprises repeating the step of getting an input unit from an inputting device, the step of getting a color from the color sequence, and the step of displaying the input unit as an output unit in the color got from the color sequence on the displayer of the data processing system for each input unit until all the input units have been inputted and displayed as a chain of rotating color output units in different colors according to the color sequence on the displayer. The present invention also concerns an apparatus and a computer program product for displaying a chain of rotating color output units in different colors according to a color sequence on a displayer of a data processing system.

US Patent:

20040069505, Apr 15, 2004

Filed:

Oct 15, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/270405

Inventors:

Joseph Griffin - Westmont IL, US

International Classification:

A62C002/00

US Classification:

169/046000

Abstract:

This invention concerns a method, an apparatus, and a process to extinguish fire in areas or in high-rise buildings where the ground or highest floor is beyond the reach of standard fire equipment such as ground/aerial ladders or hoses. The apparatus is a missile-like device that is launched above or into a targeted area. It can be guided remotely from the ground by computer. It can accept commands from and transmit information to the ground crew.