Patents by Inventor Ashish Agiwal

Ashish Agiwal 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).

  • Target inventory determination based on hosted merchants presence
    Patent number: 8732040
    Abstract: Methods and systems for inventory planning are described. An inventory reduction factor for an entity, based at least in part on an estimated ability of hosted merchants to fulfill demand for an item, may be determined. An adjusted target inventory estimate may be calculated using the determined inventory reduction factor and a target inventory quantity. The hosted merchants may be merchants offering the item for sale via a sales channel through which the entity also offers the item. The hosted merchants may in some cases be merchants offering the item for sale via the entity's website.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 16, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 20, 2014
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Aniket Ajit Prabhune, Pierre-Francois Seri, Ashish Agiwal, Jason W. Murray, Devesh Mishra