Patents by Inventor Barry Adrian Shepherd

Barry Adrian Shepherd 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).

  • METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING THE ALLOCATION OF ITEMS TO PROCESSING STATIONS IN AN ORDER FULFILLMENT PROCESS
    Publication number: 20150151913
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a method and apparatus for managing the allocation of items to processing stations in an order fulfillment process are described. The apparatus for managing the allocation of items to processing stations in an order fulfillment process may include a conveyance mechanism including at least one item inducted into the conveyance mechanism. The apparatus for managing the allocation of items to processing stations in an order fulfillment process may also include an item allocation component. The item allocation component may be configured to assign the item to a particular sorting station of a group of multiple sorting stations. The item allocation component may determine the particular sorting station to which the item is assigned based upon a determined quantity of other items located at the particular sorting station and a determined quantity of other items en route to the particular sorting station.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2015
    Publication date: June 4, 2015
    Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: CHERIE G. WONG, IRINA M. SOMIN, ERIC YOUNG, PATRICK W. RAMEY, BARRY ADRIAN SHEPHERD
  • Method and apparatus for managing the allocation of items to processing stations in an order fulfillment process
    Patent number: 8952284
    Abstract: Various embodiments of a method and apparatus for managing the allocation of items to processing stations in an order fulfillment process are described. The apparatus for managing the allocation of items to processing stations in an order fulfillment process may include a conveyance mechanism including at least one item inducted into the conveyance mechanism. The apparatus for managing the allocation of items to processing stations in an order fulfillment process may also include an item allocation component. The item allocation component may be configured to assign the item to a particular sorting station of a group of multiple sorting stations. The item allocation component may determine the particular sorting station to which the item is assigned based upon a determined quantity of other items located at the particular sorting station and a determined quantity of other items en route to the particular sorting station.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 16, 2008
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Cherie G. Wong, Irina M. Somin, Eric Young, Patrick W. Ramey, Barry Adrian Shepherd