Patents by Inventor Kaushal A. Sanghavi

Kaushal A. Sanghavi 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).

  • Placement of inventory in a materials handling facility
    Patent number: 8024064
    Abstract: In various embodiments, approaches for the placement of inbound inventory in a materials handling facility are described. A product identifier is input from inbound inventory into a computer system, where the inbound inventory is to be stocked in a materials handling facility. At least one available inventory location is identified in the computer system that presents a lowest cost for storage of the inbound inventory in the materials handling facility. The inbound inventory is stocked in the at least one available inventory location contemporaneously with the determination of the at least one available inventory location in the computer system that presents the lowest cost for storage of the inbound inventory in the materials handling facility.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2008
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2011
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Kaushal A. Sanghavi, Kalyanaraman Prasad, Xiao Yu Li, Pradeep Desai, Han S. Lee, Nadia Shouraboura