Patents by Inventor Kevin R. McTavish

Kevin R. McTavish 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: 20180009101
    Abstract: An apparatus, system and method for storing and picking product in a plastic tote are disclosed. In one form, the tote is a plastic receptacle with a generally planar bottom and upstanding walls extending from the bottom and defining a receptacle opening on a side opposite the bottom, the upstanding walls forming a front wall, opposing side walls and a rear wall, with the walls extending from the bottom at an obtuse angle so that the receptacle tapers from a larger cross-section at the receptacle opening to a smaller cross-section at the bottom, and with at least one upstanding wall defining a first male or female mating structure for aligning with a second female or male mating structure of a second plastic receptacle when nested with the second plastic receptacle. Related systems and methods are also disclosed including without limitation pick and pack systems and methods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2017
    Publication date: January 11, 2018
    Inventors: Michael L. Piccininni, Remon Hanna, Abiy Wubneh, Kevin R. McTavish, Brett T. Gibson, Eddy Saihung Tai
  • Patent number: D904030
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: December 8, 2020
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Michael L. Piccininni, Remon Hanna, Abiy Wubneh, Kevin R. McTavish, Brett T. Gibson, Eddy Saihung Tai