Patents by Inventor William Alan Snitselaar

William Alan Snitselaar 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).

  • Selection of targeted messages for application on item containers
    Patent number: 10867319
    Abstract: A container may hold one or more items and be associated with a customer order. The container may be identified as it moves along an inventory conveyance system. In response to identifying the container, a message may be selected that corresponds to one or more aspects of the customer order. The selected message may be provided to a laser marking system in a manner that allows the laser marking system to apply the message to the container as it moves along the inventory conveyance system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 21, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 15, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: William Alan Snitselaar, Mangesh Suresh Kolharkar, Dean Christopher Fullerton
  • Custom branded tape in a multi-seller environment
    Patent number: 9555906
    Abstract: The disclosure describes a system for applying custom branded tape to packages that are shipped from a multi-seller materials handling facility. In some implementations, a materials handling facility may store, process and ship items for multiple sellers. As items are packed for shipping, a tape dispensing device may dispense custom branded tape associated with the seller of the item(s) being packed such that the sellers brand, logo or other information is presented on the exterior of the container.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Timothy Craig Worsley, Karthik Kumar Srivatsa, Charles Edward Rice, William Alan Snitselaar, Jeffery Thomas Moore, Jonathan Eric Rosenberg, Dean Christopher Fullerton, David Henry Clark