Patents by Inventor Alan B. Couch

Alan B. Couch 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).

  • Mobile inventory management system
    Patent number: 7118036
    Abstract: A mobile inventory management system which reduces cost and inventory time. The mobile inventory system includes a reader in a cart for reading radio frequency identification labels on items, and wireless communication circuitry in the cart for transmitting item identification information obtained by the reader to a database.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 22, 2004
    Date of Patent: October 10, 2006
    Assignee: NCR Corporation
    Inventors: Alan B. Couch, Nathaniel Christopher Herwig