Patents by Inventor Alan C. Rawcliffe

Alan C. Rawcliffe 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).

  • Patent number: 9189768
    Abstract: Method and apparatus for providing inventory fulfillment services to customers who have small quantities of heterogeneous items to sell. A self-service registration interface for generating lists of items to sell via the inventory fulfillment service is provided. The inventory fulfillment service may provide pricing suggestions to the customer. The inventory fulfillment service may determine whether a listed item satisfies one or more listing rules. Shipping information for a list of items may be automatically generated and provided to the customer. The customer may ship the items in one shipment to a specified facility. The customer is the seller of record for all items listed. The customer may not be charged for services until an item is sold. A listing period may be specified for which listed items will be carried. If an item does not sell within the period, option(s) for disposal of the item may be provided.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 31, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Thomas W. Plaster, Kyle A. Freeman, Jason W. Murray, Mark B. Griffith, Alan C. Rawcliffe, Ankit Patel