Patents by Inventor Alexei A. Kudriavstev

Alexei A. Kudriavstev 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).

  • Non-binding placement of inventory in a materials handling facility
    Patent number: 9818002
    Abstract: In various embodiments, approaches for the placement of inventory in a materials handling facility are described. A virtual representation of a plurality of storage locations in a materials handling facility is maintained in a computer system. Each one of a plurality of inventory items is assigned to a corresponding storage location in the virtual representation. A first portion of the inventory items is stocked, and a second portion of the inventory items is unstocked. Each of the assignments is associated with a profit value. An event related to a change in state of the materials handling facility is input into the computer system. Each one of the second portion of the inventory items is reassigned in the computer system to a corresponding storage location in the virtual representation.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jeffrey Michael Yunes, Alexei A. Kudriavstev, Xiao Yu Li, Long X. Nguyen