Patents by Inventor Andrew C. McLenon

Andrew C. McLenon 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).

  • Continuous item picking in a distribution center using coordinated item picking periods
    Patent number: 7801640
    Abstract: A facility for scheduling the picking of a plurality of items specified for an item shipment is described. When a first-picked item of the plurality is picked, the facility selects a first period of time of a target length during which the first-picked item is expected to arrive at a sorting machine. For each of the items specified for the item shipment other than the first-picked item, the facility designates a picking period for the item that, when shifted forward in time by an amount of time the item will take to arrive at the sorting machine once picked, falls completely within the first period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 15, 2006
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2010
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis R. Hodge, Donald L. Kaufman, Andrew C. McLenon, Jonas M. Carson, Jonathan J. Shakes
  • Continuous item picking in a distribution center using coordinated item picking periods
    Patent number: 7031801
    Abstract: A facility for scheduling the picking of a plurality of items specified for an item shipment is described. When a first-picked item of the plurality is picked, the facility selects a first period of time of a target length during which the first-picked item is expected to arrive at a sorting machine. For each of the items specified for the item shipment other than the first-picked item, the facility designates a picking period for the item that, when shifted forward in time by an amount of time the item will take to arrive at the sorting machine once picked, falls completely within the first period of time.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 19, 2003
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2006
    Assignee: Amazon.com, Inc.
    Inventors: Dennis R. Hodge, Donald L. Kaufman, Andrew C. McLenon, Jonas M. Carson, Jonathan J. Shakes