Patents by Inventor B. Daniel Whitnable

B. Daniel Whitnable 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).

  • Methods and apparatus for a non-discrete sortation process
    Patent number: 7084365
    Abstract: A system and method for distributing and sorting discrete items into a large quantity of discrete groups is provided. The system includes multiple sorting steps including an upstream sorting step that sorts items into both discrete and non-discrete groups and a downstream sorting step that sorts the non-discrete groups into discrete groups for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2006
    Assignee: Lands' End Direct Merchants, Inc.
    Inventor: B. Daniel Whitnable
  • Methods and apparatus for a non-discrete sortation process
    Publication number: 20040031732
    Abstract: A system and method for distributing and sorting discrete items into a large quantity of discrete groups is provided. The system includes multiple sorting steps including an upstream sorting step that sorts items into both discrete and non-discrete groups and a downstream sorting step that sorts the non-discrete groups into discrete groups for further processing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 19, 2002
    Publication date: February 19, 2004
    Inventor: B. Daniel Whitnable