Patents by Inventor Benjamin E. Huston

Benjamin E. Huston 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: 11131108
    Abstract: Systems, methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vehicle vending machine to retrieve a vehicle from a storage location and deliver the vehicle to a delivery bay for delivery to a customer. Various embodiments may include a vehicle vending machine including a tower, a robotic carrier, a corridor extending from the tower, a plurality of delivery bays positioned along the corridor, a customer interaction kiosk, and/or a video system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2021
    Assignee: Carvana, LLC
    Inventors: Ernest C. Garcia, III, Bret Sassenberg, Benjamin E. Huston
  • Publication number: 20210270054
    Abstract: Systems, methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vehicle vending machine to retrieve a vehicle from a storage location and deliver the vehicle to a delivery bay for delivery to a customer. Various embodiments may include a vehicle vending machine including a tower, a robotic carrier, a corridor extending from the tower, a plurality of delivery bays positioned along the corridor, a customer interaction kiosk, and/or a video system. In various embodiments, the vehicle vending machine may further include a lighting system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 17, 2021
    Publication date: September 2, 2021
    Inventors: Ernest C. GARCIA, III, Bret SASSENBERG, Benjamin E. HUSTON
  • Publication number: 20200040597
    Abstract: Systems, methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vehicle vending machine to retrieve a vehicle from a storage location and deliver the vehicle to a delivery bay for delivery to a customer. Various embodiments may include a vehicle vending machine including a tower, a robotic carrier, a corridor extending from the tower, a plurality of delivery bays positioned along the corridor, a customer interaction kiosk, and/or a video system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 10, 2019
    Publication date: February 6, 2020
    Inventors: Ernest C. GARCIA, III, Bret SASSENBERG, Benjamin E. HUSTON
  • Patent number: 10472843
    Abstract: Systems, methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vehicle vending machine to retrieve a vehicle from a storage location and deliver the vehicle to a delivery bay for delivery to a customer. Various embodiments may include a vehicle vending machine including a tower, a robotic carrier, a corridor extending from the tower, a plurality of delivery bays positioned along the corridor, a customer interaction kiosk, and a video system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Carvana, LLC
    Inventors: Ernest C. Garcia, III, Bret Sassenberg, Benjamin E. Huston
  • Patent number: 10465408
    Abstract: Systems, methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vehicle vending machine to retrieve a vehicle from a storage location and deliver the vehicle to a delivery bay for delivery to a customer. Various embodiments may include a vehicle vending machine including a tower, a robotic carrier, a corridor extending from the tower, a plurality of delivery bays positioned along the corridor, a customer interaction kiosk, and/or a video system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 5, 2019
    Assignee: Carvana, LLC
    Inventors: Ernest C. Garcia, III, Bret Sassenberg, Benjamin E. Huston
  • Publication number: 20190153739
    Abstract: Systems, methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vehicle vending machine to retrieve a vehicle from a storage location and deliver the vehicle to a delivery bay for delivery to a customer. Various embodiments may include a vehicle vending machine including a tower, a robotic carrier, a corridor extending from the tower, a plurality of delivery bays positioned along the corridor, a customer interaction kiosk, and/or a video system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 25, 2019
    Publication date: May 23, 2019
    Inventors: Ernest C. GARCIA, III, Bret SASSENBERG, Benjamin E. HUSTON
  • Publication number: 20190040644
    Abstract: Systems, methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vehicle vending machine to retrieve a vehicle from a storage location and deliver the vehicle to a delivery bay for delivery to a customer. Various embodiments may include a vehicle vending machine including a tower, a robotic carrier, a corridor extending from the tower, a plurality of delivery bays positioned along the corridor, a customer interaction kiosk, and a video system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2018
    Publication date: February 7, 2019
    Inventors: Ernest C. Garcia, III, Bret Sassenberg, Benjamin E. Huston
  • Patent number: 10094131
    Abstract: Systems, methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vehicle vending machine to retrieve a vehicle from a storage location and deliver the vehicle to a delivery bay for delivery to a customer. Various embodiments may include a vehicle vending machine including a tower, a robotic carrier, a corridor extending from the tower, a plurality of delivery bays positioned along the corridor, a customer interaction kiosk, and a video system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 30, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 9, 2018
    Assignee: CARVANA, LLC
    Inventors: Ernest C. Garcia, III, Bret Sassenberg, Benjamin E. Huston