Patents by Inventor Boyd Bryant

Boyd Bryant 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).

  • Publication number: 20220383237
    Abstract: Examples provide a system for staggering induction of items into an automated storage. Multiple partial order totes containing items for fulfillment of multiple different orders can be inducted into an automated storage simultaneously. The parts of a multipart order can also be inducted into the automated storage at staggered intervals. The system tracks each part of each multipart order inducted into the system and monitors the location of each tote containing items for fulfilling each order, the induction duration each tote has been inside the automated storage system, and unreceived items which are part of the multipart order, but which have not yet been inducted into the item storage. The system outputs notifications associated with received items, unreceived items, tote locations, aggregation of partial order totes and/or threshold wait times associated with inducting parts of an order into the automated storage.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 10, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Inventors: Colin Holmes, David G. Tovey, Henk Niemansverdriet, Boyd Bryant
  • Publication number: 20200372440
    Abstract: Examples provide a system for staggering induction of items into an automated storage device. Multiple partial order totes containing items for fulfillment of multiple different orders can be inducted into an automated storage device simultaneously. The parts of a multipart order can also be inducted into the automated storage device at staggered intervals. The system tracks each part of each multipart order inducted into the system to monitor the location of each tote containing items for fulfilling each order, the induction duration each tote has been inside the automated storage system, and unreceived items which are part of the multipart order but which have not yet been inducted into the item storage device. The system outputs notifications associated with received items, unreceived items, tote locations, aggregation of partial order totes and/or threshold wait times associated with inducting all parts of an order into the automated storage device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 18, 2020
    Publication date: November 26, 2020
    Inventors: Colin Holmes, David G. Tovey, Henk Niemansverdriet, Boyd Bryant