Patents by Inventor Bret Sassenberg
Bret Sassenberg 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).
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Publication number: 20240401360Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: August 15, 2024Publication date: December 5, 2024Inventors: Ernest C. GARCIA, III, Bret SASSENBERG, Benjamin E. HUSTON
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Patent number: 12098571Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: May 17, 2021Date of Patent: September 24, 2024Assignee: Carvana, LLCInventors: Ernest C. Garcia, III, Bret Sassenberg, Benjamin E. Huston
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Publication number: 20240212415Abstract: Systems, methods, non-transitory processor-readable storage media, and devices of the various embodiments enable a vehicle vending machine to retrieve a customer vehicle from a storage location in a tower and deliver the customer vehicle to a delivery bay. In various embodiments, the vehicle vending machine may further include a fire protection system.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: June 27, 2024Inventors: Ernest C. GARCIA, III, Bret SASSENBERG, Benjamin E. HUSTON
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Patent number: 11131108Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 10, 2019Date of Patent: September 28, 2021Assignee: Carvana, LLCInventors: Ernest C. Garcia, III, Bret Sassenberg, Benjamin E. Huston
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Publication number: 20210270054Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: May 17, 2021Publication date: September 2, 2021Inventors: Ernest C. GARCIA, III, Bret SASSENBERG, Benjamin E. HUSTON
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Publication number: 20200040597Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2019Publication date: February 6, 2020Inventors: Ernest C. GARCIA, III, Bret SASSENBERG, Benjamin E. HUSTON
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Patent number: 10472843Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: October 5, 2018Date of Patent: November 12, 2019Assignee: Carvana, LLCInventors: Ernest C. Garcia, III, Bret Sassenberg, Benjamin E. Huston
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Patent number: 10465408Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: November 5, 2019Assignee: Carvana, LLCInventors: Ernest C. Garcia, III, Bret Sassenberg, Benjamin E. Huston
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Publication number: 20190153739Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: January 25, 2019Publication date: May 23, 2019Inventors: Ernest C. GARCIA, III, Bret SASSENBERG, Benjamin E. HUSTON
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Publication number: 20190040644Abstract: 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: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2018Publication date: February 7, 2019Inventors: Ernest C. Garcia, III, Bret Sassenberg, Benjamin E. Huston
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Patent number: 10094131Abstract: 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: GrantFiled: August 30, 2017Date of Patent: October 9, 2018Assignee: CARVANA, LLCInventors: Ernest C. Garcia, III, Bret Sassenberg, Benjamin E. Huston
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Patent number: D948747Type: GrantFiled: January 25, 2019Date of Patent: April 12, 2022Assignee: Carvana, LLCInventors: Ernest C. Garcia, III, Bret Sassenberg
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Patent number: D1099363Type: GrantFiled: March 1, 2022Date of Patent: October 21, 2025Assignee: Carvana, LLCInventors: Ernest C. Garcia, III, Bret Sassenberg