Patents by Inventor Brynn C. Aljoe

Brynn C. Aljoe 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: 20210133667
    Abstract: In some embodiments, apparatuses and methods are provided herein useful to processing online product orders. In some embodiments, there is provided a system for processing online product orders includes a plurality of picking stations; a plurality of consolidating stations; a plurality of packing stations; and a control circuit configured to assign an online order to at least one picking station after checking that the online order will not cause at least one picking station to exceed a picking capacity limit; assign, in the event consolidation is needed, the online order to at least one consolidating station after checking that the online order will not cause at least one consolidating station to exceed a consolidating capacity limit; and assign the online order to at least one packing station after checking that the online order will not cause the at least one packing station to exceed a packing capacity limit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Publication date: May 6, 2021
    Inventors: Austin J. Wood, Matthew M. Morelock, Brynn C. Aljoe
  • Patent number: 10745210
    Abstract: A sorter including a conveying system to transport items to be sorted. A plurality of lanes are configured to accept the items from the conveying system. A scanner reads information about the items to be sorted. The information including a destination for the item. A controller is in communication with the scanner to receive the destination for the items being sorted and is adapted to open and close selected ones of the plurality of lanes to receive items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: August 18, 2020
    Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLC
    Inventors: Brynn C. Aljoe, Bo Dillon
  • Publication number: 20180257873
    Abstract: A sorter including a conveying system to transport items to be sorted. A plurality of lanes are configured to accept the items from the conveying system. A scanner reads information about the items to be sorted. The information including a destination for the item. A controller is in communication with the scanner to receive the destination for the items being sorted and is adapted to open and close selected ones of the plurality of lanes to receive items.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 9, 2018
    Publication date: September 13, 2018
    Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Brynn C. Aljoe, Bo Dillon