Patents by Inventor Chad Clifford Horton

Chad Clifford Horton 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).

  • Inventory sorting and transport
    Patent number: 11537982
    Abstract: A system for sorting and transporting inventory items from a warehouse environment to a packing station. A sorting device receives the inventory item and transports the item to a sort location. The item is transferred to an inventory transport and transported to a packing station for further processing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vatsal Mehta, Chad Clifford Horton, Maxim P. Hoffman, Max Alfonso Bruccoleri, Benjamin Frederick Luster, Dmytro V. Pogrebnoy, Stephen Malcolm Elliott, Larry Joe Robb
  • Consolidation and transportation of items
    Patent number: 11420823
    Abstract: An inventory management system can include a mobile sorting assembly for sorting and transporting items to storage locations. The mobile sort assembly can receive and sort an item, move the item to storage location, and transfer the item to the storage location. The mobile sorting system can include a platform for receiving and positioning the items and one or more sorting shelves for receiving the items.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 23, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vatsal Mehta, Max Alfonso Bruccoleri, Maxim P. Hoffman, Chad Clifford Horton
  • Multi-asin consolidation and transportation system
    Patent number: 11230435
    Abstract: Mobile sorting units for sorting and moving items within an inventory system. The can include a moveable structure for receiving and sorting items onto shelves and moving the items to item storage locations. The moveable structure can include a moveable platform for receiving the items and positioning the items for transportation to storage containers.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 25, 2022
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Vatsal Mehta, Max Alfonso Bruccoleri, Maxim P. Hoffman, Chad Clifford Horton