Patents by Inventor David B. Simpson

David B. Simpson 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).

  • Automatic storage and retrieval system having staging and sequencing buffer locations and segregated storage
    Patent number: 12606379
    Abstract: An order fulfillment system includes a storage structure for storing totes, workstations for processing customer orders and a staging and sequencing buffer having staging locations for storing the totes. The staging and sequencing buffer provides a buffer for totes as mobile robots transfer totes from the storage structure and to the one or more workstations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 21, 2026
    Assignee: Symbotic LLC
    Inventors: David B. Simpson, William J. Fosnight, John G. Lert, Jr.
  • AUTOMATIC STORAGE AND RETRIEVAL SYSTEM HAVING STAGING AND SEQUENCING BUFFER LOCATIONS AND SEGREGATED STORAGE
    Publication number: 20230095494
    Abstract: An order fulfillment system includes a storage structure for storing totes, workstations for processing customer orders and a staging and sequencing buffer having staging locations for storing the totes. The staging and sequencing buffer provides a buffer for totes as mobile robots transfer totes from the storage structure and to the one or more workstations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 30, 2022
    Publication date: March 30, 2023
    Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.
    Inventors: David B. Simpson, William J. Fosnight, John G. Lert, JR.