Patents by Inventor David Dickman

David Dickman 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).

  • Patent number: 9555978
    Abstract: An inventory transfer station is provided in connection with a workspace of an inventory management system. At the inventory transfer station, items are transferred from container holders to empty containers thereby generating containers that may fulfill orders for items. The inventory transfer station may be semi-automatically configured to transfer items from the container holders to the empty containers utilizing a vertical reciprocating conveyor that feeds empty containers to the inventory transfer station via an inbound conveyor lane associated with the inventory management system. Containers that have received items from the container holder may be transferred to an outbound conveyor lane that may, via the vertical reciprocating conveyor, feed fulfilled containers to a shipping area of the workspace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 31, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Clement Hanssen, Jayson Michael Jochim, Brent Alan Hill, David Dickman Wong, Dawn Cecelia Ferraro, James Byron Hanson, Maria Rebecca St. Vincent
  • Patent number: 9527669
    Abstract: An inventory transfer station is provided in connection with a workspace of an inventory management system. At the inventory transfer station, items are transferred from container holders to empty containers thereby generating containers that may fulfill orders for items. The inventory transfer station may be semi-automatically configured to transfer items from the container holders to the empty containers utilizing a vertical reciprocating conveyor that feeds empty containers to the inventory transfer station via an inbound conveyor lane associated with the inventory management system. Containers that have received items from the container holder may be transferred to an outbound conveyor lane that may, via the vertical reciprocating conveyor, feed fulfilled containers to a shipping area of the workspace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 14, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Clement Hanssen, Jayson Michael Jochim, Brent Alan Hill, David Dickman Wong, Dawn Cecelia Ferraro, James Byron Hanson, Maria Rebecca St. Vincent
  • Patent number: 9409711
    Abstract: An inventory transfer station is provided in connection with a workspace of an inventory management system. At the inventory transfer station, items are transferred from container holders to empty containers thereby generating containers that may fulfill orders for items. The inventory transfer station may be semi-automatically configured to transfer items from the container holders to the empty containers utilizing a vertical reciprocating conveyor that feeds empty containers to the inventory transfer station via an inbound conveyor lane associated with the inventory management system. Containers that have received items from the container holder may be transferred to an outbound conveyor lane that may, via the vertical reciprocating conveyor, feed fulfilled containers to a shipping area of the workspace.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Erik Clement Hanssen, Jayson Michael Jochim, Brent Alan Hill, David Dickman Wong, Dawn Cecelia Ferraro, James Byron Hanson, Maria Rebecca St. Vincent
  • Publication number: 20110137859
    Abstract: A device to convert data from a first format to a second format includes a conversion module and a synchronization module. The conversion module converts first production data from the first format to the second format. The synchronization module incrementally loads second production data to the first production data to generate finalized production data. The finalized production data is in the second format.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 8, 2009
    Publication date: June 9, 2011
    Inventor: David Dickman
  • Publication number: 20070106784
    Abstract: Systems, methods and apparatus are disclosed to identify network maintenance zones. An example system disclosed herein includes a network map database to receive and store location information of a network element. The example system further includes a repair database to receive and store repair data of the network element; and a network forecaster in communication with the repair database to identify network element rehabilitation zones based on the repair data.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 8, 2005
    Publication date: May 10, 2007
    Inventor: David Dickman