Patents by Inventor David E. Ferrell

David E. Ferrell 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).

  • Methods and systems for loading products into a cargo space of a delivery vehicle
    Patent number: 10592842
    Abstract: In some embodiments, methods and systems of loading products into a cargo space of a delivery vehicle for delivery to retail sales facilities are described. A computing device at a product distribution facility processes an electronic packing list including products to be loaded into the cargo space of the delivery vehicle and retrieves data from a database that may include size, weight, and product characteristic parameters for the products on the electronic packing list, size and shape parameters of the cargo space of the delivery vehicle, and packing rules for the at least one product on the electronic packing list. The data is used by the computing device to generate step-by-step instructions for loading the products on the electronic packing list in a determined orientation and into a determined location in the cargo space of the delivery vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 17, 2020
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Donald R. High, Michael D. Atchley, David E. Ferrell
  • METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR LOADING PRODUCTS INTO A CARGO SPACE OF A DELIVERY VEHICLE
    Publication number: 20170161673
    Abstract: In some embodiments, methods and systems of loading products into a cargo space of a delivery vehicle for delivery to retail sales facilities are described. A computing device at a product distribution facility processes an electronic packing list including products to be loaded into the cargo space of the delivery vehicle and retrieves data from a database that may include size, weight, and product characteristic parameters for the products on the electronic packing list, size and shape parameters of the cargo space of the delivery vehicle, and packing rules for the at least one product on the electronic packing list. The data is used by the computing device to generate step-by-step instructions for loading the products on the electronic packing list in a determined orientation and into a determined location in the cargo space of the delivery vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2016
    Publication date: June 8, 2017
    Inventors: Donald R. High, Michael D. Atchley, David E. Ferrell