Patents by Inventor Douglas C. Bryan

Douglas C. Bryan 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).

  • Adjustable height shelf dividers
    Patent number: 10869562
    Abstract: A shelf divider that is vertically and horizontally adjustable. It has a base portion that slidingly adjusts along the length of a commercial shelf and supports a vertical blade. The vertical blade may be of different fixed heights, an incrementally adjustable height or a multiple stackable blade array height. The incrementally adjustable height embodiment utilizes a pair of matingly engageable vertical blades that are positioned with respect to each other to achieve the desired height and locked into position with a ratchet locking system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2018
    Date of Patent: December 22, 2020
    Inventor: Douglas C Bryan
  • Storage system with stacking totes
    Patent number: 9834393
    Abstract: A system for holding items includes a base tier including two or more totes and one or more higher tiers stacked on the base tier. Each of the higher tiers includes one or more totes stacked on a tote of a lower tier. Totes in of the tiers are laterally cross coupled to one another. The totes include lateral openings that allow removal of items through the lateral opening while the totes are stacked in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2017
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Douglas C. Bryan, Darryl I. Jensen, Hunter Dean Helal, Mangesh S. Kolharkar, David H. Clark
  • STORAGE SYSTEM WITH STACKING TOTES
    Publication number: 20150166271
    Abstract: A system for holding items includes a base tier including two or more totes and one or more higher tiers stacked on the base tier. Each of the higher tiers includes one or more totes stacked on a tote of a lower tier. Totes in of the tiers are laterally cross coupled to one another.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 23, 2015
    Publication date: June 18, 2015
    Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: DOUGLAS C. BRYAN, DARRYL I. JENSEN, HUNTER DEAN HELAL, MANGESH S. KOLHARKAR, DAVID H. CLARK
  • Storage system with stacking totes
    Patent number: 8960469
    Abstract: A system for holding items includes a base tier including two or more totes and one or more higher tiers stacked on the base tier. Each of the higher tiers includes one or more totes stacked on a tote of a lower tier. Totes in of the tiers are laterally cross coupled to one another. The totes include lateral openings that allow removal of items through the lateral opening while the totes are stacked in place.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 29, 2010
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Hunter Dean Helal, Mangesh S. Kolharkar, Douglas C. Bryan, Darryl I. Jenson, David H. Clark