Patents by Inventor Edgar A. GRIGALIS

Edgar A. GRIGALIS 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: 11004030
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of systems, methods, and computer program products to process product return requests. In one embodiment, the method includes performing image analysis on the electronic device; retrieving business rules governing the warranty plan of a service provider associated with the electronic device; and determining whether the electronic device is accepted under the warranty plan based on the business rules and the image analysis associated with the electronic device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 11, 2021
    Assignee: FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy W. Engel, Edgar A. Grigalis
  • Patent number: 10810535
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments that include a loss prevention tracking system that includes at least one image capturing device configured to capture images of an electronic device beginning from a start processing point at a facility and until an end processing point at the facility; at least one image storing device configured to store the images of the electronic device; and at least one instruction processing device configured to provide an alert in response to a determination that the electronic device is at least one of missing and damaged between the start processing point and the end processing point.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Date of Patent: October 20, 2020
    Assignee: FedEx Supply Chain Logistics & Electronics, Inc.
    Inventors: Randy W. Engel, Edgar A. Grigalis
  • Publication number: 20190019147
    Abstract: The disclosed embodiments include a method to automatically re-inventory an electronic device. The method includes collecting electronic device information upon receipt of the electronic device at an electronic device returns facility. The method also includes performing re-inventory testing of the electronic device, and the method includes performing reconditioning operations on the electronic device in response to results of the re-inventory testing. Additionally, the method includes automatically re-inventorying the electronic device upon completion of the reconditioning operations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 13, 2017
    Publication date: January 17, 2019
    Inventors: Joel MCCARTY, Edgar GRIGALIS, Tammy LLOYD
  • Publication number: 20180144301
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments of systems, methods, and computer program products to process product return requests. In one embodiment, the method includes performing image analysis on the electronic device; retrieving business rules governing the warranty plan of a service provider associated with the electronic device; and determining whether the electronic device is accepted under the warranty plan based on the business rules and the image analysis associated with the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Randy W. ENGEL, Edgar A. GRIGALIS
  • Publication number: 20180144296
    Abstract: Embodiments disclosed herein include a visual tracking system that is operable to visually track a processing of electronic devices. In one embodiment, the visual tracking system includes at least one image capturing device operable to capture images of an electronic device beginning from a start processing point at a facility and until an end processing point at the facility; at least one image storing device operable to store the images of the electronic device; and at least one instruction processing device operable to retrieve the images of the electronic device using an identifier associated with the electronic device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Randy W. ENGEL, Edgar A. GRIGALIS
  • Publication number: 20180144295
    Abstract: Disclosed herein are embodiments that include a loss prevention tracking system that includes at least one image capturing device configured to capture images of an electronic device beginning from a start processing point at a facility and until an end processing point at the facility; at least one image storing device configured to store the images of the electronic device; and at least one instruction processing device configured to provide an alert in response to a determination that the electronic device is at least one of missing and damaged between the start processing point and the end processing point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 18, 2016
    Publication date: May 24, 2018
    Inventors: Randy W. ENGEL, Edgar A. GRIGALIS