Patents by Inventor Edwin H. Reed

Edwin H. Reed 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).

  • Publication number: 20230394425
    Abstract: Method and systems for an autonomous storage and retrieval tower integrated with a fulfillment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 18, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Inventors: Joshua Wayne Chaney, Edwin H. Reed, Paul E. Durkee, Bradley Johnson
  • Publication number: 20220309456
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are provided for processing items within an automated storage and retrieval device. A scanned machine-readable identifier associated with an item is received at an automated storage and retrieval device. A determination is made whether the machine-readable identifier that was scanned is a container identification (ID). The machine-readable identifier is identified based on pre-defined criteria when the machine-readable identifier is determined not to be a container ID. The machine-readable identifier is mapped to an existing order using stored order information. A container ID is created by the fulfillment system and passed back to the automated storage and retrieval device. The item is stored in the automated storage and retrieval device using the created container ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 16, 2022
    Publication date: September 29, 2022
    Inventors: Paul Edward Durkee, Edwin H. Reed, Stuart William Clark, Bradley Johnson
  • Patent number: 11397910
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are provided for processing items within an automated storage and retrieval device. A scanned machine-readable identifier associated with an item is received at an automated storage and retrieval device. A determination is made whether the machine-readable identifier that was scanned is a container identification (ID). The machine-readable identifier is identified based on pre-defined criteria when the machine-readable identifier is determined not to be a container ID. The machine-readable identifier is mapped to an existing order using stored order information. A container ID is created by the fulfillment system and passed back to the automated storage and retrieval device. The item is stored in the automated storage and retrieval device using the created container ID.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2022
    Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Paul Edward Durkee, Edwin H. Reed, Stuart William Clark, Bradley Johnson
  • Publication number: 20210004758
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and machine-readable media are provided for processing items within an automated storage and retrieval device. A scanned machine-readable identifier associated with an item is received at an automated storage and retrieval device. A determination is made whether the machine-readable identifier that was scanned is a container identification (ID). The machine-readable identifier is identified based on pre-defined criteria when the machine-readable identifier is determined not to be a container ID. The machine-readable identifier is mapped to an existing order using stored order information. A container ID is created by the fulfillment system and passed back to the automated storage and retrieval device. The item is stored in the automated storage and retrieval device using the created container ID.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 12, 2019
    Publication date: January 7, 2021
    Inventors: Paul Edward Durkee, Edwin H. Reed, Stuart William Clark, Bradley Johnson
  • Publication number: 20200019929
    Abstract: Method and systems for an autonomous storage and retrieval tower integrated with a fulfillment system.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 10, 2019
    Publication date: January 16, 2020
    Inventors: Joshua Wayne Chaney, Edwin H. Reed, Paul Edward Durkee, Bradley Johnson
  • Publication number: 20150026092
    Abstract: A system is provided that provides customer service functions within a store location. In one implementation, an application is provided that executes on a customer's personal device (e.g., a cell phone) or other store systems (e.g., kiosks) that allows the customer to request assistance from store employees. Such requests may be made that identify a customer's location, and a customer assistance system determines appropriate employee(s) who may service the request. In one implementation, the system may be integrated with a task-based employee management system that communicates tasks to devices used by employees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2013
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Issa M. Abboud, Edwin H. Reed, Robert C. Taylor, Michael Jeffery Galvin
  • Publication number: 20150025929
    Abstract: A system is provided that provides customer service functions within a store location. In one implementation, an application is provided that executes on a customer's personal device (e.g., a cell phone) or other store systems (e.g., kiosks) that allows the customer to request assistance from store employees. Such requests may be made that identify a customer's location, and a customer assistance system determines appropriate employee(s) who may service the request. In one implementation, the system may be integrated with a task-based employee management system that communicates tasks to devices used by employees.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 13, 2014
    Publication date: January 22, 2015
    Inventors: Issa M. Abboud, Edwin H. Reed, Robert C. Taylor, Michael Jeffery Galvin