Patents by Inventor Gerald F. Kelly, Jr.

Gerald F. Kelly, Jr. 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).

  • Apparatus and method for tracking inventory of multiple goods in multiple shipping cartons
    Patent number: 5900610
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for tracking inventory for goods having a variety of styles and characteristics, and which have a variety of possible shipping destinations. The apparatus of the invention includes a multi-part label that is attachable to each of the goods and has a removable portion that can be detached from the original label and reapplied to a shipping carton for a collection of goods. The method of the invention includes utilizing information from indicia applied to each of the goods in conjunction with an inventory distribution system and shipping cartons to keep track of the location of all goods at any time between sorting the goods for shipping and packing the goods for shipment, without requiring any manual steps, such as scanning, during sorting and packing of the goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 20, 1998
    Date of Patent: May 4, 1999
    Assignee: Payless ShoeSource, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald F. Kelly, Jr.
  • Apparatus and method for tracking inventory of multiple goods in multiple shipping cartons
    Patent number: 5793030
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for tracking inventory for goods having a variety of styles and characteristics, and which have a variety of possible shipping destinations. The apparatus of the invention includes a multi-part label that is attachable to each of the goods and has a removable portion that can be detached from the original label and reapplied to a shipping carton for a collection of goods. The method of the invention includes utilizing information from indicia applied to each of the goods in conjunction with an inventory distribution system and shipping cartons to keep track of the location of all goods at any time between sorting the goods for shipping and packing the goods for shipment, without requiring any manual steps, such as scanning, during sorting and packing of the goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1996
    Date of Patent: August 11, 1998
    Assignee: Payless ShoeSource, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald F. Kelly, Jr.
  • Apparatus and method for tracking inventory of multiple goods in multiple shipping cartons
    Patent number: 5783810
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for tracking inventory for goods having a variety of styles and characteristics, and which have a variety of possible shipping destinations. The apparatus of the invention includes a multi-part label that is attachable to each of the goods and has a removable portion that can be detached from the original label and reapplied to a shipping carton for a collection of goods. The method of the invention includes utilizing information from indicia applied to each of the goods in conjunction with an inventory distribution system and shipping cartons to keep track of the location of all goods at any time between sorting the goods for shipping and packing the goods for shipment, without requiring any manual steps, such as scanning, during sorting and packing of the goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 21, 1998
    Assignee: Payless ShoeSource, Inc.
    Inventor: Gerald F. Kelly, Jr.