Patents by Inventor Julian Warhurst
Julian Warhurst 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: 12151885Abstract: An order fulfillment system is disclosed including a multi-level tote storage structure, one or more autonomous mobile robots configured to pick, transport and place one or more tote; one or more workstations configured to accommodate a picker that transports one or more eaches from a tote on one of the autonomous mobile robots to a “put” location, wherein the autonomous mobile robots are configured to move from level to level in the order fulfillment apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: November 10, 2021Date of Patent: November 26, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: John G. Lert, Jr., William J. Fosnight, Julian Warhurst, Mark Solomon, Michael Chesna
-
Publication number: 20240367904Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system is disclosed having different temperature zones and robots and containers capable of and/or configured to work in these different temperature zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 12, 2024Publication date: November 7, 2024Inventors: William J. Fosnight, Christopher Hofmeister, John G. Lert, Jr., Stephanie Waite, Julian Warhurst
-
Patent number: 12071306Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system is disclosed having different temperature zones and robots and containers capable of and/or configured to work in these different temperature zones.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: August 27, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: William J. Fosnight, Christopher Hofmeister, John G. Lert, Jr., Stephanie Waite, Julian Warhurst
-
Patent number: 11951620Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system and mobile robot are disclosed, where the mobile robot includes a compliant drive for moving between levels of a multilevel storage structure.Type: GrantFiled: January 26, 2021Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: William J. Fosnight, John G. Lert, Jr., Michael Duquette, Martin R. Elliott, Julian Warhurst, Charles W. Su, Alan Grant
-
Publication number: 20240017921Abstract: Some embodiments provide order fulfillment systems utilized in fulfilling orders for goods. The workstation can comprise: a storage structure configured to store totes; mobile robots configured to transport the totes; a buffering station configured to receive totes from the storage structure via the mobile robots and configured to load totes into a rack; and a dispense portal appurtenant to a parking area, the dispense portal configured to receive the rack from the buffering station and configured to present totes from the rack to the parking area.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 13, 2023Publication date: January 18, 2024Inventors: William J. Fosnight, Devin Lert, John G. Lert, JR., Stephanie Waite, Julian Warhurst, Brian Roth, Christopher Hofmeister, Mark Solomon
-
Patent number: 11866256Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system and mobile robot are disclosed, where the mobile robot includes a compliant drive for moving between levels of a multilevel storage structure.Type: GrantFiled: September 11, 2019Date of Patent: January 9, 2024Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLCInventors: William J. Fosnight, John G. Lert, Jr., Michael Duquette, Martin R. Elliott, Julian Warhurst, Charles W. Su, Alan Grant
-
Patent number: 11685588Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system is disclosed having different temperature zones and robots and containers capable of and/or configured to work in these different temperature zones. Containers include insulated wall panels and a thermal insert which may be chilled to maintain a temperature within the container below ambient temperature. Structure within a storage location for the containers may be used to open and close the containers to facilitate cooling of the thermal insert.Type: GrantFiled: March 26, 2020Date of Patent: June 27, 2023Assignee: WALMART APOLLO, LLCInventors: William J. Fosnight, Christopher Hofmeister, John G. Lert, Jr., Stephanie Waite, Julian Warhurst, Mark Solomon
-
Publication number: 20220281685Abstract: An automated storage and retrieval facility includes an automated decant system for decanting cases of eaches received from manufacturers or others. The automated decant system includes a decant workstation which receives the cases of eaches, cuts and removes the packaging of the cases. Once case packaging has been removed, the decant workstation separates and organizes the eaches, and drops them into totes waiting beneath the workstation.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 3, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.Inventors: John G. Lert, JR., William J. Fosnight, Mark Solomon, Julian Warhurst, Mark Supernor, Nathan Stallings
-
Publication number: 20220281686Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system is disclosed having different temperature zones and robots and containers capable of and/or configured to work in these different temperature zones.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 16, 2022Publication date: September 8, 2022Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.Inventors: William J. Fosnight, Christopher Hofmeister, John G. Lert, JR., Stephanie Waite, Julian Warhurst
-
Publication number: 20220219904Abstract: An automated storage and retrieval facility is disclosed including a storage structure, mobile robots and mobile racks for use in inventory management, order fulfillment and automation-based capacity planning. In examples, a rack or racking system may be used to transport containers, for example, totes. The rack is configured to attach to a load/unload docking station at the storage structure that enables the mobile robots to load totes onto the rack and/or unload totes from the rack. The racks can further be loaded onto a truck that transports the totes between facilities.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 12, 2022Publication date: July 14, 2022Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.Inventors: John G. Lert, JR., William J. Fosnight, Ben Ngo, Mark Solomon, Samuel White, Julian Warhurst
-
Publication number: 20220194704Abstract: An automatic storage and retrieval system is disclosed including storage positions for storing containers, a portal and mobile robots for transferring the containers between the storage positions and portal. The portal may include a bot-access side where the mobile robots transfer containers to and from the portal, and a user-access side where users remove items from the containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 8, 2022Publication date: June 23, 2022Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.Inventors: William J. Fosnight, Devin Lert, John G. Lert, JR., Stephanie Waite, Julian Warhurst, David Hartnett
-
Patent number: 11332311Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system is disclosed having different temperature zones and robots and containers capable of and/or configured to work in these different temperature zones.Type: GrantFiled: August 28, 2019Date of Patent: May 17, 2022Assignee: Alert Innovation Inc.Inventors: William J. Fosnight, Christopher Hofmeister, John G. Lert, Jr., Stephanie Waite, Julian Warhurst
-
Patent number: 11267651Abstract: An automatic storage and retrieval system is disclosed including storage positions for storing containers, a portal and mobile robots for transferring the containers between the storage positions and portal. The portal may include a bot-access side where the mobile robots transfer containers to and from the portal, and a user-access side where users remove items from the containers.Type: GrantFiled: January 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 8, 2022Assignee: Alert Innovation Inc.Inventors: William J. Fosnight, Devin Lert, John G. Lert, Jr., Stephanie Waite, Julian Warhurst, David Hartnett
-
Publication number: 20220063910Abstract: An order fulfillment system is disclosed including a multi-level tote storage structure, one or more autonomous mobile robots configured to pick, transport and place one or more tote; one or more workstations configured to accommodate a picker that transports one or more eaches from a tote on one of the autonomous mobile robots to a “put” location, wherein the autonomous mobile robots are configured to move from level to level in the order fulfillment apparatus.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 10, 2021Publication date: March 3, 2022Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.Inventors: John G. Lert, JR., William J. Fosnight, Julian Warhurst, Mark Solomon
-
Patent number: 11203486Abstract: An order fulfillment system is disclosed including a multi-level tote storage structure, one or more autonomous mobile robots configured to pick, transport and place one or more tote; one or more workstations configured to accommodate a picker that transports one or more eaches from a tote on one of the autonomous mobile robots to a “put” location, wherein the autonomous mobile robots are configured to move from level to level in the order fulfillment apparatus.Type: GrantFiled: May 22, 2019Date of Patent: December 21, 2021Assignee: Alert Innovation Inc.Inventors: John G. Lert, Jr., William J. Fosnight, Julian Warhurst, Mark Solomon
-
Publication number: 20210300664Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system is disclosed having different temperature zones and robots and containers capable of and/or configured to work in these different temperature zones. Containers include insulated wall panels and a thermal insert which may be chilled to maintain a temperature within the container below ambient temperature. Structure within a storage location for the containers may be used to open and close the containers to facilitate cooling of the thermal insert.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 26, 2020Publication date: September 30, 2021Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.Inventors: William J. Fosnight, Christopher Hofmeister, John G. Lert, JR., Stephanie Waite, Julian Warhurst, Mark Solomon
-
Publication number: 20210229271Abstract: An automated order fulfillment system and mobile robot are disclosed, where the mobile robot includes a compliant drive for moving between levels of a multilevel storage structure.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 26, 2021Publication date: July 29, 2021Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.Inventors: William J. Fosnight, John G. Lert, JR., Michael Duquette, Martin R. Elliott, Julian Warhurst, Charles W. Su, Alan Grant
-
Publication number: 20200399061Abstract: An order fulfillment system is disclosed including a storage structure and mobile robots capable of moving vertically and horizontally within the storage structure to transfer product totes to and from storage locations within the storage structure. The mobile robots may move along a track system including horizontal rails for horizontal travel of the mobile robot and vertical towers for vertical travel of the mobile robot. The vertical towers include two opposed pairs of tracks having U-shaped slots. The order fulfillment system may further comprise a mobile robot configured to travel vertically and horizontally along the track system to transfer product containers to and from the storage locations in the storage structure, and horizontally about a horizontal deck spanning the storage aisles. The mobile robot includes four wheel assemblies, each assembly including a pair of wheels mounted on ends of a climbing link.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 8, 2020Publication date: December 24, 2020Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.Inventor: Julian Warhurst
-
Patent number: 10766699Abstract: An order fulfillment system is disclosed including a storage structure and mobile robots capable of moving vertically and horizontally within the storage structure to transfer product totes to and from storage locations within the storage structure. The mobile robots may move along a track system including horizontal rails for horizontal travel of the mobile robot and vertical towers for vertical travel of the mobile robot. The vertical towers include two opposed pairs of tracks having U-shaped slots. The order fulfillment system may further comprise a mobile robot configured to travel vertically and horizontally along the track system to transfer product containers to and from the storage locations in the storage structure, and horizontally about a horizontal deck spanning the storage aisles. The mobile robot includes four wheel assemblies, each assembly including a pair of wheels mounted on ends of a climbing link.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2017Date of Patent: September 8, 2020Assignee: Alert Innovation Inc.Inventor: Julian Warhurst
-
Publication number: 20200223630Abstract: An automatic storage and retrieval system is disclosed including storage positions for storing containers, a portal and mobile robots for transferring the containers between the storage positions and portal. The portal may include a bot-access side where the mobile robots transfer containers to and from the portal, and a user-access side where users remove items from the containers.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 14, 2020Publication date: July 16, 2020Applicant: ALERT INNOVATION INC.Inventors: William J. Fosnight, Devin Lert, John G. Lert, JR., Stephanie Waite, Julian Warhurst, David Hartnett