Patents by Inventor Kerrie Yee

Kerrie Yee 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).

  • Modular storage system for large numbers of unique items for order fulfillment
    Patent number: 10450139
    Abstract: An order fulfillment system stores any number of items in an item population. The item population includes any number of unique items. The order fulfillment system includes an input system, a storage system, and a packing system. The input system receives items for the population, prepares the received items for storage, and translates the items to the storage system. The storage system stores items in unique storage locations until the items are ordered by a customer of the order fulfillment system. The packing system prepares items orders, packages the items of the order, and sends the orders to the customer which ordered the items. The order fulfillment system also includes storage and fulfillment policies for determining storage locations and packing stations, respectively. Operators of the order fulfillment system can perform actions in the order fulfillment system to facilitate storing and fulfilling orders.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: THREDUP INC.
    Inventors: John Friedl, John Voris, Matthew Wolfe, Michael Santhanam, Vivek Daver, Kerrie Yee
  • Modular Storage System For Large Numbers Of Unique Items For Order Fulfillment
    Publication number: 20190108604
    Abstract: An order fulfillment system stores any number of items in an item population. The item population includes any number of unique items. The order fulfillment system includes an input system, a storage system, and a packing system. The input system receives items for the population, prepares the received items for storage, and translates the items to the storage system. The storage system stores items in unique storage locations until the items are ordered by a customer of the order fulfillment system. The packing system prepares items orders, packages the items of the order, and sends the orders to the customer which ordered the items. The order fulfillment system also includes storage and fulfillment policies for determining storage locations and packing stations, respectively. Operators of the order fulfillment system can perform actions in the order fulfillment system to facilitate storing and fulfilling orders.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 6, 2017
    Publication date: April 11, 2019
    Applicant: ThredUp Inc.
    Inventors: John Friedl, John Voris, Matthew Wolfe, Michael Santhanam, Vivek Daver, Kerrie Yee