Patents by Inventor Mariely Franzetti

Mariely Franzetti 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).

  • System and method for automated management of a distribution facility
    Patent number: 6560509
    Abstract: A method for managing a distribution facility may include a step of receiving descriptions of multiple orders from an order-management subsystem. A determination may be made that a particular order among the multiple orders is currently fillable, based the descriptions from the order-management subsystem. In response, shipping rate information may be obtained by automatically communicating with a rate subsystem. The particular order may be automatically assigned to a carrier, based on the information from the rate subsystem. In response, a transportation subsystem may automatically be caused to transport items for the particular order to one or more distribution stations.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2003
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Richard M. Williams, Craig A. Morris, Branden Clark Bickley, Robert T. Mason, Mark A. Pape, Mariely Franzetti, William B. Muir, Meyyappan Arunachalam
  • System and method for automatically releasing collections of goods for shipment
    Patent number: 6529797
    Abstract: A method for shipping items from a distribution facility according to customer orders may include a step of determining that the distribution facility contains all items requested in a customer order. The method may also include a step of determining that the requested items are a less-than-trailer-load (LTL) shipment. In response to determining that the distribution facility contains the requested items, a determination may be made as to whether sufficient pallet-build squares are available in the distribution facility to accommodate the requested items. In response to determining that sufficient pallet-build squares are available, the requested items may be automatically transported to an LTL dock in the distribution facility via one or more of the available pallet-build squares.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2003
    Assignee: Dell Products L.P.
    Inventors: Richard M. Williams, Mark A. Pape, Branden Clark Bickley, Brian J. Hunt, William B. Muir, Larry L. Roder, Mariely Franzetti
  • System and method for automated management of a distribution facility
    Publication number: 20020161593
    Abstract: A method for managing a distribution facility may include a step of receiving descriptions of multiple orders from an order-management subsystem. A determination may be made that a particular order among the multiple orders is currently fillable, based the descriptions from the order-management subsystem. In response, shipping rate information may be obtained by automatically communicating with a rate subsystem. The particular order may be automatically assigned to a carrier, based on the information from the rate subsystem. In response, a transportation subsystem may automatically be caused to transport items for the particular order to one or more distribution stations.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Publication date: October 31, 2002
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Richard M. Williams, Craig A. Morris, Branden Clark Bickley, Robert T. Mason, Mark A. Pape, Mariely Franzetti, William B. Muir, Meyyappan Arunachalam
  • System and method for automatically releasing collections of goods for shipment
    Publication number: 20020123944
    Abstract: A method for shipping items from a distribution facility according to customer orders may include a step of determining that the distribution facility contains all items requested in a customer order. The method may also include a step of determining that the requested items are a less-than-trailer-load (LTL) shipment. In response to determining that the distribution facility contains the requested items, a determination may be made as to whether sufficient pallet-build squares are available in the distribution facility to accommodate the requested items. In response to determining that sufficient pallet-build squares are available, the requested items may be automatically transported to an LTL dock in the distribution facility via one or more of the available pallet-build squares.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2001
    Publication date: September 5, 2002
    Applicant: DELL PRODUCTS L.P.
    Inventors: Richard M. Williams, Mark A. Pape, Branden Clark Bickley, Brian J. Hunt, William B. Muir, Larry L. Roder, Mariely Franzetti