Patents by Inventor Mark Lee Carter

Mark Lee Carter 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).

  • Systems and methods for shipping perishable goods
    Patent number: 12014314
    Abstract: An information handling system may include a processor; a memory; a power management unit; a network interface device, executed by the processor, to: initiate a communication link with a shipping fulfillment system to request and receive shipping fulfillment data descriptive of shipping requests for one or more packages to contain perishable goods to be shipped; and initiate a communication link with a weather forecast source to request and receive weather data descriptive of weather characteristics associated with a location the one or more perishable goods are to be shipped; and a package customization system executable by the processor to, based on the shipping fulfillment data and the weather data at a location where the perishable goods are to be shipped to, provide customization data describing how to customize a package to ship the perishable goods.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: June 18, 2024
    Inventor: Mark Lee Carter
  • Packaging with Insulative Walls Having Condensation Wicking Layer and Bubble Foil Insulation Layer
    Publication number: 20230288119
    Abstract: A packaging may include at least one insulating wall and at least one cooling device embedded into the at least one wall. A method of forming at least one insulating wall of a package may include placing a cooling device into a form, closing the form, injecting a liquid form of an expansive foam, and curing the foam.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 14, 2023
    Inventor: Mark Lee Carter
  • Systems and Methods for Shipping Perishable Goods
    Publication number: 20230020969
    Abstract: An information handling system may include a processor; a memory; a power management unit; a network interface device, executed by the processor, to: initiate a communication link with a shipping fulfillment system to request and receive shipping fulfillment data descriptive of shipping requests for one or more packages to contain perishable goods to be shipped; and initiate a communication link with a weather forecast source to request and receive weather data descriptive of weather characteristics associated with a location the one or more perishable goods are to be shipped; and a package customization system executable by the processor to, based on the shipping fulfillment data and the weather data at a location where the perishable goods are to be shipped to, provide customization data describing how to customize a package to ship the perishable goods.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Publication date: January 19, 2023
    Inventor: Mark Lee Carter