Patents by Inventor Mark P. Russell

Mark P. Russell 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 event-driven inventory disposition
    Patent number: 8463665
    Abstract: A method and system for event-driven inventory disposition are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method may include detecting a disposition event associated with a given one of a number of inventory items. The method may further include evaluating each of a number of disposition channels with respect to the given item in response to detecting the disposition event, and dependent upon the evaluation, selecting a particular disposition channel through which to dispose of the given item. In one particular implementation of the method, detecting the disposition event may include detecting an indication that an expected profitability of the given item is less than a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2011
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig J. Pape, Denise M. Stecconi, Sunit S. Kavathekar, Mark P. Russell
  • Method and system for event-driven inventory disposition
    Patent number: 7881986
    Abstract: A method and system for event-driven inventory disposition are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method may include detecting a disposition event associated with a given one of a number of inventory items. The method may further include evaluating each of a number of disposition channels with respect to the given item in response to detecting the disposition event, and dependent upon the evaluation, selecting a particular disposition channel through which to dispose of the given item. In one particular implementation of the method, detecting the disposition event may include detecting an indication that an expected profitability of the given item is less than a threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2005
    Date of Patent: February 1, 2011
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Craig J. Pape, Denise M. Stecconi, Sunit S. Kavathekar, Mark P. Russell