Patents by Inventor Patricio A. Hudson

Patricio A. Hudson 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).

  • Publication number: 20210142265
    Abstract: Systems and method for allocating orderfilling trips in a facility are discussed. Available trips are categorized for difficulty based on specifically defined criteria and mapped to tenure groups. The amount of worker experience for each available facility worker is used to assign each available facility worker to a tenure group. Available mapped trips are allocated to facility workers belonging to the same tenure group. Trip performance verification may be accomplished in real-time using client devices assigned to a facility worker.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Publication date: May 13, 2021
    Inventors: Michael Thao, Patricio A. Hudson, Javier Blanco, Zachary Watts
  • Publication number: 20190047463
    Abstract: An airbag system for securing cargo in a container configured as disclosed herein can include: a support structure adapted to attach to a ceiling of the container; an array of airbags suspended from the support structure, each airbag being removeably detachable from the support structure; an air pressure system in fluid communication with each air bag of the array of airbags; and a control system adapted to control the air pressure system to inflate the array of airbags. In an inflated configuration, the array of airbags extends downward from the support structure toward a floor of the container until each airbag of the array of airbags contacts an upper surface of the cargo or the floor of the container.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 3, 2018
    Publication date: February 14, 2019
    Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
    Inventors: Andrew Rizkallah, Patricio A. Hudson, Nathan L. Bearden