Patents by Inventor Patrick Englert

Patrick Englert 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).

  • Cluster-based-system and method for E-commerce-order fulfillment
    Patent number: 10427873
    Abstract: It is disclosed a system and method for order fulfillment, the method comprising the following steps: generating (S10) a packing pattern for the order defining the packing sequence; assigning (S12) one of the one or more merge-and-pack stations (22) to the order; analyzing (S14) the order with regard to pouchable and non-pouchable articles (46) associated with the order, wherein each of the pouchable articles (46) is sized and heavy such that it fits into one of the pouches (48), and wherein each of the non-pouchable articles (46) is at least one of sized and heavy such that it does not fit into one of the pouches (48); retrieving corresponding storage units (50), which contain the pouchable articles (46) associated with the order, from the warehouse (16), delivering the retrieved storage units (50) to one or more of the pick stations (18), and loading the pouchable articles (46) from the delivered storage units (50) into one or more of the pouches (48) at the one or more pick stations (18); transporting (S18
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 1, 2019
    Assignees: Schaefer Systems International, Inc., SSI Schäfer Automation GmbH (DE)
    Inventors: Hartmut Mause, Patrick Englert