Patents by Inventor Robert H. Ernest

Robert H. Ernest 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: 20250045689
    Abstract: A system is provided. The system including a computer device including at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device. The at least one processor is programmed to: receive an order from customer for a product, associate the order with an account associated with the customer, generate return shipping label with unique identification number, ship order with return shipping label and exchange box, receive a message from a shipping computer indicating that the exchange box with the return shipping label has shipped, determine customer account associated with return shipping label, and automatically reorder at least a portion of the order for the customer account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 25, 2024
    Publication date: February 6, 2025
    Inventors: Michael D. Nelson, Robert H. Ernest, Dean W. Henrickson, Jordan Vohwinkel
  • Patent number: 12131286
    Abstract: A system is provided. The system including a computer device including at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device. The at least one processor is programmed to: receive an order from customer for a product, associate the order with an account associated with the customer, generate return shipping label with unique identification number, ship order with return shipping label and exchange box, receive a message from a shipping computer indicating that the exchange box with the return shipping label has shipped, determine customer account associated with return shipping label, and automatically reorder at least a portion of the order for the customer account.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 29, 2024
    Assignee: CO2 Exchange, LLC
    Inventors: Michael D. Nelson, Robert H. Ernest, Dean W. Henrickson, Jordan Vohwinkel
  • Publication number: 20220180313
    Abstract: A system is provided. The system including a computer device including at least one processor in communication with at least one memory device. The at least one processor is programmed to: receive an order from customer for a product, associate the order with an account associated with the customer, generate return shipping label with unique identification number, ship order with return shipping label and exchange box, receive a message from a shipping computer indicating that the exchange box with the return shipping label has shipped, determine customer account associated with return shipping label, and automatically reorder at least a portion of the order for the customer account.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2021
    Publication date: June 9, 2022
    Inventors: Michael D. Nelson, Robert H. Ernest, Dean W. Henrickson, Jordan Vohwinkel