Patents by Inventor Steve R. Harman

Steve R. Harman 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).

  • Inserting stops into delivery routes
    Patent number: 8498947
    Abstract: Various systems and methods are described for insertion of optional stops in delivery routes. To this end, a plurality of delivery routes is provided in a computing device, where each delivery route has a plurality of stops. A determination is made in the computing devices as to whether an optional stop can be inserted between a pair of the stops in at least one of the delivery routes without violating a predefined set of criteria. The optional stop is ultimately inserted between a respective pair of stops in a selected one of the delivery routes.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: July 30, 2013
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul N. Haake, Dennis Lee, Sarah T. Rowe, Steve R. Harman