Patents by Inventor Theodore Clifton Johnson

Theodore Clifton Johnson 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).

  • Patent number: 10223731
    Abstract: This disclosure presents techniques for selecting an add-on item to present to consumers at a check-out user interface of an electronic marketplace. The selection techniques involve presenting a consumer with a selection of add-on items that are unrelated to items added by the consumer to her shopping cart. The check-out user interface can present the consumer with a one-time offer to add the add-on item to her shopping cart. In some examples, the add-on items can represent over-stocked items or items that a supplier is attempting to liquidate. Further, the selection techniques can minimize the additional labor cost of retrieving the add-on item from a fulfillment center, by selecting add-on items that are located within a close physical proximity to items that the consumer has already added to her shopping cart.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: Theodore Clifton Johnson