Patents by Inventor Todd Stormes

Todd Stormes 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: 11430048
    Abstract: Receiving and processing user orders may include receiving an order for an order quantity of a product from a user computing device, retrieving a threshold inventory quantity of the product, retrieving a last known inventory quantity of the product, comparing the threshold inventory quantity with the difference between the last known inventory quantity and the order quantity, performing an asynchronous reservation of the quantity of the product when the threshold inventory quantity is less than the difference between the last known inventory quantity and the order quantity, and performing a synchronous reservation of the quantity of the product when the threshold inventory quantity is greater than the difference between the last known inventory quantity and the order quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2022
    Assignee: Home Depot Product Authority, LLC
    Inventors: Hari Ramamurthy, Angie Brown, Thomas Gamble, Stephen Jacobs, Todd Stormes
  • Publication number: 20200104905
    Abstract: Receiving and processing user orders may include receiving an order for an order quantity of a product from a user computing device, retrieving a threshold inventory quantity of the product, retrieving a last known inventory quantity of the product, comparing the threshold inventory quantity with the difference between the last known inventory quantity and the order quantity, performing an asynchronous reservation of the quantity of the product when the threshold inventory quantity is less than the difference between the last known inventory quantity and the order quantity, and performing a synchronous reservation of the quantity of the product when the threshold inventory quantity is greater than the difference between the last known inventory quantity and the order quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2019
    Publication date: April 2, 2020
    Inventors: Hari Ramamurthy, Angie Brown, Thomas Gamble, Stephen Jacobs, Todd Stormes
  • Patent number: 10497049
    Abstract: Receiving and processing user orders may include receiving an order for an order quantity of a product from a user computing device, retrieving a threshold inventory quantity of the product, retrieving a last known inventory quantity of the product, comparing the threshold inventory quantity with the difference between the last known inventory quantity and the order quantity, performing an asynchronous reservation of the quantity of the product when the threshold inventory quantity is less than the difference between the last known inventory quantity and the order quantity, and performing a synchronous reservation of the quantity of the product when the threshold inventory quantity is greater than the difference between the last known inventory quantity and the order quantity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 3, 2019
    Assignee: Home Depot Product Authority, LLC
    Inventors: Hari Ramamurthy, Angie Brown, Thomas Gamble, Stephen Jacobs, Todd Stormes
  • Publication number: 20170372394
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for the facilitation of authorized in-store pickup in conjunction with online ordering. A request to process an order of an item selected by a customer and placed through a website may be received. The website may be transformed to a cart fulfillment web page including a fulfillment interface. Through the fulfillment interface, a selection of an option for in-store pickup by a third party may be received from the customer. Through the fulfillment interface, identifying information regarding the third party, pickup details associated with the in-store pickup of the item by the third party, and a preferred notification method for contacting the third party may also be received from the customer. An authorization pickup record related to the in-store pickup of the item by the third party may be generated. The authorization pickup record may be transmitted to the third party via the preferred notification method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2017
    Publication date: December 28, 2017
    Inventors: Mary B. Jones, Jenna Floyd, Ashley Yancey, Carly Westcott, Emily Knox, Shannon Chister, Reid Tarentino, Sastry Akella, Nathan Hawk, Brandon Knox, Christopher Nuckles, Todd Stormes, Angie Brown
  • Publication number: 20170255990
    Abstract: Receiving and processing user orders may include receiving an order for an order quantity of a product from a user computing device, retrieving a threshold inventory quantity of the product, retrieving a last known inventory quantity of the product, comparing the threshold inventory quantity with the difference between the last known inventory quantity and the order quantity, performing an asynchronous reservation of the quantity of the product when the threshold inventory quantity is less than the difference between the last known inventory quantity and the order quantity, and performing a synchronous reservation of the quantity of the product when the threshold inventory quantity is greater than the difference between the last known inventory quantity and the order quantity.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 5, 2016
    Publication date: September 7, 2017
    Inventors: Hari Ramamurthy, Angie Brown, Thomas Gamble, Stephen Jacobs, Todd Stormes
  • Patent number: 9721285
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for the facilitation of authorized in-store pickup in conjunction with online ordering. A request to process an order of an item selected by a customer and placed through a website may be received. The website may be transformed to a cart fulfillment web page including a fulfillment interface. Through the fulfillment interface, a selection of an option for in-store pickup by a third party may be received from the customer. Through the fulfillment interface, identifying information regarding the third party, pickup details associated with the in-store pickup of the item by the third party, and a preferred notification method for contacting the third party may also be received from the customer. An authorization pickup record related to the in-store pickup of the item by the third party may be generated. The authorization pickup record may be transmitted to the third party via the preferred notification method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2017
    Assignee: Home Depot Product Authority, LLC
    Inventors: Mary B. Jones, Jenna Floyd, Ashley Yancey, Carly Westcott, Emily Knox, Shannon Chister, Reid Tarentino, Sastry Akella, Nathan Hawk, Brandon Knox, Christopher Nuckles, Todd Stormes, Angie Brown
  • Publication number: 20140279238
    Abstract: Technologies are described herein for the facilitation of authorized in-store pickup in conjunction with online ordering. A request to process an order of an item selected by a customer and placed through a website may be received. The website may be transformed to a cart fulfillment web page including a fulfillment interface. Through the fulfillment interface, a selection of an option for in-store pickup by a third party may be received from the customer. Through the fulfillment interface, identifying information regarding the third party, pickup details associated with the in-store pickup of the item by the third party, and a preferred notification method for contacting the third party may also be received from the customer. An authorization pickup record related to the in-store pickup of the item by the third party may be generated. The authorization pickup record may be transmitted to the third party via the preferred notification method.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2013
    Publication date: September 18, 2014
    Applicant: Homer TLC, Inc.
    Inventors: Mary B. Jones, Jenna Floyd, Ashley Yancey, Carly Westcott, Emily Knox, Shannon Chister, Reid Tarentino, Sastry Akella, Nathan Hawk, Brandon Knox, Christopher Nuckles, Todd Stormes, Angie Brown