Michael T Mckenna

US Patent:

8086546, Dec 27, 2011

Filed:

Dec 17, 2004

Appl. No.:

11/015288

Inventors:

Joel R. Spiegel - Woodinville WA, US
Michael T. McKenna - Bellevue WA, US
Girish S. Lakshman - Issaquah WA, US
Paul G. Nordstrom - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Reno NV

International Classification:

G06Q 99/00

US Classification:

705401, 705406

Abstract:

A method and system for anticipatory package shipping are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method may include packaging one or more items as a package for eventual shipment to a delivery address, selecting a destination geographical area to which to ship the package, shipping the package to the destination geographical area without completely specifying the delivery address at time of shipment, and while the package is in transit, completely specifying the delivery address for the package.

US Patent:

8271398, Sep 18, 2012

Filed:

Nov 28, 2011

Appl. No.:

13/305611

Inventors:

Joel R. Spiegel - Woodinville WA, US
Michael T. McKenna - Bellevue WA, US
Girish S. Lakshman - Issaquah WA, US
Paul G. Nordstrom - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Reno NV

International Classification:

G06Q 99/00

US Classification:

705330, 705401, 705406

Abstract:

A method and system for anticipatory package shipping are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method may include packaging one or more items as a package for eventual shipment to a delivery address, selecting a destination geographical area to which to ship the package, shipping the package to the destination geographical area without completely specifying the delivery address at time of shipment, and while the package is in transit, completely specifying the delivery address for the package.

US Patent:

8341040, Dec 25, 2012

Filed:

Oct 7, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/246672

Inventors:

Eric Young - Mercer Island WA, US
Devesh Mishra - Issaquah WA, US
Timothy Jesse Tien - Seattle WA, US
Michael McKenna - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Reno NV

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 28, 705 11

Abstract:

Various embodiments of a system and method for stow management of similar items are described. Various embodiments may include a control system and/or an electronic stow component configured to determine whether a bin is eligible to stow a unit of a particular item. For instance, an agent tasked with stowing items as inventory in a materials handling facility may use such electronic stow component and/or the control system to determine whether a bin is eligible to stow a unit of a particular item. For instance, the electronic stow component may identify a bin to evaluate, identify a unit of a particular item, and determine whether the bin is eligible to store the unit of the particular item according to various methods and techniques for preventing the stowage of like items in nearby bins.

US Patent:

8615473, Dec 24, 2013

Filed:

Aug 24, 2012

Appl. No.:

13/594195

Inventors:

Joel R. Spiegel - Woodinville WA, US
Michael T. McKenna - Bellevue WA, US
Girish S. Lakshman - Issaquah WA, US
Paul G. Nordstrom - Seattle WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Reno NV

International Classification:

G06Q 99/00

US Classification:

705332, 705330, 705333, 705336, 705337

Abstract:

A method and system for anticipatory package shipping are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a method may include packaging one or more items as a package for eventual shipment to a delivery address, selecting a destination geographical area to which to ship the package, shipping the package to the destination geographical area without completely specifying the delivery address at time of shipment, and while the package is in transit, completely specifying the delivery address for the package.

US Patent:

8639591, Jan 28, 2014

Filed:

Sep 30, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/242482

Inventors:

Devesh Mishra - Issaquah WA, US
Eric Young - Mercer Island WA, US
Michael McKenna - Bellevue WA, US
Jun Zhao - Bellevue WA, US
Kevin R. MacKenzie - Bellevue WA, US

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc. - Reno NV

International Classification:

G06Q 10/00

US Classification:

705 28

Abstract:

Various embodiments of a system and method for generating a visual display indicating the status of multiple shipping loads are described. The embodiments described herein may include one or more displays and a display control component configured to control the displays. In various embodiments, the display control component may track items (e. g. , freight, inventory, etc. ) shipped to a materials handling facility and generate a display to visually indicate the various statuses as a graphical representation. As described in more detail herein, such a display may provide agents with greater visibility into the various processes performed in the materials handling facility. To do so, the various displays under the control of the display control component may in some embodiments be strategically located within the materials handling facility. For instance, such displays may be present in inbound and outbound docking areas in the presence of one or more agents.

US Patent:

20060036504, Feb 16, 2006

Filed:

Aug 11, 2004

Appl. No.:

10/916772

Inventors:

William Allocca - Bellevue WA, US
Girish Lakshman - Issaquah WA, US
Leilehua Maly - Bellevue WA, US
Michael McKenna - Bellevue WA, US
Sangeetha Ranganath - Bellevue WA, US
Jay Skeer - Seattle WA, US
Kristin Toth - Seattle WA, US

International Classification:

G06Q 30/00

US Classification:

705026000

Abstract:

A method, system, and computer-readable medium for assisting in automatically classifying items with respect to one or more predefined classification systems is described, such as for items to be delivered internationally. In some situations, the items are classified so as to select an appropriate import tax code for a destination country and/or to select an appropriate export tax code for an origination country, such as to allow calculation of estimated taxes for the items before the items are delivered. Moreover, in some such situations the automatic classifying is performed dynamically at the time an item order is being placed or considered by a customer. The estimated costs for the items can further in some situations be used to estimate total costs for delivering an item internationally, such as dynamically during the ordering process for the items so that those costs can be collected before delivering the items.