Inventor
KALM WILLIAM SCOTT
US35 patents
Patents
35 patentsUS11661274B1May 30, 2023
Container transporters
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Container transporter
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US10913603B1Feb 9, 2021
Stackable inventory storage module having helical drive
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US10934091B1Mar 2, 2021
Modular indexing tote storage system
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US11511417B1Nov 29, 2022
Conveyance modulation based on fragility ratings
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US12026663B1Jul 2, 2024
Automated sequencing and dispensing in final segment of delivery
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US11358793B2Jun 14, 2022
Stackable inventory storage modules, storage systems, and methods of using the same
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US11345500B1May 31, 2022
Bag loading machine and method of packaging items
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US10759611B1Sep 1, 2020
Handling systems and methods for reorienting inventory items
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US11584593B1Feb 21, 2023
Automatic rotary inserting machine
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US10919747B2Feb 16, 2021
Inventory conveyance system that transfers storage containers to and from a vertically arranged array of storage containers
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US10815082B2Oct 27, 2020
Inventory storage module having a conveying loop with vertical lift
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US10807798B1Oct 20, 2020
Inventory storage module having actuators that move storage totes around a conveyor loop
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US10196208B1Feb 5, 2019
Inventory storage module having a closed conveying loop in a horizontal plane
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US11939156B1Mar 26, 2024
Flexible container pods for use with robotic systems
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US11111084B1Sep 7, 2021
Automatic tray dispensing
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US12122620B1Oct 22, 2024
Variable slot conveyor in final segment of delivery
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US11066244B1Jul 20, 2021
Linear induction sorter
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US11123771B2Sep 21, 2021
Automated modular system for sorting items
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US11885882B1Jan 30, 2024
Triangulation sensor system
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US11235186B2Feb 1, 2022
Fire extinguishing system
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US10968993B1Apr 6, 2021
Helical drive actuator
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US10912965B1Feb 9, 2021
Fire extinguishing system
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US11535450B1Dec 27, 2022
Item loading by chamber bounded by synchronized conveying surfaces
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US11281172B1Mar 22, 2022
Inventory handling apparatus
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US11493080B1Nov 8, 2022
Elliptical vacuum suction cup
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US11649848B1May 16, 2023
Friction vacuum suction cup
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US12110181B1Oct 8, 2024
Item retrieval system
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US11820604B1Nov 21, 2023
Packaging sizer
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US12421043B1Sep 23, 2025
Method and system for moving containers
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US12378078B1Aug 5, 2025
Container management system
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US11806560B1Nov 7, 2023
Fire suppression nozzle and system for stackable inventory storage modules
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US11312571B2Apr 26, 2022
Stackable inventory storage modules, storage systems, and methods of using the same
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US11059668B1Jul 13, 2021
Stackable inventory storage module, system, and method of using the same
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US10875719B1Dec 29, 2020
Automatic rake sortation
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