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ATCHLEY MICHAEL D
US74 patents
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WALMART APOLLO LLC
37 patentsUS10130232B2Nov 20, 2018
Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods
WALMART APOLLO LLC58 citations99
US10570000B2Feb 25, 2020
Shopping facility assistance object detection systems, devices and methods
WALMART APOLLO LLC17 citations98
US10486951B2Nov 26, 2019
Trash can monitoring systems and methods
WALMART APOLLO LLC16 citations98
US10435279B2Oct 8, 2019
Shopping space route guidance systems, devices and methods
WALMART APOLLO LLC18 citations98
US10351400B2Jul 16, 2019
Apparatus and method of obtaining location information of a motorized transport unit
WALMART APOLLO LLC16 citations98
US10336592B2Jul 2, 2019
Shopping facility assistance systems, devices, and methods to facilitate returning items to their respective departments
WALMART APOLLO LLC16 citations98
US10315897B2Jun 11, 2019
Systems, devices and methods for determining item availability in a shopping space
WALMART APOLLO LLC16 citations98
US10138100B2Nov 27, 2018
Recharging apparatus and method
WALMART APOLLO LLC22 citations98
US10280054B2May 7, 2019
Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods
WALMART APOLLO LLC27 citations97
US10508010B2Dec 17, 2019
Shopping facility discarded item sorting systems, devices and methods
WALMART APOLLO LLC12 citations96
US10239739B2Mar 26, 2019
Motorized transport unit worker support systems and methods
WALMART APOLLO LLC12 citations96
US11046562B2Jun 29, 2021
Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods
WALMART APOLLO LLC41 citations94
US10807714B2Oct 20, 2020
Contact activated retail delivery package release systems and methods
WALMART APOLLO LLC24 citations94
US10611614B2Apr 7, 2020
Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods to drive movable item containers
WALMART APOLLO LLC11 citations94
US10614503B2Apr 7, 2020
Apparatus and method for surveying premises of a customer
WALMART APOLLO LLC20 citations94
US10274952B2Apr 30, 2019
Geographic area monitoring systems and methods through interchanging tool systems between unmanned vehicles
WALMART APOLLO LLC36 citations94
US10246187B2Apr 2, 2019
Systems and methods to interchangeably couple tool systems with unmanned vehicles
WALMART APOLLO LLC23 citations94
US10227178B2Mar 12, 2019
Autonomous locker delivery
WALMART APOLLO LLC16 citations94
US10214400B2Feb 26, 2019
Systems and methods for moving pallets via unmanned motorized unit-guided forklifts
WALMART APOLLO LLC20 citations94
US10138062B2Nov 27, 2018
Order fulfillment system with robotic break pack
WALMART APOLLO LLC21 citations94
US10875752B2Dec 29, 2020
Systems, devices and methods of providing customer support in locating products
WALMART APOLLO LLC6 citations93
US10815104B2Oct 27, 2020
Recharging apparatus and method
WALMART APOLLO LLC9 citations93
US10669140B2Jun 2, 2020
Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods to detect and handle incorrectly placed items
WALMART APOLLO LLC9 citations93
US10358326B2Jul 23, 2019
Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods
WALMART APOLLO LLC8 citations93
US10239740B2Mar 26, 2019
Shopping facility assistance system and method having a motorized transport unit that selectively leads or follows a user within a shopping facility
WALMART APOLLO LLC9 citations92
US10577103B2Mar 3, 2020
Systems and methods for dispensing an insecticide via unmanned vehicles to defend a crop-containing area against pests
WALMART APOLLO LLC11 citations86
US10275975B2Apr 30, 2019
Apparatus and method for mobile vending
WALMART APOLLO LLC14 citations86
US11840814B2Dec 12, 2023
Overriding control of motorized transport unit systems, devices and methods
WALMART APOLLO LLC2 citations84
US10520953B2Dec 31, 2019
Geographic area monitoring systems and methods that balance power usage between multiple unmanned vehicles
WALMART APOLLO LLC9 citations84
US10515335B2Dec 24, 2019
Secured delivery locker
WALMART APOLLO LLC5 citations84
US10296005B2May 21, 2019
Apparatus and method for monitoring a field
WALMART APOLLO LLC10 citations84
US10235651B2Mar 19, 2019
Secured delivery locker
WALMART APOLLO LLC11 citations84
US10592842B2Mar 17, 2020
Methods and systems for loading products into a cargo space of a delivery vehicle
WALMART APOLLO LLC9 citations79
US11679969B2Jun 20, 2023
Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods
WALMART APOLLO LLC4 citations74
US10773891B2Sep 15, 2020
Order fulfillment system with robotic break pack
WALMART APOLLO LLC2 citations73
US10625899B2Apr 21, 2020
Retail delivery packages and methods of product delivery
WALMART APOLLO LLC2 citations73
US10515505B2Dec 24, 2019
Apparatus and method for mobile vending
WALMART APOLLO LLC2 citations73
WAL MART STORES INC
13 patentsUS10071893B2Sep 11, 2018
Shopping facility assistance system and method to retrieve in-store abandoned mobile item containers
WAL MART STORES INC42 citations99
US9994434B2Jun 12, 2018
Overriding control of motorize transport unit systems, devices and methods
WAL MART STORES INC36 citations99
US9908760B2Mar 6, 2018
Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods to drive movable item containers
WAL MART STORES INC37 citations99
US9875503B2Jan 23, 2018
Method and apparatus for transporting a plurality of stacked motorized transport units
WAL MART STORES INC40 citations99
US9875502B2Jan 23, 2018
Shopping facility assistance systems, devices, and methods to identify security and safety anomalies
WAL MART STORES INC43 citations99
US9801517B2Oct 31, 2017
Shopping facility assistance object detection systems, devices and methods
WAL MART STORES INC85 citations99
US9757002B2Sep 12, 2017
Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods that employ voice input
WAL MART STORES INC43 citations99
US9534906B2Jan 3, 2017
Shopping space mapping systems, devices and methods
WAL MART STORES INC76 citations99
US10081525B2Sep 25, 2018
Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods to address ground and weather conditions
WAL MART STORES INC29 citations98
US10071891B2Sep 11, 2018
Systems, devices, and methods for providing passenger transport
WAL MART STORES INC43 citations98
US10071892B2Sep 11, 2018
Apparatus and method of obtaining location information of a motorized transport unit
WAL MART STORES INC30 citations98
US10017322B2Jul 10, 2018
Systems and methods for moving pallets via unmanned motorized unit-guided forklifts
WAL MART STORES INC39 citations94
US10026315B2Jul 17, 2018
Apparatus and method for monitoring parking area
WAL MART STORES INC7 citations84
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