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WINKLE DAVID C
US74 patents
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WALMART APOLLO LLC
41 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
US10351399B2Jul 16, 2019
Systems, devices and methods of controlling motorized transport units in fulfilling product orders
WALMART APOLLO LLC24 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
US10189691B2Jan 29, 2019
Shopping facility track system and method of routing motorized transport units
WALMART APOLLO LLC25 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
US10614503B2Apr 7, 2020
Apparatus and method for surveying premises of a customer
WALMART APOLLO LLC20 citations94
US10611614B2Apr 7, 2020
Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods to drive movable item containers
WALMART APOLLO LLC11 citations94
US10552792B2Feb 4, 2020
Systems and methods for residual inventory management with mobile modular displays
WALMART APOLLO LLC21 citations94
US10293938B2May 21, 2019
Unmanned aircraft systems with a customer interface system and methods of delivery utilizing unmanned aircraft systems
WALMART APOLLO LLC23 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
US10875752B2Dec 29, 2020
Systems, devices and methods of providing customer support in locating products
WALMART APOLLO LLC6 citations93
US10669140B2Jun 2, 2020
Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods to detect and handle incorrectly placed items
WALMART APOLLO LLC9 citations93
US10597270B2Mar 24, 2020
Shopping facility track system and method of routing motorized transport units
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
US10486883B2Nov 26, 2019
Systems and methods for delivering climate controlled product
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
US10504343B2Dec 10, 2019
Systems and methods of tracking products during transport
WALMART APOLLO LLC9 citations84
US10347095B2Jul 9, 2019
Systems and methods of tracking products during transport
WALMART APOLLO LLC11 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
US10229605B2Mar 12, 2019
Systems and methods to allocate unmanned aircraft systems
WALMART APOLLO LLC5 citations84
US10457393B2Oct 29, 2019
Apparatuses and methods for receiving aerial vehicle delivery
WALMART APOLLO LLC10 citations83
US11679969B2Jun 20, 2023
Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods
WALMART APOLLO LLC4 citations74
US11079242B2Aug 3, 2021
System and method for determining autonomous vehicle location using incremental image analysis
WALMART APOLLO LLC3 citations73
US11074545B2Jul 27, 2021
Systems and methods for delivering products via unmanned aerial vehicles to delivery locations designated by customers
WALMART APOLLO LLC5 citations73
US11062612B2Jul 13, 2021
Systems and methods to allocate unmanned aircraft systems
WALMART APOLLO LLC1 citations73
US10514691B2Dec 24, 2019
Geographic area monitoring systems and methods through interchanging tool systems between unmanned vehicles
WALMART APOLLO LLC1 citations73
WAL MART STORES INC
9 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
US9896315B2Feb 20, 2018
Systems, devices and methods of controlling motorized transport units in fulfilling product orders
WAL MART STORES INC52 citations99
US9875503B2Jan 23, 2018
Method and apparatus for transporting a plurality of stacked motorized transport units
WAL MART STORES INC40 citations99
US9801517B2Oct 31, 2017
Shopping facility assistance object detection systems, devices and methods
WAL MART STORES INC85 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
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