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John P. Thompson
Also filed as: THOMPSON JOHN · THOMPSON JOHN M · THOMPSON JOHN P · THOMPSON JOHN PAUL
59 granted patents·49 pending applications·636 citations·filing 1982–2023
99Inventor score
Files withWALMART APOLLO LLC55WAL MART STORES INC36THOMPSON JOHN P4DIGITAL VISION INC3SCOUTEN CHARLES W2
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108 records- 0199US9757002B2Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods that employ voice inputWAL MART STORES INC·Filed 2016·Granted Sep 12, 2017·43 cites·20 claims
- 0298US10280054B2Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methodsWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 7, 2019·27 cites·29 claims
- 0398US10138100B2Recharging apparatus and methodWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 27, 2018·22 cites·18 claims
- 0497US11046562B2Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methodsWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jun 29, 2021·41 cites·25 claims
- 0597US10815104B2Recharging apparatus and methodWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 27, 2020·9 cites·20 claims
- 0697US10274952B2Geographic area monitoring systems and methods through interchanging tool systems between unmanned vehiclesWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 30, 2019·36 cites·19 claims
- 0797US10246187B2Systems and methods to interchangeably couple tool systems with unmanned vehiclesWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 2, 2019·23 cites·19 claims
- 0896US11679969B2Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methodsWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2021·Granted Jun 20, 2023·4 cites·20 claims
- 0996US10507917B2Apparatuses and methods for gesture-controlled unmanned aerial vehiclesWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Dec 17, 2019·24 cites·16 claims
- 1095US10577103B2Systems and methods for dispensing an insecticide via unmanned vehicles to defend a crop-containing area against pestsWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 3, 2020·11 cites·20 claims
- 1195US10287149B2Assignment of a motorized personal assistance apparatusWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted May 14, 2019·8 cites·18 claims
- 1294US10293938B2Unmanned aircraft systems with a customer interface system and methods of delivery utilizing unmanned aircraft systemsWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 21, 2019·23 cites·18 claims
- 1393US10807714B2Contact activated retail delivery package release systems and methodsWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 20, 2020·24 cites·19 claims
- 1493US4866818APinch clipTHOMPSON JOHN P·Filed 1988·Granted Sep 19, 1989·74 cites·4 claims
- 1592US12084824B2Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methodsWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 10, 2024·1 cites·20 claims
- 1692US10457393B2Apparatuses and methods for receiving aerial vehicle deliveryWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 29, 2019·10 cites·18 claims
- 1791US10520953B2Geographic area monitoring systems and methods that balance power usage between multiple unmanned vehiclesWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Dec 31, 2019·9 cites·19 claims
- 1890US10026315B2Apparatus and method for monitoring parking areaWAL MART STORES INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jul 17, 2018·7 cites·23 claims
- 1988US10296005B2Apparatus and method for monitoring a fieldWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted May 21, 2019·10 cites·21 claims
- 2086US9654734B1Virtual conference roomWAL MART STORES INC·Filed 2016·Granted May 16, 2017·5 cites·20 claims
- 2185US10472051B2Apparatus and method for stabilizing an unmanned aerial systemWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 12, 2019·5 cites·17 claims
- 2284US10638629B2On board transceiver assembly having hold down memberFCI USA LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Apr 28, 2020·4 cites·19 claims
- 2384US10423169B2Geographic area monitoring systems and methods utilizing computational sharing across multiple unmanned vehiclesWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 24, 2019·4 cites·16 claims
- 2484US7784937B2System and method of surfacing a lens, such as a lens for use with eyeglassesDIGITAL VISION INC·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 31, 2010·18 cites·13 claims
- 2582US12080179B2Systems and methods to allocate unmanned aircraft systemsWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2023·Granted Sep 3, 2024·0 cites·20 claims
- 2682US10229605B2Systems and methods to allocate unmanned aircraft systemsWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Mar 12, 2019·5 cites·20 claims
- 2780US9950877B2Product shipment loading and unloading systems and methodsWAL MART STORES INC·Filed 2016·Granted Apr 24, 2018·5 cites·19 claims
- 2880US8020990B2System and method of surfacing a lens, such as a lens for use with eyeglassesDIGITAL VISION INC·Filed 2010·Granted Sep 20, 2011·7 cites·18 claims
- 2979US10627984B2Systems, devices, and methods for dynamic virtual data analysisWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 21, 2020·3 cites·21 claims
- 3078US10089857B2Apparatus and method for providing audio delivery notification with a doorbellWAL MART STORES INC·Filed 2017·Granted Oct 2, 2018·3 cites·21 claims
- 3178US5613897AFoot-pad floor cleaning deviceFiled 1995·Granted Mar 25, 1997·32 cites·4 claims
- 3277US10474983B2Method and apparatus for dispatching an airborne drone to carry an item to a customerWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 12, 2019·5 cites·10 claims
- 3377US2021009391A1Recharging apparatus and methodWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2020·Application pending·0 cites
- 3476US10625899B2Retail delivery packages and methods of product deliveryWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Apr 21, 2020·2 cites·15 claims
- 3575US11429926B2Mobile camera-equipped device-based approach to assessing a displayWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Aug 30, 2022·2 cites·14 claims
- 3675US10070409B2Cluster tracking systemWAL MART STORES INC·Filed 2017·Granted Sep 4, 2018·2 cites·18 claims
- 3774US10360533B2Product display surface apparatus and methodWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jul 23, 2019·2 cites·14 claims
- 3874US9798983B2Enterprise resource search and reservation systemWAL MART STORES INC·Filed 2013·Granted Oct 24, 2017·2 cites·21 claims
- 3974US2019292030A1Systems, devices and methods of controlling motorized transport units in a retail shopping facilityWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2019·Application pending·0 cites
- 4073US10273001B2Apparatus and method for unmanned flightWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Apr 30, 2019·3 cites·23 claims
- 4172US10535037B2Targeted location product delivery systems and methodsWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 14, 2020·4 cites·14 claims
- 4272US10218754B2Systems and methods for management of digitally emulated shadow resourcesWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2015·Granted Feb 26, 2019·2 cites·16 claims
- 4371US2021343166A1Systems and methods to allocate unmanned aircraft systemsWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2021·Application pending·0 cites
- 4469US10186152B2Apparatus and method for monitoring parking areaWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Jan 22, 2019·1 cites·13 claims
- 4568US10239616B2Apparatus and method for providing package release to unmanned aerial systemWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Mar 26, 2019·1 cites·20 claims
- 4667US11062612B2Systems and methods to allocate unmanned aircraft systemsWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Jul 13, 2021·1 cites·20 claims
- 4764US10514691B2Geographic area monitoring systems and methods through interchanging tool systems between unmanned vehiclesWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 24, 2019·1 cites·19 claims
- 4863US10507918B2Systems and methods to interchangeably couple tool systems with unmanned vehiclesWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2019·Granted Dec 17, 2019·0 cites·18 claims
- 4963US10467376B2Unmanned aircraft systems and methods of assemblyWALMART APOLLO LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Nov 5, 2019·1 cites·17 claims
- 5063US10059451B2Apparatus and method for providing package release to unmanned aerial systemWAL MART STORES INC·Filed 2016·Granted Aug 28, 2018·1 cites·20 claims
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