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Michael C. Mountz
Also filed as: MOUNTZ MICHAEL C · MOUNTZ MICHAEL CORDELL
71 granted patents·4 pending applications·4,959 citations·filing 1989–2022
99Inventor score
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75 records- 0199US9519284B2Transporting inventory items using mobile drive units and conveyance equipmentAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 13, 2016·57 cites·21 claims
- 0299US9087314B2System and method for positioning a mobile drive unitHOFFMAN ANDREW E·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 21, 2015·153 cites·55 claims
- 0399US8606392B2System and method for transporting inventory itemsWURMAN PETER R·Filed 2010·Granted Dec 10, 2013·131 cites·14 claims
- 0499US8412400B2System and method for coordinating movement of mobile drive unitsD ANDREA RAFFAELLO·Filed 2011·Granted Apr 2, 2013·126 cites·17 claims
- 0599US7920962B2System and method for coordinating movement of mobile drive unitsKIVA SYS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Apr 5, 2011·134 cites·16 claims
- 0699US7912574B2System and method for transporting inventory itemsKIVA SYS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Mar 22, 2011·160 cites·18 claims
- 0799US7873469B2System and method for managing mobile drive unitsKIVA SYS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Jan 18, 2011·145 cites·17 claims
- 0898US10112771B2Method and system for transporting inventory itemsAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Oct 30, 2018·36 cites·19 claims
- 0998US10067501B2Method and system for transporting inventory itemsAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2018·Granted Sep 4, 2018·13 cites·20 claims
- 1098US9740212B2System and method for coordinating movement of mobile drive unitsAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Aug 22, 2017·30 cites·23 claims
- 1198US9663293B2Replenishing a retail facilityAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted May 30, 2017·53 cites·28 claims
- 1298US9436184B2Method and system for transporting inventory itemsAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 6, 2016·42 cites·19 claims
- 1398US8972045B1Inter-facility transport in inventory management and fulfillment systemsAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 3, 2015·245 cites·22 claims
- 1498US8965562B1Efficient shuffling of mobile drive units for inventory holdersAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Feb 24, 2015·122 cites·20 claims
- 1598US8538692B2System and method for generating a path for a mobile drive unitWURMAN PETER R·Filed 2006·Granted Sep 17, 2013·133 cites·22 claims
- 1698US8311902B2System and method for filling an orderMOUNTZ MICHAEL C·Filed 2007·Granted Nov 13, 2012·114 cites·11 claims
- 1798US8280547B2Method and system for transporting inventory itemsD ANDREA RAFFAELLO·Filed 2011·Granted Oct 2, 2012·256 cites·20 claims
- 1898US8220710B2System and method for positioning a mobile drive unitHOFFMAN ANDREW E·Filed 2006·Granted Jul 17, 2012·116 cites·20 claims
- 1998US8170711B2Method and system for transporting inventory itemsD ANDREA RAFFAELLO·Filed 2011·Granted May 1, 2012·61 cites·20 claims
- 2098US8068978B2System and method for managing mobile drive unitsD ANDREA RAFFAELLO·Filed 2011·Granted Nov 29, 2011·71 cites·42 claims
- 2198US7894933B2Method and system for retrieving inventory itemsKIVA SYS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 22, 2011·195 cites·49 claims
- 2298US7894932B2Method and system for replenishing inventory itemsKIVA SYS INC·Filed 2005·Granted Feb 22, 2011·172 cites·50 claims
- 2398US7826919B2Method and system for transporting inventory itemsKIVA SYS INC·Filed 2006·Granted Nov 2, 2010·235 cites·28 claims
- 2498US7402018B2Inventory system with mobile drive unit and inventory holderKIVA SYS INC·Filed 2004·Granted Jul 22, 2008·217 cites·20 claims
- 2598US6748292B2Material handling method using autonomous mobile drive units and movable inventory traysDISTROBOT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2003·Granted Jun 8, 2004·288 cites·53 claims
- 2697US9067317B1Efficient shuffling of mobile drive units for inventory holdersAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jun 30, 2015·42 cites·20 claims
- 2797US8930133B2Generating a path for a mobile drive unitAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Jan 6, 2015·56 cites·19 claims
- 2897US8831984B2System and method for inventory management using mobile drive unitsHOFFMAN ANDREW E·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 9, 2014·148 cites·42 claims
- 2997US8725286B2Method and system for transporting inventory itemsD ANDREA RAFFAELLO·Filed 2012·Granted May 13, 2014·34 cites·10 claims
- 3097US8265873B2System and method for managing mobile drive unitsD ANDREA RAFFAELLO·Filed 2011·Granted Sep 11, 2012·53 cites·21 claims
- 3197US6950722B2Material handling system and method using mobile autonomous inventory trays and peer-to-peer communicationsDISTROBOT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2002·Granted Sep 27, 2005·226 cites·76 claims
- 3297US6895301B2Material handling system using autonomous mobile drive units and movable inventory traysDISTROBOT SYSTEMS INC·Filed 2003·Granted May 17, 2005·264 cites·67 claims
- 3396US10133267B2Method and system for transporting inventory itemsAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Nov 20, 2018·11 cites·13 claims
- 3496US9551987B1Container holder utilization and selectionAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2016·Granted Jan 24, 2017·28 cites·20 claims
- 3596US9342811B2System and method for filling an orderAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 17, 2016·29 cites·18 claims
- 3696US9317034B2System and method for inventory management using mobile drive unitsAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Apr 19, 2016·44 cites·20 claims
- 3796US8909368B2Method and system for transporting inventory itemsD ANDREA RAFFAELLO·Filed 2013·Granted Dec 9, 2014·34 cites·16 claims
- 3896US8280546B2Method and system for transporting inventory itemsD ANDREA RAFFAELLO·Filed 2010·Granted Oct 2, 2012·46 cites·20 claims
- 3995US10026044B1System and method for arranging an orderWURMAN PETER R·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 17, 2018·56 cites·17 claims
- 4095US9440790B2Inter-facility transport in inventory management and fulfillment systemsAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2015·Granted Sep 13, 2016·18 cites·20 claims
- 4195US9389609B1Container holder utilization and selectionAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 12, 2016·35 cites·20 claims
- 4295US9346620B2System and method for order fulfillmentAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted May 24, 2016·33 cites·20 claims
- 4395US9330373B2Method and system for storing inventory holdersMOUNTZ MICHAEL C·Filed 2005·Granted May 3, 2016·60 cites·43 claims
- 4495US8700502B2System and method for filling an orderMOUNTZ MICHAEL C·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 15, 2014·26 cites·17 claims
- 4594US10176349B1Indoor position and vector tracking system and methodKACCHIP LLC·Filed 2017·Granted Jan 8, 2019·14 cites·20 claims
- 4694US9448560B2System and method for coordinating movement of mobile drive unitsAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2014·Granted Sep 20, 2016·22 cites·15 claims
- 4794US9280157B2System and method for transporting personnel within an active workspaceAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2013·Granted Mar 8, 2016·21 cites·17 claims
- 4894US9009072B2Filling an order at an inventory pierAMAZON TECH INC·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 14, 2015·34 cites·21 claims
- 4994US8805573B2System and method for order fulfillmentBRUNNER DANIEL T·Filed 2012·Granted Aug 12, 2014·51 cites·56 claims
- 5094US8239291B2System and method for communicating status information of inventory-related tasks using a status indicatorHOFFMAN ANDREW E·Filed 2007·Granted Aug 7, 2012·72 cites·47 claims
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