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Thomas Franklin Smith
Also filed as: SMITH JR THOMAS FRANKLIN · SMITH THOMAS FRANKLIN
7 granted patents·1 pending application·36 citations·filing 2012–2024
81Inventor score
Files withREDBOX AUTOMATED RETAIL LLC3SMITH THOMAS FRANKLIN2Cogent Logistics1HOERSTEN ERIC J1Quality Drive Away1
Top patents by PatentIndex Score
8 records- 0184US8768789B2System and method for optimizing utilization of inventory space for dispensable articlesSMITH THOMAS FRANKLIN·Filed 2012·Granted Jul 1, 2014·16 cites·15 claims
- 0282US8712872B2System and method for optimizing utilization of inventory space for dispensable articlesSMITH THOMAS FRANKLIN·Filed 2012·Granted Apr 29, 2014·12 cites·20 claims
- 0373US10810822B2Article dispensing machine and method for auditing inventory while article dispensing machine remains operableREDBOX AUTOMATED RETAIL LLC·Filed 2018·Granted Oct 20, 2020·2 cites·20 claims
- 0469US9886809B2Article dispensing machine and method for auditing inventory while article dispensing machine remains operationalHOERSTEN ERIC J·Filed 2012·Granted Feb 6, 2018·5 cites·34 claims
- 0562US9390577B2System and method for optimizing utilization of inventory space for dispensable articlesREDBOX AUTOMATED RETAIL LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Jul 12, 2016·1 cites·20 claims
- 0651US9916714B2System and method for optimizing utilization of inventory space for dispensable articlesREDBOX AUTOMATED RETAIL LLC·Filed 2014·Granted Mar 13, 2018·0 cites·21 claims
- 0742US2025240357A1System and method for managing transportation operations and providing communications hubQuality Drive Away·Filed 2024·Application pending·0 cites
- 0838US11775921B2System and method for transportation managementCogent Logistics·Filed 2022·Granted Oct 3, 2023·0 cites·8 claims
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