Inventor · Springdale, AR, US

Michael D. Atchley

94Patents
18h-index
25Co-inventors
80Inventor score

Filing activity: Nov 19, 2013 → Oct 30, 2023

Most-cited inventions

PatentTitleAreaCited byStatus
US9801517B2 Shopping facility assistance object detection systems, devices and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 80 Active
US9534906B2 Shopping space mapping systems, devices and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 59 Active
US10130232B2 Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 48 Active
US9757002B2 Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods that employ voice input Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US9875502B2 Shopping facility assistance systems, devices, and methods to identify security and safety anomalies Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 42 Active
US9875503B2 Method and apparatus for transporting a plurality of stacked motorized transport units Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 41 Active
US10071893B2 Shopping facility assistance system and method to retrieve in-store abandoned mobile item containers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US10071891B2 Systems, devices, and methods for providing passenger transport Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 38 Active
US9908760B2 Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods to drive movable item containers Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 37 Active
US9994434B2 Overriding control of motorize transport unit systems, devices and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 36 Active
US10017322B2 Systems and methods for moving pallets via unmanned motorized unit-guided forklifts Performing Operations; Transporting 34 Active
US10081525B2 Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods to address ground and weather conditions Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US10071892B2 Apparatus and method of obtaining location information of a motorized transport unit Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 30 Active
US10274952B2 Geographic area monitoring systems and methods through interchanging tool systems between unmanned vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 26 Active
US10280054B2 Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 26 Active
US10807714B2 Contact activated retail delivery package release systems and methods Performing Operations; Transporting 21 Active
US10138100B2 Recharging apparatus and method Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US11046562B2 Shopping facility assistance systems, devices and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 20 Active
US10614503B2 Apparatus and method for surveying premises of a customer Physics 18 Active
US10214400B2 Systems and methods for moving pallets via unmanned motorized unit-guided forklifts Performing Operations; Transporting 17 Active
US10570000B2 Shopping facility assistance object detection systems, devices and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US10336592B2 Shopping facility assistance systems, devices, and methods to facilitate returning items to their respective departments Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 16 Active
US10435279B2 Shopping space route guidance systems, devices and methods Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies 15 Active
US10115139B2 Systems and methods for collaborative shopping Physics 15 Active
US10246187B2 Systems and methods to interchangeably couple tool systems with unmanned vehicles Performing Operations; Transporting 15 Active

Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Inventor disambiguation is heuristic; counts are objective bibliographic measures.