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KIVA SYS INC

Overview
  • Total Patents
    62
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KIVA SYS INC has a total of 62 patent applications. Its first patent ever was published in 2004. It filed its patents most often in Canada, WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) and EPO (European Patent Office). Its main competitors in its focus markets control, it methods for management and packaging and shipping are AETHON INC, GREY ORANGE PTE LTD and ANHUI KUXUN AUTOMATION EQUIPMENT CO LTD.

Patent filings in countries

World map showing KIVA SYS INCs patent filings in countries

Patent filings per year

Chart showing KIVA SYS INCs patent filings per year from 1900 to 2020

Top inventors

# Name Total Patents
#1 Mountz Michael C 47
#2 Wurman Peter R 42
#3 D Andrea Raffaello 31
#4 Hoffman Andrew E 26
#5 Barbehenn Michael T 26
#6 Mansfield Peter K 10
#7 Dingle Patrick R 7
#8 Polic Dennis 7
#9 Mountz Michael 4
#10 Arthen Eric Leventhal 4

Latest patents

Publication Filing date Title
CA2784874A1 System and method for processing waste material
CA2778111A1 System and method for unloading items
CA2754626A1 Method and system for fulfilling requests in an inventory system
EP2100264A2 System and method for filling an order
EP2115620A2 System and method for communicating status information
WO2007149703A2 System and method for generating a path for a mobile drive unit
CA2654263A1 System and method for positioning a mobile drive unit
EP2036024A2 System and method for maneuvering a mobile drive unit
US2008166217A1 System and method for transporting inventory items
EP2309380A1 Method and system for storing inventory holders
US2008051985A1 System and method for coordinating movement of mobile drive units
US2007293978A1 System and method for transporting inventory items
US2007294029A1 System and method for managing mobile drive units
US2007288123A1 Method and system for transporting inventory items
US2007021863A1 Method and system for replenishing inventory items
US2007021864A1 Method and system for retrieving inventory items
US2006210382A1 Inventory system with mobile drive unit and inventory holder
MXPA05008227A Material handling system and method using autonomous mobile drive units and movable inventory trays.