The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
May. 28, 2014
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Priyanka Wadhawan, Seattle, WA (US);
Yvonne Chou, Seattle, WA (US);
Douglas James Herrington, Seattle, WA (US);
Stephenie Landry, Seattle, WA (US);
Na Li, Bellevue, WA (US);
Lisa Marie Maya, Shoreline, WA (US);
Subramanian Sundaresan, Seattle, WA (US);
Hao Yu, Redmond, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Embodiments of systems and methods described herein provide users with access to a weight-based shipping service that enables the users to purchase a group of items and pay a flat shipping fee. These systems and methods can enable a user to combine certain items into a box or set of boxes based on weight for a reduced shipping cost. In addition, systems and methods described herein can recommend items to users for purchase based at least in part on the items that a user has added to a box, including based on remaining weight in the box.