- Patent Title: Fulfillment of orders for items using 3D manufacturing on demand
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Application No.: US14076133Application Date: 2013-11-08
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Publication No.: US09672550B2Publication Date: 2017-06-06
- Inventor: Linda Knowlton Apsley , Colin Ian Bodell , Jacob Conrad Danton , Scott Randall Hayden , SaiPrasad Kapila , Eric Lessard , Robert Benjamin Uhl
- Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US NV Reno
- Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US NV Reno
- Agency: Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton
- Main IPC: G06Q30/00
- IPC: G06Q30/00 ; G06Q30/06 ; G06Q10/08 ; B29C67/00 ; G06F17/50
Abstract:
Methods and systems can be provided for providing items manufactured on demand to users. A user request for an item can be received. The item can have 3D manufacturing instructions associated therewith. A delivery method for the item can be determined. A manufacturing apparatus can be selected to manufacture the item based on the 3D manufacturing instructions. Instructions can be sent to the manufacturing apparatus to manufacture the item based on the 3D manufacturing instructions. Delivery instructions can be provided for delivering the item according to the delivery method.
Public/Granted literature
- US20150052025A1 FULFILLMENT OF ORDERS FOR ITEMS USING 3D MANUFACTURING ON DEMAND Public/Granted day:2015-02-19
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