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Paul E. Durkee — 32 Patents

Walmart Apollo: 31 patents #29 of 2,375Top 2%
Centerton, AR: #4 of 74 inventorsTop 6%
Arkansas: #59 of 5,804 inventorsTop 2%
Overall (All Time): #110,428 of 4,157,543Top 3%
32 Patents All Time
Paul E. Durkee has been granted 32 US patents while listed as an inventor at Walmart Apollo. The first was granted in 2019 and the most recent in October 2025. Paul E. Durkee ranks #110,428 of 4,157,543 US inventors in our database (top 2.7%). Patent records list Paul E. Durkee in Centerton, AR, US.

Patents per Year

Patents granted per year, 2019 to 2025Bar chart with a peak of 9 patents in 2024.peak 92019: 1 patents20192020: 2 patents20202021: 2 patents20212022: 3 patents20222023: 7 patents20232024: 9 patents20242025: 8 patents2025

Issued Patents All Time

Showing 1–25 of 32 patents

Patent #TitleCo-InventorsDate
12443922 System and method for warehouse picking using tote containers James Benjamin Edwards, Brian C. Roth 2025-10-14
12394221 System and method for optimizing container contents James Benjamin Edwards, Brian C. Roth 2025-08-19
12351394 Systems and methods for assembling merchandise ordered by customers and subject to multiple retrieval systems Brian C. Roth 2025-07-08
12354060 Systems and methods of storing and retrieving retail store product inventory Brian C. Roth 2025-07-08
12248320 System and method for removing debris from a storage facility Brian C. Roth, James Benjamin Edwards 2025-03-11
12236393 Automated storage retrieval system connection and communication protocol Stuart William Clark, Colin J. Holmes, Jason D. Shaffer, Mark Ibbotson, John Suarez 2025-02-25
12236387 Systems and methods for fulfilling product orders Brian C. Roth 2025-02-25
12214461 Automated container cutting system and method James Benjamin Edwards 2025-02-04
12180004 Autonomous storage and retrieval tower Bradley Morris Johnson 2024-12-31
12134198 Integrated item decanting system Ben Edwards, Brian C. Roth 2024-11-05
12134521 Automated in-rack picking Brian C. Roth, Ben Edwards 2024-11-05
12115590 System and method for opening containers James Benjamin Edwards 2024-10-15
12070870 System and method for adjusting the opening of containers to avoid damage to contents James Benjamin Edwards 2024-08-27
12045769 Autonomous storage and retrieval tower Joshua Wayne Chaney, Edwin H. Reed, Bradley Morris Johnson 2024-07-23
11948375 System and method for optimizing container contents James Benjamin Edwards, Brian C. Roth 2024-04-02
11893530 Automated storage retrieval system connection and communication protocol Stuart William Clark, Colin J. Holmes, Jason D. Shaffer, Mark Ibbotson, John Suarez 2024-02-06
11868959 Storage cart providing item storage verification Ragen Turner, James Benjamin Edwards, Nicole Morales, Stuart William Clark 2024-01-09
11842320 Systems and methods of storing and retrieving retail store product inventory Brian C. Roth 2023-12-12
11820022 Integrated item decanting system Ben Edwards, Brian C. Roth 2023-11-21
11806825 Automated container cutting system and method James Benjamin Edwards 2023-11-07
11794370 System and method for adjusting the opening of containers to avoid damage to contents James Benjamin Edwards 2023-10-24
11699114 Automated robotic pre-staging of prioritized pick up orders for non-notifying customers of a retail store Brian C. Roth, Jason D. Shaffer 2023-07-11
11579608 System and method for removing debris from a storage facility Brian C. Roth, James Benjamin Edwards 2023-02-14
11550301 System and method for adjusting the opening of containers to avoid damage to contents James Benjamin Edwards 2023-01-10
11491656 Integrated item decanting system Ben Edwards, Brian C. Roth 2022-11-08