This is a complete list of 94 patents credited to Hilliard Siegel, primarily developed during his tenure at Amazon. Quite a few more are still pending as of May 2025. The collection spans technologies such as autonomous delivery systems, smart shelving, cloud-based content management, digital media annotation, personalized libraries, and interactive content systems. Each entry links directly to the corresponding USPTO or Google Patents page.

Patents

  1. US-11961410-B1 – Systems and methods to measure and affect focus and engagement
  2. US-11938990-B1 – Item identifying mobile apparatus
  3. US-11884315-B1 – Item identifying mobile apparatus
  4. US-11835947-B1 – Item exchange between autonomous vehicles of different services
  5. US-11820414-B1 – Item-identifying carts
  6. US-D1004893-S – Wheeled cart
  7. US-11402837-B1 – Item exchange between autonomous vehicles of different services
  8. US-11346706-B1 – Detection of load cells associated with weight changes at a fixture
  9. US-11263579-B1 – Autonomous vehicle networks
  10. US-11235929-B1 – Delivering items using autonomous vehicles
  11. US-D937527-S – Wheeled cart handle
  12. US-11017350-B1 – Interposers for converting traditional shelves into smart shelves
  13. US-11002589-B1 – Multi-lane weight measuring device
  14. US-10969267-B1 – Parallel planar weight sensing device
  15. US-10953906-B1 – Item-identifying carts
  16. US-10917259-B1 – Computing device interaction with surrounding environment
  17. US-10853560-B2 – Providing annotations of a digital work
  18. US-10809122-B1 – Components of weighing module and mechanism for coupling to fixture
  19. US-10748460-B1 – Tangible display
  20. US-10746589-B1 – Crossbar mechanism for coupling to fixture
  21. US-10732026-B1 – Fixture with brackets, crossbar mechanism, and weighing module
  22. US-10698409-B1 – Navigable path networks for autonomous vehicles
  23. US-10628861-B1 – Method and system for conducting a chat
  24. US-10614415-B1 – Smart shelves
  25. US-10532885-B1 – Delivering items using autonomous vehicles
  26. US-10514690-B1 – Cooperative autonomous aerial and ground vehicles for item delivery
  27. US-10460278-B2 – Registration of destination identifiers
  28. US-10387626-B2 – Rights and capability-inclusive content selection and delivery
  29. US-10319116-B1 – Dynamic color adjustment of electronic content
  30. US-10310500-B1 – Automated access to secure facilities using autonomous vehicles
  31. US-10308430-B1 – Distribution and retrieval of inventory and materials using autonomous vehicles
  32. US-10310499-B1 – Distributed production of items from locally sourced materials using autonomous vehicles
  33. US-10303171-B1 – Autonomous ground vehicles providing ordered items in pickup areas
  34. US-10282524-B1 – Content selection and delivery for random devices
  35. US-10248120-B1 – Navigable path networks for autonomous vehicles
  36. US-10245993-B1 – Modular autonomous ground vehicles
  37. US-10241516-B1 – Autonomous ground vehicles deployed from facilities
  38. US-10222798-B1 – Autonomous ground vehicles congregating in meeting areas
  39. US-10121121-B1 – Smart shelves
  40. US-10055494-B1 – Visualization of plotlines
  41. US-10048700-B1 – Generating state information for autonomous vehicles
  42. US-9958870-B1 – Environmental condition identification assistance for autonomous vehicles
  43. US-9946790-B1 – Categorizing items using user created data
  44. US-9877148-B1 – Location based recommendations
  45. US-9767426-B2 – Translation of destination identifiers
  46. US-9760859-B1 – Automated creation of printed works having customized and/or personalized content
  47. US-9756458-B1 – Determining user commonalities and differences
  48. US-9268458-B1 – Generating media trials based upon media consumption
  49. US-9179258-B1 – Location based recommendations
  50. US-8997005-B1 – Method and system for conducting a chat
  51. US-8984153-B2 – Cloud-based device interaction
  52. US-8918645-B2 – Content selection and delivery for random devices
  53. US-8886710-B2 – Resuming content across devices and formats
  54. US-20140249952-A1 – Facilitating a supply of used items
  55. US-20140244430-A1 – Method and system for appraising a collection of products
  56. US-8799401-B1 – System and method for providing supplemental information relevant to selected content in media
  57. US-8725573-B1 – Method and system for creating and maintaining a virtual library
  58. US-8725595-B1 – Method and system for appraising a collection of products
  59. US-20140095727-A1 – Cloud-based device interaction
  60. US-8627196-B1 – Recognizing an electronically-executable instruction
  61. US-8606948-B2 – Cloud-based device interaction
  62. US-8438084-B1 – Method and system for inventory verification
  63. US-8380728-B2 – Personalized searchable library with highlighting capabilities
  64. US-8266008-B1 – Facilitating a supply of used items
  65. US-8150864-B2 – Automated monitoring and control of access to content from a source
  66. US-20120078997-A1 – Resuming content across devices and formats
  67. US-20120079095-A1 – Cloud-based device synchronization
  68. US-20120079126-A1 – Cloud-based device interaction
  69. US-20120079276-A1 – Content selection and delivery for random devices
  70. US-20120079606-A1 – Rights and capability-inclusive content selection and delivery
  71. US-8131647-B2 – Method and system for providing annotations of a digital work
  72. US-8132094-B1 – Electronic input device and method for processing an electronically-executable instruction in an annotation of a document
  73. US-8073740-B1 – Facilitating a supply of used items
  74. US-8046259-B1 – Method and system for conducting a chat
  75. US-8040548-B1 – Automated creation of printed works having customized and/or personalized content
  76. US-20110184828-A1 – Method and system for providing annotations of a digital work
  77. US-7877330-B2 – Method and system for managing access to media files
  78. US-7814029-B1 – Method and system for estimating consumer satisfaction
  79. US-7805431-B2 – System and method for generating a display of tags
  80. US-7802200-B1 – Detecting inconsistencies and incompatibilities of selected items
  81. US-7778489-B1 – Method and system for determining the legibility of text in an image
  82. US-7743320-B1 – Method and system for determining page numbers of page images
  83. US-7639386-B1 – Automated creation of printed works having customized and/or personalized content
  84. US-7627530-B2 – Method and system for managing access to media files
  85. US-7610382-B1 – System and method for marking content
  86. US-7546524-B1 – Electronic input device, system, and method using human-comprehensible content to automatically correlate an annotation of a paper document with a digital version of the document
  87. US-7542625-B2 – Method and system for access to electronic version of a physical work based on user ownership of the physical work
  88. US-7496560-B2 – Personalized searchable library with highlighting capabilities
  89. US-7466875-B1 – Method and system for determining the legibility of text in an image
  90. US-7210102-B1 – Method and system for determining page numbers of page images
  91. US-7174054-B2 – Method and system for access to electronic images of text based on user ownership of corresponding physical text