Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Autonomous locker delivery
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Application No.: US15851268Application Date: 2017-12-21
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Publication No.: US10227178B2Publication Date: 2019-03-12
- Inventor: Donald R. High , David C. Winkle , Michael D. Atchley , Brian G. McHale , Nicholas Ray Antel , John J. O'Brien , Todd D. Mattingly , Bruce W. Wilkinson
- Applicant: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Applicant Address: US AR Bentonville
- Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee: Walmart Apollo, LLC
- Current Assignee Address: US AR Bentonville
- Agency: Fitch, Even, Tabin & Flannery, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F7/00
- IPC: G06F7/00 ; B65G1/137 ; G06Q10/08 ; B60P1/64 ; B60P3/20 ; B60P3/06

Abstract:
Various systems, apparatuses, and methods are provided herein that are useful for autonomously delivering lockers. In some embodiments, a system comprises a carrier vehicle, the carrier vehicle comprising a storage area, a docking station including a plurality of storage docks, each of the plurality of storage docks configured to secure at least one locker, wherein the docking station is located within the storage area, and a retrieval point, a plurality of lockers each configured to house at least one product, a delivery vehicle, the delivery vehicle comprising a delivery dock, wherein the delivery dock is configured to receive, at the retrieval point, at least one locker, and a propulsion mechanism, wherein the propulsion mechanism propels the delivery vehicle, and a control circuit, the control circuit configured to identify, from the plurality of lockers, a selected locker, and cause the selected locker to move to the retrieval point.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180170675A1 AUTONOMOUS LOCKER DELIVERY Public/Granted day:2018-06-21
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