Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Gravity feed inventory management
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Application No.: US14975596Application Date: 2015-12-18
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Publication No.: US10507982B2Publication Date: 2019-12-17
- Inventor: Martin Peter Aalund , Jon Stuart Battles , David Henry Clark , Ned Lecky , Jayson Michael Jochim
- Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US WA Seattle
- Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US WA Seattle
- Agency: Athorus, PLLC
- Main IPC: B65G37/00
- IPC: B65G37/00 ; B65B43/42 ; B65G11/06 ; B65G11/08 ; G06Q10/08 ; B07B13/07 ; B07C5/04 ; B65G1/08

Abstract:
Described are systems, methods, and apparatus for managing the movement of inventory items within a materials handling facility using rollable containers and a gravity feed conveyance system. Inventory items are placed in the rollable containers and are routed to different locations within the materials handling facility along the gravity feed conveyance system, through use of gravitational forces that cause the rollable containers to roll. By using gravity to route inventory items within the materials handling facility, the energy and power requirements for the materials handling facility are reduced, which reduces overhead costs and which is better for the environment.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170174436A1 GRAVITY FEED INVENTORY MANAGEMENT Public/Granted day:2017-06-22
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