Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Multi-level fulfillment center for unmanned aerial vehicles
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Application No.: US14975618Application Date: 2015-12-18
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Publication No.: US09777502B2Publication Date: 2017-10-03
- Inventor: James Christopher Curlander , Asaf Gilboa-Amir , Lauren Marie Kisser , Robert Arthur Koch , Ricky Dean Welsh
- 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: Lee & Hayes, PLLC
- Main IPC: E04H14/00
- IPC: E04H14/00 ; B64F1/10 ; B64F1/02 ; B64F1/32

Abstract:
A multi-level (ML) fulfillment center is designed to accommodate landing and takeoff of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), possibly in an urban setting, such as in a densely populated area. Unlike traditional fulfillment centers, the ML fulfillment centers may include many levels (i.e., stories, floors, etc.) as permitted under zoning regulations for respective areas. The fulfillment center may have one or more landing locations and one or more deployment locations to accommodate UAVs, which may delivery at least some of the items from the fulfillment center to locations associated with customers.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170175413A1 MULTI-LEVEL FULFILLMENT CENTER FOR UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES Public/Granted day:2017-06-22
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