公开(公告)号：US11485533B1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-01

申请号：US16880098

申请日：2020-05-21

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Brian Stuart Hoffman ,  Eric K. Wyman ,  Paul Roy Raines

IPC: B65B47/10 ,  B65B31/02 ,  B65B7/28 ,  B65B41/10

Abstract: A system and method that causes at least one item to be placed within a portion of an elastic film positioned across a top surface of a container, the portion including a center portion in which the at least one item is placed. Air may be extracted from the container to create a vacuum within the cavity and to expand the center portion to create a void in the center portion within the cavity. Air may flow into the container to release the vacuum and contract the center portion of the elastic film as the void is decreased and eliminated.

公开(公告)号：US11851218B1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US16579469

申请日：2019-09-23

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Brian Stuart Hoffman ,  David L. Alspaugh ,  Paul Roy Raines ,  Timothy Alan Talda ,  Garett Ochs ,  Steven Todd Johnson ,  Seshachalamgupta Motamarri

IPC: B65B35/24 ,  B65B57/02 ,  B65B35/56 ,  B65B57/14 ,  B65G47/64 ,  B65B57/12 ,  B65G47/53

CPC classification number: B65B35/24 ,  B65B35/56 ,  B65B57/02 ,  B65B57/14 ,  B65G47/646 ,  B65B57/12 ,  B65G47/53

Abstract: A material handling apparatus for reorienting and transferring inventory items to a packaging device includes a support member and a packaging conveyor. The support member receives an inventory item and reorients the item to a rejection orientation or a packaging orientation. The item is moved onto the packaging conveyor in the packaging orientation and is transported to the packaging device.

公开(公告)号：US11577870B1

公开(公告)日：2023-02-14

申请号：US16586681

申请日：2019-09-27

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Paul Roy Raines ,  Timothy Alan Talda ,  Eric K. Wyman ,  Bruno Laffertt Zbinden

IPC: B65B41/16 ,  B65B9/06 ,  B65B57/04

Abstract: A film tensioning and steering system can be configured to extract a film from a film source. One or more film characteristics can require that the film tensioning and steering system be isolated from the film source so that a film tension can be maintained within the film tensioning and steering system. A first drive roller pair and a second drive roller pair can be configured to secure the film and enable a dampening roller to maintain the film tension between the first drive roller pair and the second drive roller pair. Additionally, the dampening roller can store an amount of the film as a film buffer. Accordingly, the film tensioning and steering system can maintain the film tension such that a steering system can align the film before the first drive roller pair provides the film at a proper alignment to a downstream system.