公开(公告)号：US20240317438A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-26

申请号：US18733295

申请日：2024-06-04

Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Inventor： Julian Leland BELL ,  Stephens B. WOODROUGH, JR. ,  Justin ASHTIANI

IPC: B65B43/28 ,  B65B7/02 ,  B65B57/00

CPC classification number: B65B43/28 ,  B65B7/02 ,  B65B57/00

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for handling and manipulating packages in automated or semi-automated fashion and packages adapted for the same. The systems may include package-holding devices, package-manipulating devices, and package-detection components for locating packages or portions thereof in a three-dimensional space. The packages may include features that enable automated or semi-automated handling and manipulation thereof, such as different types of opening/closing mechanisms with different geometric structures that allow for holding, shifting, and manipulating the packages and/or portions thereof with the package-manipulating devices. The packages additionally or alternatively may include mechanical fasteners, magnets, and/or spring-biased opening/closing mechanisms for keeping the packages closed prior to manipulation thereof. Such packages and systems may be used in a logistics network to the increase speed, accuracy, and efficiency of processing packages having, at least in part, a non-fixed geometry.

公开(公告)号：US20240294041A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18176979

申请日：2023-03-01

Applicant: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Julio GIL

IPC: B60C23/00 ,  B60C5/00 ,  B60C23/10 ,  F01N3/08 ,  F01N9/00

CPC classification number: B60C23/002 ,  B60C5/001 ,  B60C23/10 ,  F01N3/08 ,  F01N9/00 ,  B60C2200/04 ,  F01N2240/26 ,  F01N2570/10 ,  F01N2900/1406 ,  F01N2900/1411

Abstract: The technology disclosed herein relates to a system for the efficient capture and storage of carbon dioxide from a vehicle's exhaust while in transit. The system includes an apparatus for extracting the carbon dioxide from an exhaust gas and passing it to a compressor or carbon dioxide management system. The system then compresses the carbon dioxide and determines if a tire has capacity for the carbon dioxide. The tire has a carbon dioxide chamber and an external air chamber. If the carbon dioxide air chamber has capacity, the compressor will supply compressed carbon dioxide into the carbon dioxide chamber. Upon arrival at an external storage location, the carbon dioxide stored in the tires are able to be extracted and supplied to the external storage location.

公开(公告)号：US20240293845A1

公开(公告)日：2024-09-05

申请号：US18662441

申请日：2024-05-13

Applicant: United Parcel Service Of America, Inc.

Inventor： Julian Leland BELL ,  Gregory Casanova BROWN, II ,  Stephens WOODROUGH ,  Dameion Teres DRAKE

IPC: B07C3/00 ,  B65G1/04

CPC classification number: B07C3/008 ,  B07C3/006 ,  B65G1/0464 ,  B65G1/0478 ,  B65G2201/0285 ,  B65G2203/0283

Abstract: A multi-tiered automated parcel sortation system is utilized to sort parcels according to a common destination. A first tier includes an automated sorter configured to transport parcels from a source location to a release destination. A second tier includes accumulation containers each associated with a shipping destination, and the release destination within the first tier is a positioned directly above the accumulation container associated with the shipping destination of the parcel. Once transported to the release destination, a parcel is released into the accumulation container, and once the accumulation container is filled, the accumulation of parcels within the container is released into a third tier, which may include conveyors or autonomous guided vehicles with transport containers. In the third tier, the parcels are transported away for further processing.

公开(公告)号：US20240270147A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-15

申请号：US18630766

申请日：2024-04-09

Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Inventor： Julio GIL ,  Mallory FREEMAN

IPC: B60P3/00 ,  B60P1/38 ,  B60P1/44 ,  B60P1/64 ,  E05F15/649

CPC classification number: B60P3/007 ,  B60P1/38 ,  B60P1/6427 ,  B60P1/6436 ,  B60P1/4471 ,  E05F15/649 ,  E05Y2201/22 ,  E05Y2201/624 ,  E05Y2201/64 ,  E05Y2900/531

Abstract: Loading, shifting, and staging objects in automated or semi-automated fashion including systems, methods, and apparatuses for the same. The embodiments hereof enable automated and/or semi-automated loading, shifting, organizing, staging, and accessing of objects in different environments, e.g., those associated with a logistics network operation. For example, one such environment is a vehicle. In one aspect, a loading mechanism is used to load objects into a storage space of the vehicle. In another aspect, a shifting mechanism is used to shift objects in a storage space of the vehicle. In another aspect, a door assembly allows for automated opening and closing of a door into a storage space of a vehicle. In addition, methods of manufacturing and using the same are provided.

公开(公告)号：US12037152B2

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US17167814

申请日：2021-02-04

Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Inventor： Julian Leland Bell ,  Stephens B. Woodrough, Jr. ,  Justin Ashtiani

IPC: B65B43/28 ,  B65B7/02 ,  B65B57/00

CPC classification number: B65B43/28 ,  B65B7/02 ,  B65B57/00

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for handling and manipulating packages in automated or semi-automated fashion and packages adapted for the same. The systems may include package-holding devices, package-manipulating devices, and package-detection components for locating packages or portions thereof in a three-dimensional space. The packages may include features that enable automated or semi-automated handling and manipulation thereof, such as different types of opening/closing mechanisms with different geometric structures that allow for holding, shifting, and manipulating the packages and/or portions thereof with the package-manipulating devices. The packages additionally or alternatively may include mechanical fasteners, magnets, and/or spring-biased opening/closing mechanisms for keeping the packages closed prior to manipulation thereof. Such packages and systems may be used in a logistics network to the increase speed, accuracy, and efficiency of processing packages having, at least in part, a non-fixed geometry.

公开(公告)号：US20240220747A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18391149

申请日：2023-12-20

Applicant: United Parcel Service Of America, Inc.

Inventor： Patrick WALL ,  Jeffrey Radaker ,  Julian BELL

IPC: G06K7/10

CPC classification number: G06K7/10366

Abstract: In general, various embodiments of the present disclosure provide systems, methods, apparatus, and technologies, and/or the like for generating predicted states of apparatus, equipment, items, and/or the like based at least in part on associated tag-reader modulations such as, for example, a presence of an RFID tag, an absence of an RFID tag, a combination of the two, and/or a metric of one or more reads of an RFID tag.

公开(公告)号：US20240220285A1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-04

申请号：US18091182

申请日：2022-12-29

Applicant: UNITED PARCEL SERVICE OF AMERICA, INC.

Inventor： Roman ANDERSON ,  Andrew Nguyen VO ,  Balakrishna SUBRAMANIAM

IPC: G06F9/451 ,  G06F40/103 ,  G06F40/126

CPC classification number: G06F9/451 ,  G06F40/103 ,  G06F40/126

Abstract: Particular embodiments are directed to automatically determining whether first values—corresponding to overflight/landing charges—indicated in a document exceed a threshold associated with second charges—corresponding to expected overflight/landing charges—and then causing presentation, at a single page of a user interface, of one or more user interface elements that at least partially indicate whether the threshold has been exceeded.

公开(公告)号：US20240208707A1

公开(公告)日：2024-06-27

申请号：US18599094

申请日：2024-03-07

Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Inventor： Julio GIL

IPC: B65D75/32 ,  B65D75/00

CPC classification number: B65D75/322 ,  B65D75/006 ,  B65D75/323 ,  B65D2203/06 ,  B65D2575/329

Abstract: In some aspects, an item storage unit for storing one or more items includes the following components. A first frame component and a first stretch member coupled to at least a first surface of the first frame component. The first stretch member being more flexible relative to the first frame component. The one or more items are configured to be supported by at least the first stretch member and the first frame component.

公开(公告)号：US12014405B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-18

申请号：US18101297

申请日：2023-01-25

Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Inventor： Mike Flanagan ,  Benny Delgado ,  Cheryl Wilson ,  Rohit Oberai ,  Preeti Singh ,  Richa Aggarwal ,  Amy Carney ,  Anilkumar Menon ,  Hammad Z Muhammad ,  Satish B Menon

IPC: G06Q30/0601 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q20/40 ,  G06Q30/018 ,  G06Q50/22

CPC classification number: G06Q30/0607 ,  G06Q30/018 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q20/4016

Abstract: Systems and methods for supporting regulatory requirements for the distribution of controlled and non-controlled items such as, for example, non-controlled prescriptions (Rx), medical devices, and controlled substances in countries such as the United States and Canada, are provided. The systems and methods incorporate a license verification module that is configured to perform license validation for a particular order placed for a controlled and/or non-controlled item. In certain embodiments, the license verification module compares order data to historically sorted data and if one or more discrepancies exist, validation is unsuccessful. The license verification module may further query a third party database for updated license information upon validation failure. The systems and methods further incorporate a suspicious order monitoring module that is configured to perform a plurality of checks on the order to identify the order as an “order of interest” that may be further investigated and deemed to be suspicious.

公开(公告)号：US12008516B2

公开(公告)日：2024-06-11

申请号：US17531239

申请日：2021-11-19

Applicant: United Parcel Service of America, Inc.

Inventor： Mark J. Davidson

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G01C21/34 ,  G06Q10/0835

CPC classification number: G06Q10/08355 ,  G01C21/3469

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for detecting duplicate travel. The apparatus may include at least one memory and at least one processor configured to detect a travel path of a vehicle based in part on received items of location data. The processor is also configured to determine whether the travel path is associated with a defined street segment including a plurality of location points corresponding to a street. The processor is further configured to determine whether the vehicle travels the street multiple times in a predefined time period. The processor is further configured to superimpose visible indicia on the defined street segment in response to detecting that the vehicle traveled the street multiple times during the predefined time period. Corresponding computer program products and methods are also provided.