公开(公告)号：US11507919B1

公开(公告)日：2022-11-22

申请号：US16787802

申请日：2020-02-11

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： John Lewis Colucci ,  Zhongkai Chen ,  Gaurav Kumar ,  Jinxue Zhou ,  Travis Solin

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  H02J7/00 ,  G06K19/07 ,  G06K7/10

Abstract: A smart container for facilitating operations in a facility is provided. The smart container includes an apparatus configured to store and transport one or more items, one or more electronic devices disposed one or more sides on the apparatus, and a wheel-based charging system coupled to the apparatus and configured to charge one or more battery packs for the one or more electronic devices. The one or more electronic devices are configured to transmit information for monitoring and tracking a position of the smart container throughout an environment.

公开(公告)号：US11863007B1

公开(公告)日：2024-01-02

申请号：US16710871

申请日：2019-12-11

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Jinxue Zhou ,  John Lewis Colucci ,  Zhongkai Chen ,  Yiwen Luo

IPC: H02J7/14 ,  G05B15/02 ,  B62B3/00 ,  B62B5/00 ,  H02K7/116

CPC classification number: H02J7/1423 ,  B62B3/00 ,  B62B5/0096 ,  G05B15/02 ,  H02K7/116 ,  H02J2207/20

Abstract: A wheel-based generator system for a utility cart is provided. The wheel-based generator system includes a generator, an omni-directional wheel coupled to the generator and configured to drive the generator as the utility cart is pushed across a floor, and a regulator coupled to the generator. The generator is configured to transform mechanical energy from motion of the omni-directional wheel into electrical energy for charging one or more batteries of one or more electronic devices on the utility cart. The regulator is configured to control at least one of an output voltage of the generator and a polarity of the output voltage of the generator.

公开(公告)号：US20240391375A1

公开(公告)日：2024-11-28

申请号：US18202551

申请日：2023-05-26

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： John Lewis Colucci ,  Gabriel Greeley ,  John MacNeill

IPC: B60P1/64

Abstract: A cargo area within a delivery vehicle can include a storage area storing items for destinations along a route. A staging area may be accessible from inside and outside of the cargo area. A dispenser within the cargo area may provide item transfer from the storage area and to the staging area. For example, the dispenser may include a carriage for aligning an extendable and retractable arm operable to transfer an item hanging from a channel onto the arm and from the arm to the staging area. A controller may access route information about proximity to a delivery destination, access item information about an item assigned for that delivery destination, and cause the dispenser to move the assigned item from the storage area to the staging area for making the assigned item accessible from outside the cargo area in response to the proximity to the delivery destination.

公开(公告)号：US11170342B1

公开(公告)日：2021-11-09

申请号：US16450315

申请日：2019-06-24

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Zhongkai Matt Chen ,  John Lewis Colucci ,  Claudia Duenas Bayardi

IPC: G06Q10/08

Abstract: A storage controller provides a visual indication of a physical location of an item arranged at a temporary storage location in a logistics center. The storage controller receives the item and associates the item with the particular temporary storage location. When a controller determines that the item is needed for an upcoming shipment, a signal is transmitted to the storage controller to active an indicator. Operations personnel may quickly identify the indicator to retrieve the item. Once the item is retrieved, it may be scanned to deactivate the indicator.