公开(公告)号：US10227154B1

公开(公告)日：2019-03-12

申请号：US15250723

申请日：2016-08-29

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Samuel Gardner Garrett ,  Martin Peter Aalund ,  Vinay Balan ,  Michael Barrett Hill ,  David Bruce McCalib, Jr. ,  Timothy Alan Talda ,  Toby Ge Xu

IPC: B65B57/12 ,  B65B35/10 ,  B65B43/54

Abstract: A moveable support platform within a container may reduce a distance that items fall into the container when stowed. The moveable support platform is lowered by a movement mechanism as items are placed into the container. The movement mechanism may be a bladder filled with air, a biasing device, a pneumatic device, or a mechanical device. The moveable support platform may form a bottom portion of the container during transport of the container. In some instances, the movement mechanism may lift items out of the container to empty the container at a destination.

公开(公告)号：US20190161228A1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-30

申请号：US16265632

申请日：2019-02-01

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Samuel Gardner Garrett ,  Martin Peter Aalund ,  Vinay Balan ,  Michael Barrett Hill ,  David Bruce McCalib, JR. ,  Timothy Alan Talda ,  Toby Ge Xu

IPC: B65B57/12 ,  B65B35/10 ,  B65B43/54

Abstract: The apparatus includes a moveable support platform within the container to reduce a distance that items fall into the container when stowed. The support platform is lowered by a movement mechanism as items are placed into the container. The movement mechanism may be a bladder filled with air, a biasing device, a pneumatic device, or a mechanical device. The moveable support may form a bottom portion of the container during transport of the container. In some instances, the movement mechanism may lift items out of the container to empty the container at a destination.

公开(公告)号：US11027871B2

公开(公告)日：2021-06-08

申请号：US16265632

申请日：2019-02-01

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Samuel Gardner Garrett ,  Martin Peter Aalund ,  Vinay Balan ,  Michael Barrett Hill ,  David Bruce McCalib, Jr. ,  Timothy Alan Talda ,  Toby Ge Xu

IPC: B65B57/12 ,  B65B69/00 ,  B65B5/10 ,  B65B35/24 ,  B65B35/10 ,  B65B43/54

Abstract: The apparatus includes a moveable support platform within the container to reduce a distance that items fall into the container when stowed. The support platform is lowered by a movement mechanism as items are placed into the container. The movement mechanism may be a bladder filled with air, a biasing device, a pneumatic device, or a mechanical device. The moveable support may form a bottom portion of the container during transport of the container. In some instances, the movement mechanism may lift items out of the container to empty the container at a destination.

公开(公告)号：US09990521B2

公开(公告)日：2018-06-05

申请号：US15257806

申请日：2016-09-06

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Martin Peter Aalund ,  Jon Stuart Battles ,  Michael Barrett Hill

IPC: G06K7/14 ,  G06K7/10 ,  G06K9/20 ,  G06Q10/08

CPC classification number: G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/1413 ,  G06K7/1417 ,  G06K9/20 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q10/0833

Abstract: A unique digital identifier of a bundled set of items may be generated based on imaging data or other information captured from the bundled set, stored, and used for any purpose. The imaging data or other information may depict or describe the bundled set after the items have been wrapped or otherwise combined in a unique manner using a binding agent, e.g., a sheet of shrink wrap, a rubber band, or any other materials. Unique digital identifiers of bundled sets of items may be stored in association with information regarding the items. When a bundled set of items is recognized based on its unique digital identifier, information regarding the bundled set may be accessed and used for any purpose, such as to identify a common container for the bundled set based on attributes of any of the items or an order with which the bundled set is associated.

公开(公告)号：US20180068139A1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-08

申请号：US15257806

申请日：2016-09-06

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Martin Peter Aalund ,  Jon Stuart Battles ,  Michael Barrett Hill

IPC: G06K7/10 ,  G06K7/14

CPC classification number: G06K7/10722 ,  G06K7/1413 ,  G06K7/1417 ,  G06K9/20 ,  G06Q10/0832 ,  G06Q10/0833

Abstract: A unique digital identifier of a bundled set of items may be generated based on imaging data or other information captured from the bundled set, stored, and used for any purpose. The imaging data or other information may depict or describe the bundled set after the items have been wrapped or otherwise combined in a unique manner using a binding agent, e.g., a sheet of shrink wrap, a rubber band, or any other materials. Unique digital identifiers of bundled sets of items may be stored in association with information regarding the items. When a bundled set of items is recognized based on its unique digital identifier, information regarding the bundled set may be accessed and used for any purpose, such as to identify a common container for the bundled set based on attributes of any of the items or an order with which the bundled set is associated.