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公开(公告)号：US10815082B2
公开(公告)日：2020-10-27
申请号：US15797562
申请日：2017-10-30
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： William Scott Kalm , Benjamin Douglas Garcia , Vahideh Kamranzadeh , Dinesh Mahadevan , Seshachalamgupta Motamarri , Tyson Wittrock
Abstract: In one embodiment, an inventory storage module has a first conveyor segment, a second conveyor segment spaced below the first conveyor segment, a first vertical lift disposed at a first end of the module, and a second vertical lift disposed at a second end of the module. The first and second lifts each transfer inventory carriers between the first and second conveyor segments. The first conveyor segment, the second conveyor segment, the first vertical lift, and the second vertical lift together define a conveying loop in a vertical plane, and the storage module translates inventory carriers around the conveying loop until a desired one of the inventory carriers is presented at one of the first and second module ends. An inventory item can be retrieved from, or stowed in, the desired one of the inventory carriers at the one of the first and second module ends.
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公开(公告)号：US11358793B2
公开(公告)日：2022-06-14
申请号：US16478405
申请日：2018-01-16
Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： Benjamin Douglas Garcia , William Scott Kalm , Vahideh Kamranzadeh , Dinesh Mahadevan , Seshachalamgupta Motamarri , Tyson Wittrock
Abstract: In one embodiment, an inventory storage module has a plurality of conveyor segments that define a movement path that is elongate along a longitudinal direction from a first end of the storage to a second end of the module. The module has a plurality of container carriers that are supported by the conveyor segments. Each container carrier supports at least one inventory storage container that supports at least one inventory item therein. The storage module can transfer the container carriers around the movement path until a desired one of the container carriers is presented at one of the first and second module ends. In another embodiment, a plurality of instances of the storage module are arranged in a vertical stack of independently controllable storage modules.
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公开(公告)号：US10807798B1
公开(公告)日：2020-10-20
申请号：US15799847
申请日：2017-10-31
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： William Scott Kalm , Benjamin Douglas Garcia , Vahideh Kamranzadeh , Dinesh Mahadevan , Seshachalamgupta Motamarri , Tyson Wittrock
IPC: B65G1/06
Abstract: In one embodiment, an inventory storage module has first to fourth conveyor segments that define a conveying loop. The module translates storage totes around the conveying loop using, at least in part, first and second actuator assemblies. The first actuator assembly has a first actuator and a first crossbar connected to the first actuator. The first actuator assembly moves the first crossbar in a first direction such that the first crossbar engages and pushes totes along the first conveyor segment in the first direction. The second actuator assembly has a second actuator and a second crossbar connected to the second actuator. The second actuator assembly moves the second crossbar in a second direction, opposite the first direction, such that the second crossbar engages and pushes totes along the second segment in the second direction. The third and fourth segments transfer totes between the first and second segments.
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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
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.
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5.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20200016770A1
公开(公告)日：2020-01-16
申请号：US16032875
申请日：2018-07-11
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Vahideh Kamranzadeh , Todd McIntosh , Seshachalamgupta Motamarri , Tyson Wittrock
Abstract: In one embodiment, an end effector for a robotic manipulator has a base that is configured to attach to the end of a robotic arm, a first fork, and a second fork. The end first fork includes a first pair of prongs that extend from the base along a first direction and that are spaced from one another so as to receive a first storage container therebetween. The second fork includes a second pair of prongs that extend from the base along a second direction that is angularly offset from the first direction and that are spaced from one another so as to receive a second storage container therebetween. The first and second forks can be used to stack or unstack the first and second containers.
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公开(公告)号：US10278095B1
公开(公告)日：2019-04-30
申请号：US15795017
申请日：2017-10-26
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Sachin Rajendra Kothari , Samuel Gardner Garrett , Seshachalamgupta Motamarri , Timothy Alan Talda
Abstract: Embodiments herein describe wireless transmission techniques for mitigating interference between wirelessly controlled machines in a shared space. To mitigate interference, the machines may be assigned different channels within the same frequency band. However, if machines using the same channel in a frequency band receive each other's wireless signals, the wireless signals can interfere. To free up additional bandwidth, in one embodiment, the command signals are transmitted using a different frequency band than a heartbeat signal used to stop the machines in case of emergencies. In another embodiment, time multiplexing or directional antennas can be used to mitigate interference. In another example, antenna diversity and multiple-input-multiple output (MIMO) can be used to further focus the radiation pattern onto the desired machine while avoiding transmitting wireless signals to neighboring machines. In one embodiment, the machines may use dual-channels to transmit and receive duplicate data.
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公开(公告)号：US11312571B2
公开(公告)日：2022-04-26
申请号：US16478415
申请日：2018-01-16
Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Inventor： Benjamin Douglas Garcia , William Scott Kalm , Vahideh Kamranzadeh , Dinesh Mahadevan , Seshachalamgupta Motamarri , Tyson Wittrock
Abstract: In one embodiment, an inventory storage module has a first conveyor segment, a second conveyor segments offset from the first segment along a vertical direction, a first vertical lift at a first end of the module, and a second vertical lift at a second end of the module, which together define a movement path that is elongate along a longitudinal direction between the first and second ends. The storage module can translate inventory storage containers around the movement path until a desired one of the inventory storage containers is presented at one of the first end and the second end. In another embodiment, a plurality of instances of the storage module are arranged in a vertical stack of independently controllable storage modules.
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公开(公告)号：US10735991B1
公开(公告)日：2020-08-04
申请号：US15795078
申请日：2017-10-26
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Sachin Rajendra Kothari , Samuel Gardner Garrett , Seshachalamgupta Motamarri , Timothy Alan Talda
IPC: H04W28/04 , H04W72/08 , H04W28/20 , H04B7/0452 , H04W24/02
Abstract: Embodiments herein describe wireless transmission techniques for mitigating interference between wirelessly controlled machines in a shared space. To mitigate interference, the machines may be assigned different channels within the same frequency band. However, if machines using the same channel in a frequency band receive each other's wireless signals, the wireless signals can interfere. To free up additional bandwidth, in one embodiment, the command signals are transmitted using a different frequency band than a heartbeat signal used to stop the machines in case of emergencies. In another embodiment, time multiplexing or directional antennas can be used to mitigate interference. In another example, antenna diversity and multiple-input-multiple output (MIMO) can be used to further focus the radiation pattern onto the desired machine while avoiding transmitting wireless signals to neighboring machines. In one embodiment, the machines may use dual-channels to transmit and receive duplicate data.
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公开(公告)号：US10701586B2
公开(公告)日：2020-06-30
申请号：US16376871
申请日：2019-04-05
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： Sachin Rajendra Kothari , Samuel Gardner Garrett , Seshachalamgupta Motamarri , Timothy Alan Talda
IPC: H04W28/04 , G05B19/18 , H04B7/26 , B25J9/16 , G06Q10/08 , H04B7/06 , B25J13/06 , E02F9/20 , H04B7/026 , G06Q50/28 , B25J13/00 , H04J3/16 , H04Q11/04 , G05B19/048 , B60L3/04 , H04W16/28 , H04B7/0452 , H04L12/26 , H04W74/08 , H04B7/024 , H04W72/04
Abstract: Embodiments herein describe wireless transmission techniques for mitigating interference between wirelessly controlled machines in a shared space. To mitigate interference, the machines may be assigned different channels within the same frequency band. However, if machines using the same channel in a frequency band receive each other's wireless signals, the wireless signals can interfere. To free up additional bandwidth, in one embodiment, the command signals are transmitted using a different frequency band than a heartbeat signal used to stop the machines in case of emergencies. In another embodiment, time multiplexing or directional antennas can be used to mitigate interference. In another example, antenna diversity and multiple-input-multiple output (MIMO) can be used to further focus the radiation pattern onto the desired machine while avoiding transmitting wireless signals to neighboring machines. In one embodiment, the machines may use dual-channels to transmit and receive duplicate data.
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公开(公告)号：US20190127159A1
公开(公告)日：2019-05-02
申请号：US15797562
申请日：2017-10-30
Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
Inventor： William Scott Kalm , Benjamin Douglas Garcia , Vahideh Kamranzadeh , Dinesh Mahadevan , Seshachalamgupta Motamarri , Tyson Wittrock
IPC: B65G69/24
CPC classification number: B65G69/24 , B65G1/133 , B65G1/137 , G06Q10/087
Abstract: In one embodiment, an inventory storage module has a first conveyor segment, a second conveyor segment spaced below the first conveyor segment, a first vertical lift disposed at a first end of the module, and a second vertical lift disposed at a second end of the module. The first and second lifts each transfer inventory carriers between the first and second conveyor segments. The first conveyor segment, the second conveyor segment, the first vertical lift, and the second vertical lift together define a conveying loop in a vertical plane, and the storage module translates inventory carriers around the conveying loop until a desired one of the inventory carriers is presented at one of the first and second module ends. An inventory item can be retrieved from, or stowed in, the desired one of the inventory carriers at the one of the first and second module ends.
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