公开(公告)号：US20240262553A1

公开(公告)日：2024-08-08

申请号：US18627049

申请日：2024-04-04

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：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.