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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2018
Filed:
Mar. 23, 2012
David Henry Clark, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dean Christopher Fullerton, Issaquah, WA (US);
Patricia T. Shigihara, Edmonds, WA (US);
Kevin R. Vliet, Seattle, WA (US);
Jon S. Battles, Medina, WA (US);
Brian C. Smith, Seattle, WA (US);
Sebastian Lehmann, Seattle, WA (US);
Jaffin James, Allentown, PA (US);
Lakshmi S. Nidamarthi, Issaquah, WA (US);
David Henry Clark, Bellevue, WA (US);
Dean Christopher Fullerton, Issaquah, WA (US);
Patricia T. Shigihara, Edmonds, WA (US);
Kevin R. Vliet, Seattle, WA (US);
Jon S. Battles, Medina, WA (US);
Brian C. Smith, Seattle, WA (US);
Sebastian Lehmann, Seattle, WA (US);
Jaffin James, Allentown, PA (US);
Lakshmi S. Nidamarthi, Issaquah, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Described herein are systems and techniques for determining a pack station for storing inventory in a materials handling facility, routing item packages to pack stations based on size ranges for custom containers and optimizing dimensions of custom containers based on dimensions of a shipping container. For example, the systems described herein may allocate a percentage of inventory to a custom inventory location that is physically near custom container forming devices, thereby reducing the cost to pick, sort, pack and route items for shipment, storing or otherwise handling in a custom container.