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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 29, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 03, 2018
B/e Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Alexander N. Pozzi, Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Robert D. Wilkey, Atlanta, GA (US);
Francis Xavier L. Garing, Atlanta, GA (US);
Alyssa G. Mellett, Kennesaw, GA (US);
Julia M. Brooks, Atlanta, GA (US);
Jae Hun Gu, Doraville, GA (US);
B/E Aerospace, Inc., Winston-Salem, NC (US);
Abstract
A storage bin space utilization detection and display system for use with a storage bin for storing one or more objects, including: a plurality of sensors disposed within an interior portion of the storage bin, wherein each of the plurality of sensors is associated with one of a plurality of regions defined within the interior portion of the storage bin, wherein each of the plurality of sensors is operable for detecting a presence/absence of the one or more objects within the associated region defined within the interior portion of the storage bin; and a visual indicator device operable for indicating the detected presence/absence of the one or more objects within the associated region defined within the interior portion of the storage bin to an individual outside of the storage bin.