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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 02, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 18, 2017
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Jon Stuart Battles, North Bend, WA (US);
Martin Peter Aalund, Seattle, WA (US);
John Elias Darrow, Shoreline, WA (US);
Timothy Alan Talda, Seattle, WA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 (2006.01); B65G 1/137 (2006.01); B65G 33/04 (2006.01); B65G 47/90 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 1/137 (2013.01); B65G 33/04 (2013.01); B65G 47/90 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and devices are described herein for managing item storage using rotating platforms. In some examples, an item can be loaded on to a material conveyance device. The item then can be unloaded from the material conveyance device to a rotating platform. The rotating platform can include a sloped surface. Sensor data that identifies the item can be received. A robotic manipulator can be used to manipulate the item based at least in part on the sensor data.