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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 14, 2019
Filed:
Jul. 21, 2017
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Dinesh Mahadevan, Lynnwood, WA (US);
Martin Peter Aalund, Seattle, WA (US);
Jon Stuart Battles, North Bend, WA (US);
Jon David DeFant, Seattle, WA (US);
Benjamin Douglas Garcia, Seattle, WA (US);
Vahideh Kamranzadeh, Seattle, WA (US);
George T. Davies, Brigham City, UT (US);
Steven Eric Nuetzman, Syracuse, UT (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an inventory storage system has a vertical stack of storage modules that extend from a first stack end to a second stack end, and are stacked on top of one another. Each storage module defines a path that forms a loop in a vertical plane, and each storage module has a plurality of inventory carriers that translate around the loop. The vertical stack has a first end section that extends from the first stack end towards the second stack end, and that includes a first end of each loop of the stack. The vertical stack also has a second end section that extends from the second stack end towards the first stack end, and that includes a second end of each loop of the stack. The sections can be transported separately by a truck or container and then coupled together at the destination.