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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 11, 2019
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventor:
Le Zou, Cambridge, MA (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologiess, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 49/00 (2006.01); F25D 11/00 (2006.01); H02J 7/00 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F25B 49/00 (2013.01); F25D 11/00 (2013.01); H02J 7/00 (2013.01); F25B 2600/07 (2013.01); F25B 2700/2104 (2013.01); F25D 2400/12 (2013.01); F25D 2400/32 (2013.01); F25D 2400/38 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); H02J 2007/0096 (2013.01);
Abstract
Disclosed are various embodiments for fulfillment of perishable goods using transportable climate-controlled units. A computing environment may control operation and transportation of network-enabled refrigeration units using mobile drive units capable of navigating a materials handing center or other space. The mobile drive units may recharge or otherwise provide power to the refrigeration units, for example, as they are transported.