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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2020
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2018
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Alexander Michael McNamara, Seattle, WA (US);
Thomas Meilandt Mathiesen, Seattle, WA (US);
Korwin Jon Smith, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Michael Famularo, Seattle, WA (US);
Sridhar Boyapati, Sammamish, WA (US);
Amber Autrey Taylor, Seattle, WA (US);
Félix Joseph Étienne Pageau, Seattle, WA (US);
AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Described are systems for a materials handling facility to emit air from a floor which is used to generate an air cushion upon which one or more totes may move. The floor may contain one or more apertures which receive air from an air reservoir which is supplied by an air source such as a compressor. Air emitted by these apertures is constrained by a deck of the tote, forming an air cushion upon which the tote rests. In some implementations the air cushion may be maintained while a user is within a threshold distance, and discontinued when the user is beyond the threshold distance.