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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 05, 2021
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2019
Walmart Apollo, Llc, Bentonville, AR (US);
Ryan DeJarnette, Fayetteville, AR (US);
Matthew Kelly, Bella Vista, AR (US);
Jeffrey Green, Bentonville, AR (US);
Walmart Apollo, LLC, Bentonville, AR (US);
Abstract
Examples provide a stackable smart item storage cart. The cart includes a top member with a lip along its outer edge. A set of wheels, a directional wheel locking mechanism, and a set of four side members is connected to a base member. A vertical cavity passes through a center of the main body enclosing a memory, a processor, and a data storage. The cart smart item storage carts are stackable two-carts high with the wheels locked. A set of sensor devices monitor contents of a plurality of item storage bins on the cart. A bin indicator associated with an item storage bin activates to identify a bin and/or indicate a quantity of items to be removed from the bin. A timer device monitors a cart dwell-time. A self-navigation system may return the cart to a temperature-controlled area if the dwell-time exceeds a threshold time.
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