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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:
Nov. 16, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 29, 2018
Applicant:
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Inventors:
William J. Green, Cary, NC (US);
Sharon T. Spaulding, Highland, NY (US);
Marc Henri Coq, Hopewell Junction, NY (US);
Assignee:
INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS MACHINES CORPORATION, Armonk, NY (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/12 (2006.01); B64C 39/02 (2006.01); B64D 1/22 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 1/12 (2013.01); B64C 39/024 (2013.01); B64D 1/22 (2013.01); G06Q 10/083 (2013.01); B64C 2201/027 (2013.01); B64C 2201/108 (2013.01); B64C 2201/128 (2013.01);
Abstract
A delivery system includes a drone including a prime mover and a payload attachment system including a selectively deployable magnet, and a reusable tote including a body having a base, sides, and a lid, the reusable tote including an attachment member provided on the lid operable to engage with the selectively deployable magnet.