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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.

Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022

Filed:

Nov. 13, 2020
Applicant:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Filippo Navarria, Milano, MI (US);

Vincenzo Acunzo, Torre Annunziata, IT;

Tolga Kol, Dudelange, LU;

Stefano La Rovere, Bereldange, LU;

Xavier Jairo de Abreu de Abreu, Vercelli, IT;

Assignee:

AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/82 (2006.01); B65G 47/24 (2006.01); B25J 5/02 (2006.01); B65G 47/71 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 47/82 (2013.01); B25J 5/02 (2013.01); B65G 47/24 (2013.01); B65G 47/71 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0208 (2013.01); B65G 2203/041 (2013.01); B65G 2207/42 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems, methods, and apparatuses are disclosed for automated item redistribution systems for containers. In one embodiment, an example system may include a shuttle configured to move adjacent to an array of containers arranged in a first row and a second row, the array of containers including a first container in the first row and a second container in the second row. Example systems may include a first camera configured to image containers in the first row, a second camera configured to image containers in the second row, a first container receptacle portion configured to receive containers, and a rake arm comprising a telescoping portion and a head portion. The head portion may be configured to rotate from a flat position to an angled position. The system may be configured to clear jams in individual containers of the array of containers using the rake arm.


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