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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2022
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2020
Applicant:
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Shinagawa-ku, JP;
Inventors:
Huu Lam, Temple City, CA (US);
Jeffrey Wong, Aliso Viejo, CA (US);
Assignee:
TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B 3/14 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/02 (2020.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B62B 3/1404 (2013.01); G05D 1/0022 (2013.01); G05D 1/028 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G05D 1/0231 (2013.01);
Abstract
A system and method for automated return of shopping carts includes a motorized, remotely controllable push cart affixed to a back end of a row of nested shopping carts. An intelligent navigational lead cart is placed at a front end of the shopping carts. The lead cart enables operation of the push cart and steers the nested shopping carts to a desired location.