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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:
Oct. 25, 2022

Filed:

Oct. 31, 2019
Applicant:

Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);

Inventors:

Stuart C. Salter, White Lake, MI (US);

Kendra White, Redford, MI (US);

Kristopher Brown, Dearborn, MI (US);

Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);

David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);

Assignee:

Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 21/00 (2006.01); B65G 67/24 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); G01B 11/26 (2006.01); B65G 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 67/24 (2013.01); B65G 1/04 (2013.01); E05F 15/73 (2015.01); G01B 11/26 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01); E05F 2015/767 (2015.01); E05Y 2900/531 (2013.01);
Abstract

Vehicle-based package delivery and alignment systems and methods are provided herein. An example method includes performing a first alignment of a delivery door of a vehicle with a receiving door of a package locker using location signals that are indicative of a location of the package locker, performing a second alignment of the delivery door with the receiving door based on camera images of an alignment target, and transferring a package from the vehicle to the package locker.


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