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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2023
Filed:
May. 22, 2020
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Brian Stuart Hoffman, Seattle, WA (US);
Cory Richard Boudreau, Madison, WI (US);
Todd Ethan Brunner, Madison, WI (US);
David C. Franchino, Madison, WI (US);
Alexandra Kay Hartford, Seattle, WA (US);
Vivian Lin, Madison, WI (US);
Mohan Mahadevan, Seattle, WA (US);
John Gaetano Matrecano, Sammamish, WA (US);
Alexandra Surasky-Ysasi, Madison, WI (US);
Timothy Alan Talda, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
An actuator system for fabricating a cavity within thermoplastic material includes a plurality of actuators arranged in an array. When dimensions of an item are determined, the actuator system may be programmed with data regarding such dimensions to fabricate a cavity for the item. A subset of the actuators, and distances by which each of the actuators is to be extended, may be selected based on dimensions of the item, in order to fabricate a cavity within the thermoplastic material that may accommodate the item therein. Additionally, the actuators and the distances may be selected based on intrinsic or extrinsic data regarding the item, and a cavity fabricated within the thermoplastic material may include one or more buffer zones or protective regions that are specifically formed with respect to aspects of the item.