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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:
Jul. 25, 2023
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2020
Applicant:
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Inventors:
Edward F. Houston, Bristow, VA (US);
Leung Man Shiu, Gaithersburg, MD (US);
Michael Joseph Goldberg, Portland, OR (US);
Mark David Bittenbender, Baltimore, MD (US);
William Patrick McConnell, Woodstock, MD (US);
Assignee:
United States Postal Service, Washington, DC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60D 1/36 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); B66F 9/075 (2006.01); B66F 9/06 (2006.01); B60D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B66F 9/07504 (2013.01); B60D 1/363 (2013.01); B66F 9/063 (2013.01); B66F 9/0755 (2013.01); G05D 1/0094 (2013.01); B60D 2001/001 (2013.01); G05D 2201/0216 (2013.01);
Abstract
Systems and methods for towing, hitching, and connecting devices are described. An autonomous guided vehicle includes an automated hitch capable of connecting to a variety of types of containers.