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Patent No.:

US 11932279 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Mar. 19, 2024

Filed:

Dec. 14, 2021

Item repositioning method using a vehicle equipped with a lift assist device

Applicant:

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

Inventors:

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

Brendan Diamond, Grosse Pointe, MI (US);

David Kennedy, Canton, MI (US);

John Robert Van Wiemeersch, Novi, MI (US);

Pietro Buttolo, Dearborn Heights, MI (US);

Paul Kenneth Dellock, Northville, MI (US);

David Brian Glickman, Southfield, MI (US);

Assignee:

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

Attorneys:

Vichit Chea

Carlson, Gaskey & Olds, P.C.

Primary Examiner:

Rachid Bendidi

Assistant Examiner:

Moises Gasca Alva

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/00 (2020.01); B60P 1/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/34 (2006.01); G01C 21/36 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60W 60/0025 (2020.02); B60P 1/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/3407 (2013.01); G01C 21/36 (2013.01); G05D 1/0212 (2013.01); G05D 1/0276 (2013.01); B60W 2300/12 (2013.01);
Abstract

An item repositioning method includes, in response to a request for an item, moving a vehicle along a first route to a location of the item, loading the item in the vehicle using a lift assist device mounted to the vehicle, moving the vehicle along a second route to transport the item to a desired location, and at the desired location, unloading the item from the vehicle using the lift assist device.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Salter, Stuart. (2024). Item repositioning method using a vehicle equipped with a lift assist device (U.S. Patent No. 11932279). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/11932279

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