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Date of Patent:
Mar. 11, 2025

Filed:

Sep. 20, 2023
Applicant:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Dragan Pajevic, Arlington, MA (US);

Tim Martin, Casco, ME (US);

Kevin John Trenholme, Stow, MA (US);

Stephen E. McDonnell, Aurora, CO (US);

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 57/20 (2006.01); B65G 60/00 (2006.01); B65G 61/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 57/20 (2013.01); B65G 60/00 (2013.01); B65G 61/00 (2013.01); B65G 2201/0235 (2013.01); B65G 2203/0233 (2013.01);
Abstract

Systems and methods are disclosed for automated container stacking stations. In one embodiment, an example system may include a housing having a first side and a second side, a lifting component configured to lift a first container from a first position to a second position, and to lower the first container from the second position to a third position, such that the first container is stacked on a second container, and a container centering component having a first container engagement member and a second container engagement member, the container centering component configured to align the first container in a predetermined position.


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