The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
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:
May. 20, 2025
Filed:
Nov. 28, 2022
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Michael D. Assadi, Seattle, WA (US);
Sudhakar Teegavarapu, Hopkinton, MA (US);
Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, Seattle, WA (US);
Erika Regan Storvick, Broomfield, CO (US);
Vivek S. Narayanan, Franklin, TN (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for rapid braking of shuttles powered by electromagnets. An example system may include a first brake coupled to a track at a first location, the first brake including a first housing, a first retractable pin, a second retractable pin, a first actuator configured to actuate one or more of the first retractable pin and the second retractable pin from a retracted position to an extended position, a second actuator configured to actuate one or more of the first retractable pin and the second retractable pin from the extended position to the retracted position, and a first controller configured to control operation of the first brake.