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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 09, 2025
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2022
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Shreyash Dhirendra Patel, Sammamish, WA (US);
William Casey Mcintyre, Jr., Snohomish, WA (US);
Nicholas Adam Wagner, Everett, WA (US);
Julie Mitchell, Lynnfield, MA (US);
Varun Adhityaa Sridharan, Seattle, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for package sorting systems that facilitate efficient package sorting for delivery. The package sorting system may be a multi-level or single-level fulfillment or sortation center. The package sorting system may include a receiving area for receiving a large volume of packages and placing the packages into containers. The containers may be transported to an unloading area, which may be on a second story. At the unloading area, the packages may be unloaded from containers and placed into destination bins, each package in a destination bin destined for delivery within close proximity to one another. The destination container may be transported to a delivery area. At the delivery area the packages may be loaded into delivery vehicles for distributing the packages. The package sorting system may include drive units and package drive units for transporting containers and/or packages.