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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 21, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 03, 2022
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Michael Alan Bray, Elkhorn, NE (US);
Ganesh Krishnamoorthy, Seattle, WA (US);
Daniel Lais, Mill Creek, WA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for automated reorientation of sortation shuttles. An example system for automated shuttle reorientation may include a track having a first portion, a second portion, and a rotatable portion that a first end and a second end, where the rotatable portion is configured to rotate from a first position to a second position, and where the first end is adjacent to the first portion of the track in the first position, and the first end is adjacent to the second portion of the track in the second position. The system may include a shuttle configured to move along the track, where the rotatable portion of the track is configured to rotate the shuttle from a first orientation to a second orientation.