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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Apr. 24, 2023
Applicant:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Inventors:
Rajeev Dwivedi, Sammamish, WA (US);
Ameya Abhyankar, Franklin, TN (US);
Thomas Lee Dahlberg, Mobile, AL (US);
Assignee:
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 67/32 (2006.01); B65G 59/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65G 67/32 (2013.01); B65G 59/02 (2013.01); B65G 2814/0355 (2013.01);
Abstract
Automated unloading systems and methods may include a preparation subsystem and a transfer subsystem. A package stack may be loaded into the preparation subsystem to open or enable access to individual packages of the stack, and the opened stack may be rotated to an unloading position. Then, conveyance mechanisms of the transfer subsystem may cause automated unloading of individual packages of the opened stack, thereby improving the safety, speed, and efficiency of such package unloading processes.