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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 21, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 30, 2009
William James Watt, Wakefield, MA (US);
Timothy Bragg, Woburn, MA (US);
Andrew Stubbs, Somerville, MA (US);
Matthew D. Verminski, North Andover, MA (US);
John P. Dugan, Wilmington, MA (US);
William James Watt, Wakefield, MA (US);
Timothy Bragg, Woburn, MA (US);
Andrew Stubbs, Somerville, MA (US);
Matthew D. Verminski, North Andover, MA (US);
John P. Dugan, Wilmington, MA (US);
Amazon Technologies, Inc., Reno, NV (US);
Abstract
A method for unloading inventory items includes storing an inventory item on an inventory holder and moving the inventory holder toward an unloading station with a mobile drive unit. Additionally, the method includes moving the inventory holder past a barrier of the unloading station. The method further includes preventing the inventory item from moving past the barrier as the mobile drive unit moves the inventory holder past the barrier.