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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 08, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 17, 2015
Oria Collapsibles, Llc, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Miguel A. Linares, Bloomfield Hills, MI (US);
Oria Collapsibles, LLC, Auburn Hills, MI (US);
Abstract
A structurally supporting pallet article including a rectangular shaped body having a specified thickness and a plurality of downwardly extending support locations. A processor controlled receiver is incorporated into the body for providing at least one of tracking and identification of cargo supported upon said body. Visual identification of a selected pallet article is facilitated by the inclusion of illuminating elements. A second embodiment discloses a pallet having a three dimensional shaped body. A sensor is integrated into the body for determining when the body is immersed in a body of water. A plurality of bladders are supported within the body in first retracted positions and which, upon being triggered by the sensor, are deployed in outwardly expanded fashion through openings along the body. A propulsion and steerage mechanism is integrated into an underside of the body.