The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.

The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Mar. 27, 2018

Filed:

Dec. 15, 2015
Applicant:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Inventors:

Benjamin Lee Farrow, Sammamish, WA (US);

Kristopher William Bell, Issaquah, WA (US);

Wesley Scott Lauka, Seattle, WA (US);

Assignee:

Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 5/36 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01); G06Q 10/08 (2012.01); G06Q 10/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B 5/36 (2013.01); G06K 7/10366 (2013.01); G06Q 10/00 (2013.01); G06Q 10/087 (2013.01);
Abstract

An inventory system employs self-illuminating inventory management containers. A self-illuminating container can include a container body, an illumination element, and a signal receiver for receiving instructions to illuminate the container. The self-illuminating inventory management containers can be illuminated to assist in locating the containers in the system broadly, or locally, and to assist in inventory processing operations.


Find Patent Forward Citations

Farrow, Benjamin. (2018). Illuminating containers in an inventory system (U.S. Patent No. 9928698). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9928698

Data source: USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office) public patent records. Weekly synchronization. How IDiyas builds this profile

Loading…