公开(公告)号：US10809122B1

公开(公告)日：2020-10-20

申请号：US15629365

申请日：2017-06-21

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Michael Nathan Danenberg ,  Jeffrey Kevin Feiereisen ,  Jacob Alex Siegel ,  Brett Allen Skaloud ,  Thomas Duester ,  James Merton Tidman ,  Dawn Marie Pfund ,  Jeremy Samuel De Bonet

IPC: G01G21/08 ,  G01G21/23 ,  G01G21/28 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  A47B57/20

Abstract: Shelves or other fixtures may be used to support items at a facility. Weighing modules including load cells may be used at the fixtures to acquire weight data indicative of changes to the fixture as items are added or removed from the fixture. Weighing modules may be modular and repositionable with respect to a crossbar or other supporting member that provides electrical power and data connectivity. This allows for the fixtures to be easily reconfigured to accommodate items of different sizes.

公开(公告)号：US11346706B1

公开(公告)日：2022-05-31

申请号：US17074129

申请日：2020-10-19

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Michael Nathan Danenberg ,  Jeffrey Kevin Feiereisen ,  Jacob Alex Siegel ,  Brett Allen Skaloud ,  Thomas Duester ,  James Merton Tidman ,  Dawn Marie Pfund ,  Jeremy Samuel De Bonet

IPC: G01G21/08 ,  G01G21/23 ,  G01G21/28 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  A47B57/20

Abstract: Items may be stored on a fixture of a facility using one or more accessories, such as trays or bins. Weighing modules that include one or more load cells may be mounted to a crossbar of the fixture. The accessories of the fixture may then be mounted to the crossbar via the weighing modules. The load cells within each weighing module can collect weight data associated with items stowed in the accessories that are coupled to the weighing module. When a weight change is detected at the fixture, a particular load cell is identified as the source of the weight change. Once a load cell is identified, the accessory coupled to the load cell is identified, as well as the types of items stowed therein. Interaction data can then be determined to indicate a type of item that was added to or removed from the accessory of the fixture.

公开(公告)号：US10746589B1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-18

申请号：US15629578

申请日：2017-06-21

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC

Inventor： Michael Nathan Danenberg ,  Jeffrey Kevin Feiereisen ,  Jacob Siegel ,  Brett Allen Skaloud ,  Thomas Duester ,  James Merton Tidman ,  Dawn Marie Pfund ,  Jeremy Samuel De Bonet ,  Nicholas McMahon

IPC: G01G21/28 ,  G01G21/22 ,  A47B57/16 ,  A47B57/42 ,  H01R12/72 ,  H02J1/00 ,  G01G21/23 ,  H05K5/00 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H05K7/18 ,  H01R13/514 ,  A47B57/52 ,  A47B57/20

Abstract: Shelves or other fixtures may be used to support items at a facility. Weighing modules including load cells may be used at the fixtures to acquire weight data indicative of changes to the fixture as items are added or removed from the fixture. Weighing modules may be modular and repositionable with respect to a modular crossbar that provides electrical power and data connectivity. This allows for the fixtures to be easily reconfigured to accommodate items of different sizes.

公开(公告)号：US10732026B1

公开(公告)日：2020-08-04

申请号：US15629531

申请日：2017-06-21

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Michael Nathan Danenberg ,  Jeffrey Kevin Feiereisen ,  Jacob Siegel ,  Brett Allen Skaloud ,  Thomas Duester ,  James Merton Tidman ,  Dawn Marie Pfund ,  Jeremy Samuel De Bonet ,  Nicholas McMahon

IPC: G01G21/23 ,  G01G19/52 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  H01R12/72 ,  H01R13/514 ,  G01G19/40 ,  G01G21/00 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H02J1/00 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H05K5/00 ,  G01G21/22

Abstract: Shelves or other fixtures may be used to support items at a facility. Weighing modules including load cells may be used at the fixtures to acquire weight data indicative of changes to the fixture as items are added or removed from the fixture. Accessories such as trays, bins, hangers, and so forth may be attached to the load cells, allowing the fixtures to be easily reconfigured to accommodate items of different sizes.

公开(公告)号：US10679181B1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-09

申请号：US16383391

申请日：2019-04-12

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Alexander Clark Prater ,  Ivan Avramov ,  Ismael Medrano ,  Benjamin Lloyd Shapiro ,  Navid Shiee ,  Brett Allen Skaloud

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G06N5/04

Abstract: An inventory location, such as a shelf, may be used to stow different items. The shelf is divided into a plurality of adjacent lanes, some of which may be grouped into a cluster. Items are placed upon the lanes of the cluster. Each lane includes one or more weight sensors to obtain weight data about a load on the lane. Based on the weight data and physical layout data for the shelf, one or more hypotheses may be determined for describing interactions, such as a pick or place of an item, occurring at the lanes of a cluster. One of the hypotheses may be selected as a solution for describing the interaction and used to maintain inventory quantities of items at the shelf.

公开(公告)号：US10262293B1

公开(公告)日：2019-04-16

申请号：US14747553

申请日：2015-06-23

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Alexander Clark Prater ,  Ivan Avramov ,  Ismael Medrano ,  Benjamin Lloyd Shapiro ,  Navid Shiee ,  Brett Allen Skaloud

IPC: G06Q10/08 ,  G06N5/04

Abstract: An inventory location such as a shelf may be used to stow different types of items. The shelf may be equipped with a plurality of lanes arranged parallel to one another. Items may rest upon two or more of the lanes. Each lane includes a weight sensor that provides weight data about a load on the lane. Based on the weight data and item data indicative of individual weights of those items stowed on the shelf, interaction data indicative of an activity such as a pick or place of an item may be determined. The interaction data may specify what item was picked or placed, quantity of that item that was picked or placed, and so forth. Data from other sensors, such as a camera, may be used to determine the interaction data.