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：US10466095B1

公开(公告)日：2019-11-05

申请号：US15634695

申请日：2017-06-27

Applicant: AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

Inventor： Nathan Pius O'Neill ,  Amey Madhukar Teredesai ,  Thomas Duester ,  Edwin Louis Howard ,  Nicolas Adam Kurczewski ,  Eric Mathew Clayton ,  Alexander Michael Frenkel ,  Benjamin Jozef Gyori ,  Graham Cyril Jordan ,  Ismael Medrano ,  Somasundaram Niranjayan ,  Christopher Robert Renner

IPC: G01G21/23 ,  G01G3/14 ,  G01G19/414 ,  G01G21/28 ,  G06Q10/08 ,  G01G3/142

Abstract: A fixture includes a shelf upon which items may be placed. In one implementation, the shelf is supported by four load cells that provide load cell data that may be used to calculate weight data for the load on the shelf. The load cells are mounted underneath a frame, with an upper portion of a load mount extending upward through the frame and engaged to the shelf. The shelf and the frame include stiffeners to increase rigidity, improving the quality of the load cell data. Electronics and a wiring harness are located underneath the frame. In this configuration, assembly of the fixture may be accomplished completely from the underside, simplifying assembly.

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：US10583973B1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-10

申请号：US14583552

申请日：2014-12-26

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Xiao Wang ,  Aaron Benjamin Nather ,  Jason Michael Famularo ,  Matthew James Bird ,  Thomas Duester

IPC: B65D77/04

Abstract: A combination carrying device includes a rigid basket having a flexible bag nested therein. The flexible bag may be formed from one or more fabrics or like materials and define a tapered volume having a pair of handle extensions. The rigid basket may be formed from plastics or like materials and include rotatable handles disposed on an upper perimeter thereof, and may also define a tapered volume which corresponds to the tapered volume of the flexible bags. A customer carrying a combination carrying device in a materials handling facility (e.g., a warehouse or retail establishment) may place one or more items in the flexible bag nested within the rigid basket, and extract the flexible bag from the rigid basket upon arriving at a destination or after executing a purchase for the items therein.

公开(公告)号：US11013140B1

公开(公告)日：2021-05-18

申请号：US16141769

申请日：2018-09-25

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Dylan Thomas Cox ,  Jeremy Samuel De Bonet ,  Thomas Duester ,  Jennifer Li ,  Aaron M. McDaniel ,  Robert M. Riggs

IPC: H05K7/18 ,  H05K5/02 ,  H05K7/14 ,  H04Q1/06 ,  A47B57/30 ,  A47B97/00 ,  A47B21/06 ,  H04Q1/02

Abstract: Cable housing assemblies include frames and cable carriers slidably mounted to channels provided at edges of the frames. The cable carriers may house or support male or female connectors to the cables, which may be power or communications cables (e.g., Ethernet cables) that extend from the connectors within the cable carriers into the channels, and through voids within the frames to power sources or communications systems. The cable carriers are releasably inserted into channels at edges of the frames, and permitted to slide in either direction (e.g., up or down) to various positions within such channels, in order to make power or communications services available at such positions. When installed in association with a shelving unit, e.g., between a backerboard and shelves, the cable carriers may be used to provide power or communications services available to such shelves provided at any height within the shelving unit.

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：US10696454B1

公开(公告)日：2020-06-30

申请号：US14667432

申请日：2015-03-24

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Xiao Wang ,  Thomas Duester ,  Ashley Anne Arhart ,  Matthew James Bird ,  Jason Michael Famularo ,  Aaron Benjamin Nather

IPC: B65D25/16 ,  B65D25/28

Abstract: A combination carrying device includes a rigid basket having a flexible bag nested therein. The flexible bag may be formed from one or more fabrics or like materials and define a tapered volume having a pair of handle extensions. The rigid basket may be formed from plastics or like materials and include rotatable handles mounted to sides of the rigid basket via one or more mounting bores. A customer carrying a combination carrying device in a retail establishment may place one or more items in the flexible bag nested within the rigid basket, and extract the flexible bag from the rigid basket after executing a purchase for the items therein.

公开(公告)号：US10077137B1

公开(公告)日：2018-09-18

申请号：US14980504

申请日：2015-12-28

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Xiao Wang ,  Thomas Duester ,  Ashley Anne Arhart ,  Rodger Benson

IPC: H01F1/04 ,  B65D25/16 ,  B65D1/38 ,  B65D25/32

CPC classification number: B65D25/16 ,  B65D1/38 ,  B65D25/32 ,  H01F7/0252

Abstract: A combination carrying device includes a rigid basket having a flexible bag nested therein. The flexible bag may be formed from one or more fabrics or like materials and form or define a tapered volume having a pair of handle extensions. The rigid basket may be formed from plastics or like materials and include rotatable handles mounted to sides of the rigid basket. The flexible bag and the rigid basket include magnetically compatible components that cause the flexible bag to remain nested within the rigid basket when such components are within a close proximity of one another. A customer carrying a combination carrying device in a materials handling facility may place one or more items in the flexible bag nested within the rigid basket, and extract the flexible bag from the rigid basket after executing a purchase for the items therein.