公开(公告)号：US11851218B1

公开(公告)日：2023-12-26

申请号：US16579469

申请日：2019-09-23

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Brian Stuart Hoffman ,  David L. Alspaugh ,  Paul Roy Raines ,  Timothy Alan Talda ,  Garett Ochs ,  Steven Todd Johnson ,  Seshachalamgupta Motamarri

IPC: B65B35/24 ,  B65B57/02 ,  B65B35/56 ,  B65B57/14 ,  B65G47/64 ,  B65B57/12 ,  B65G47/53

CPC classification number: B65B35/24 ,  B65B35/56 ,  B65B57/02 ,  B65B57/14 ,  B65G47/646 ,  B65B57/12 ,  B65G47/53

Abstract: A material handling apparatus for reorienting and transferring inventory items to a packaging device includes a support member and a packaging conveyor. The support member receives an inventory item and reorients the item to a rejection orientation or a packaging orientation. The item is moved onto the packaging conveyor in the packaging orientation and is transported to the packaging device.

公开(公告)号：US11365020B1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-21

申请号：US16834837

申请日：2020-03-30

Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.

Inventor： Souleymane Diallo ,  Timothy Alan Talda ,  Steven Todd Johnson ,  Eric K Wyman

IPC: B65B57/00 ,  B65B5/02 ,  B65B59/00

Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for defect prevention for flexible container sealing systems. In one embodiment, an example flexible container sealing system may include a first camera configured to image an item disposed in a flexible container, a laser system configured to detect presence of items, a cutting assembly configured to cut a material that forms the flexible container, a sealing assembly configured to seal one or more ends of the flexible container, and a computer system configured to determine, using the first camera, a height of the item disposed in the flexible container.