Overhead storage bin utilization detection and display system
US10189406B1 · kind B1 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Grant date | Jan 29, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 3, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB64D2011/0038
- WIPO fieldTransport
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A storage bin space utilization detection and display system for use with a storage bin for storing one or more objects, including: a plurality of sensors disposed within an interior portion of the storage bin, wherein each of the plurality of sensors is associated with one of a plurality of regions defined within the interior portion of the storage bin, wherein each of the plurality of sensors is operable for detecting a presence/absence of the one or more objects within the associated region defined within the interior portion of the storage bin; and a visual indicator device operable for indicating the detected presence/absence of the one or more objects within the associated region defined within the interior portion of the storage bin to an individual outside of the storage bin.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.