Material handling apparatus

US11851218B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · US

Inventors

• Brian Hoffman · Seattle, US
• David Alspaugh · Seattle, US
• Paul Roy Raines, Jr. · Seattle, US
• Timothy Alan Talda · Seattle, US
• Garett Andrew Ochs · Seattle, US
• Steven Todd Johnson · Kirkland, US
• Seshachalamgupta Motamarri · Sammamish, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 23, 2019
• Grant date: Dec 26, 2023
• Expiry date: Apr 27, 2040

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65G47/53
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

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.