Item identifying mobile apparatus

US11884315B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• AMAZON TECHNOLOGIES, INC. · US

Inventors

• Wade Burch · Grafton, US
• Robert David Serra · Nashua, US
• Matthew Clark Webster · Lincoln, US
• Jacob A. Siegel · Acton, US
• David Wai-Man Wong · Somerville, US
• Jacob Paul Warren · Auburn, US
• Brendan Kyle McLeod · Londonderry, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Sep 30, 2021
• Grant date: Jan 30, 2024
• Expiry date: Sep 30, 2041

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B62B2203/50
• WIPO field: Transport
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

This disclosure describes, in part, a mobile apparatus for identifying items. For instance, the mobile apparatus may include a main frame, a chassis attached to the main frame, and a basket that attaches to the chassis in order to prevent the basket from contacting the main frame. One or more sensors, such as weight sensor(s), may be located between the basket and the main frame. The mobile apparatus may further include a shelf that extends substantially horizontally from the main frame, where a gate separates the basket from the shelf. A user may then place first item(s) within a receptacle of the basket and second item(s) within a receptacle of the shelf. The mobile apparatus may further include a handlebar module attached to the main frame, where the handlebar module includes an opening for inserting a removable battery of the mobile apparatus.