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US 12,030,419 B2Granted
Automated pallet container hybrid
AssigneeLogic Pallet, LLC
InventorMichael Vincent Santora, Jr.
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Abstract
An intermodal container includes a base (100) having a defined number of sides. The base is configured to support products during transport. The intermodal container further includes a removable cover (104) having a top and a defined number of sides matching the defined number of sides of the base. The removable cover is configured to be releasably secured to the base to define an enclosure in a use position and to be removed and flattened in a stored position.
Claims16
An intermodal container comprising:
- a base having a defined number of sides, the base being configured to support products during transport, the base including wheels or casters provided on a bottom of the base to enable movement of the base on a horizontal surface, a motor integrated into the base to drive the movement of wheels or casters to move the base along the horizontal surface, and a power storage device integrated into the base to provide means for powering the motor;
- a removable cover having a top and a defined number of sides matching the defined number of sides of the base, the removable cover being configured to be releasably secured to the base to define an enclosure in a use position and to be removed in a stored position;
- and
- a controller coupled to the motor and the power storage device, the controller being configured to control the independent movement of the base, the controller further being configured to communicate with and obtain operational parameters from a master controller associated with a facility.
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A system of moving products, the system comprising:
- an intermodal container including
- a base having a defined number of sides, the base being configured to support products during transport, and
- a removable cover having a top and a defined number of sides matching the defined number of sides of the base, the removable cover being configured to be releasably secured to the base to define an enclosure;
- and
- a controller configured to identify and monitor a location of the intermodal container, the controller further being configured to communicate with and obtain operational parameters from a master controller associated with a facility, the controller further being configured to operate with a vehicle configured to support and transport the intermodal container,
- wherein the vehicle further is configured to operate with a belt conveyor system provided on a platform of a facility, the belt conveyor system including a conveyer belt that moves at a synchronized speed with the vehicle to enable the loading and unloading of the intermodal container.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.