Modular pallet assemblies and modular pallet architectures
AssigneePonera Group Sagl
InventorsMatthew Reali, Masoud Talebi Amiri
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Abstract
A modular pallet assembly formed of a plurality of physically interconnected pallet modules that are each configured to nest one within another. At least one of the pallet modules is designed as an active, primary pallet module including primary hardware configured to actively handle and manage at least one primary functionality of the entire pallet assembly. The remaining pallet modules, beyond the primary pallet module, delegate the primary functionality to the primary pallet module. The remaining pallet modules may be passive, secondary pallet modules configured to supplement or enable part of the primary functionality that is actively handled and managed by the primary hardware.
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A modular pallet assembly formed of a plurality of physically interconnected pallet modules that are each configured to nest one within another,
- wherein at least one of the pallet modules is designed as an active, primary pallet module comprising primary hardware configured to actively handle and manage at least one primary functionality of the entire pallet assembly,
- and wherein the remaining pallet modules, beyond the primary pallet module, delegate the primary functionality to the primary pallet module.
A modular pallet assembly formed of a plurality of physically interconnected pallet modules that are each configured to nest one within another,
- wherein the pallet modules comprise hardware that is configured to provide the pallet assembly with wireless connectivity to and long-range communication with at least one remote station, as well as wireless local interconnectivity amongst the pallet modules forming the pallet assembly.
A modular pallet architecture comprised of a plurality of physically interconnectable pallet modules that are each configured to allow formation of a nested pallet assembly of at least two pallet modules, wherein the modular pallet architecture includes:
- a first type of pallet modules, namely active, primary pallet modules comprising primary hardware configured to actively handle and manage at least one primary functionality of the nested pallet assembly;
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- at least a second type of pallet modules, namely passive, secondary pallet modules configured to supplement or enable part of the primary functionality of the nested pallet assembly that is actively handled and managed by the primary hardware.
A modular pallet architecture comprised of a plurality of physically interconnectable pallet modules that are each configured to allow formation of a nested pallet assembly of at least two pallet modules,
- wherein the pallet modules comprise hardware that is configured to provide the nested pallet assembly with wireless connectivity to and long-range communication with at least one remote station, as well as wireless local interconnectivity amongst the pallet modules forming the nested pallet assembly.
A process of collecting status data relating to a status of modular pallet assemblies each consisting of a plurality of physically interconnected pallet modules configured to nest one within another, including:
- a load status indicative of whether each pallet assembly is fully or partially loaded with material or goods or fully unloaded;
- a transit/storage status indicative of whether the pallet assembly is in transit or in a stored location;
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- an assembly status indicative of whether the pallet assembly is assembled or disassembled,
- wherein the status data of any given pallet assembly are first collected locally in a dedicated pallet module of the pallet assembly and then communicated to a remote data collection system.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.