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US 8,444,369 B2Granted
System and method for unloading items
AssigneeAmazon Technologies, Inc.
InventorsWilliam James Watt, Timothy Bragg, Andrew Stubbs, Matthew D. Verminski, John P. Dugan
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Abstract
A method for unloading inventory items includes storing an inventory item on an inventory holder and moving the inventory holder toward an unloading station with a mobile drive unit. Additionally, the method includes moving the inventory holder past a barrier of the unloading station. The method further includes preventing the inventory item from moving past the barrier as the mobile drive unit moves the inventory holder past the barrier.
Claims13
A method for unloading inventory items, comprising:
- storing an inventory item on an inventory holder;
- moving the inventory holder toward an unloading station with a mobile drive unit;
- moving the inventory holder past a barrier of the unloading station;
- and
- as the mobile drive unit moves the inventory holder past the barrier, preventing the inventory item from moving past the barrier.
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