Patents Assigned to Volley Automation, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20240110400
    Abstract: A parking bay comprises a front wall comprising a front opening formed in the front wall and sized to accommodate a width of a vehicle; a rear wall opposite the front wall, the rear wall comprising a rear opening formed in the rear wall and sized to accommodate the width of the vehicle; a pair of side walls extending between the front wall and the rear wall; and a sloped floor provided between the front wall and the rear wall and defining a tray-receiving opening sized to contain a tray, wherein the sloped floor comprises an upper surface defining a slope between the front wall and the rear wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 2, 2023
    Publication date: April 4, 2024
    Applicant: Volley Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Lance Michael Beeny, Stott D. Barwick, Merin Jay Swasey
  • Publication number: 20240010082
    Abstract: A vehicle charging adapter including a connector configured to engage with a charging port of a vehicle, and a receiver coupled to the connector. The receiver includes a receiver charging surface, an indicator provided on the receiver charging surface, an inner radial wall extending from the receiver charging surface and defining a receiver cavity extending along an insertion axis, and one or more receiver electrical contacts provided on the inner radial wall within the receiver cavity. The one or more receiver electrical contacts are electrically connected to the connector.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 6, 2022
    Publication date: January 11, 2024
    Applicant: Volley Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: Jos Christopher Goble, David Edwin Weldon, Connor James Anderson
  • Publication number: 20230340798
    Abstract: A parking system including a plurality of trays, a plurality of automated guided vehicles (AGVs) configured to transport the plurality of trays, a plurality of bays, and a controller. The controller is configured to determine a bay configuration ratio based on collected parking data, each bay being configured into one of an insert-ready state and a retrieve-ready state in accordance with the bay configuration ratio. When a bay is in the insert-ready state, a tray is placed within the bay and an outward-facing door of the bay is in an open position. When a bay is in the retrieve-ready state, the outward-facing door of the bay is in a closed position, an inward-facing door of the bay is in an open position, and no tray is positioned within the bay.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Volley Automation, Inc.
    Inventor: Tim Allan Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20230339457
    Abstract: A parking system including a plurality of automated guided vehicles (AGVs), a bay, and a controller. The controller is configured to send instruction to an AGV to move into the bay to receive a target vehicle in response to receiving a parking reservation from a user device, send instruction to the AGV to navigate the target vehicle to a target parking space, and send instruction to at least a subset of the AGVs to rearrange the target vehicle based on a pick up time indicated in the parking reservation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 20, 2022
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Volley Automation, Inc.
    Inventor: Tim Allan Wheeler
  • Publication number: 20230278652
    Abstract: A vehicle including a plurality of truck assemblies is provided. Each truck assembly includes a truck axle, a first wheel fixed to the truck axle, a second wheel selectively coupled to the truck axle, a motor configured to rotate the truck axle, and a clutch operatively coupled to the second wheel. The clutch is positionable between a coupled position and a decoupled position. When the clutch is in the coupled position, the second wheel rotates with the truck axle, and when the clutch is in the decoupled position, the second wheel is free to rotate relative to the truck axle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 7, 2022
    Publication date: September 7, 2023
    Applicant: Volley Automation, Inc.
    Inventors: David Edwin Weldon, Connor James Anderson