Patents by Inventor Andriy Palamarchuk
Andriy Palamarchuk has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).
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Patent number: 10666606Abstract: A customer may request a service endpoint for a service in their virtual network on a provider network. In response, a service endpoint is generated in the customer's virtual network, a local IP address in the IP address range of the customer's virtual network is assigned to the service endpoint, and a DNS name is assigned to the service endpoint. Resources on the customer's virtual network resolve the DNS name of the service endpoint to obtain the local IP address of the service endpoint and send service requests for the service to the local IP address of the service endpoint. The service endpoint adds routing information to the service requests and sends the service requests over the network substrate to be routed to the service.Type: GrantFiled: June 28, 2017Date of Patent: May 26, 2020Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael Siaosi Voegele, Kevin Christopher Miller, Justin Canfield Crites, Andriy Palamarchuk, Andrew Bruce Dickinson, Christopher Carson Thomas, Rebecca Claire Weiss
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Patent number: 10223666Abstract: A system for managing inventory items includes a portable inventory holder and an unmanned drive unit configured to move the inventory holder between locations in an inventory facility. The inventory facility includes a plurality of uniquely identifiable fiducial markers having a small set of values distributed in a pattern. The drive unit captures at least one image of a subset of the plurality of the fiducial markers. The at least one captured image is processed to determine a location of the drive unit within the facility. A path is determined along which the drive unit moves to an inventory holder and moves the inventory holder to another location. The pattern of fiducial markers can include one or more repeated instances of uniquely identifiable fiducial markers. A fiducial marker can encode information using a readable code and at least one attribute of the fiducial marker.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2016Date of Patent: March 5, 2019Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Andriy Palamarchuk, Jeremiah David Brazeau
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Publication number: 20190007366Abstract: A customer may request a service endpoint for a service in their virtual network on a provider network. In response, a service endpoint is generated in the customer's virtual network, a local IP address in the IP address range of the customer's virtual network is assigned to the service endpoint, and a DNS name is assigned to the service endpoint. Resources on the customer's virtual network resolve the DNS name of the service endpoint to obtain the local IP address of the service endpoint and send service requests for the service to the local IP address of the service endpoint. The service endpoint adds routing information to the service requests and sends the service requests over the network substrate to be routed to the service.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 28, 2017Publication date: January 3, 2019Applicant: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Michael Siaosi Voegele, Kevin Christopher Miller, Justin Canfield Crites, Andriy Palamarchuk, Andrew Bruce Dickinson, Christopher Carson Thomas, Rebecca Claire Weiss
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Patent number: 10112772Abstract: An inventory system includes an inventory holder that may be moved by a mobile drive unit. The inventory holder may hold inventory items. The mobile drive unit may move in a manner for facilitating a shift of position of at least one inventory item relative to the inventory holder. Such movement may be accomplished, for example, by accelerating, decelerating, turning while driving, spinning, dropping the inventory holder, or by causing at least one of the mobile drive unit or the inventory holder to at least one of interact with or engage an obstacle such as a bump over which the mobile drive unit drives, a bar positioned above a floor on which the mobile drive unit drives, a wall, another mobile drive unit, or another inventory holder.Type: GrantFiled: December 19, 2017Date of Patent: October 30, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Andriy Palamarchuk, Jeremiah David Brazeau
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Patent number: 9856084Abstract: An inventory system includes an inventory holder that may be moved by a mobile drive unit. The inventory holder may hold inventory items. The mobile drive unit may move in a manner for facilitating a shift of position of at least one inventory item relative to the inventory holder. Such movement may be accomplished, for example, by accelerating, decelerating, turning while driving, spinning, dropping the inventory holder, or by causing at least one of the mobile drive unit or the inventory holder to at least one of interact with or engage an obstacle such as a bump over which the mobile drive unit drives, a bar positioned above a floor on which the mobile drive unit drives, a wall, another mobile drive unit, or another inventory holder.Type: GrantFiled: July 24, 2017Date of Patent: January 2, 2018Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Andriy Palamarchuk, Jeremiah David Brazeau
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Patent number: 9738449Abstract: An inventory system includes an inventory holder that may be moved by a mobile drive unit. The inventory holder may hold inventory items. The mobile drive unit may move in a manner for facilitating a shift of position of at least one inventory item relative to the inventory holder. Such movement may be accomplished, for example, by accelerating, decelerating, turning while driving, spinning, dropping the inventory holder, or by causing at least one of the mobile drive unit or the inventory holder to at least one of interact with or engage an obstacle such as a bump over which the mobile drive unit drives, a bar positioned above a floor on which the mobile drive unit drives, a wall, another mobile drive unit, or another inventory holder.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2016Date of Patent: August 22, 2017Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Andriy Palamarchuk, Jeremiah David Brazeau
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Patent number: 9501755Abstract: In an infrastructure that uses a mobile order fulfillment system, robotic drive units may be dispatched and instructed to bring inventory holders to a workstation where at least one of the inventory holders may be operated upon. A random pattern or other image may be applied to a floor surface of the infrastructure, from which a map may be created that associates locations within the infrastructure to different portions of the image. A robotic drive unit may then reference the map along with images of the floor surface captured by its camera in order to determine its current location, as well as how to reach a desired destination.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2013Date of Patent: November 22, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Andriy Palamarchuk, Peter R. Wurman
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Patent number: 9494934Abstract: A system for managing inventory items includes a portable inventory holder and an unmanned drive unit configured to move the inventory holder between locations in an inventory facility. The inventory facility includes a plurality of light emitting elements. The drive unit captures an image of a subset of the light emitting elements. The captured image is processed to determine the location of the drive unit within the facility. A path is determined along which the drive unit moves to an inventory holder and moves the inventory holder to another location. The light emitting elements can be provided by optical fibers embedded in the floor of the inventory facility.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Jeremiah David Brazeau, Andriy Palamarchuk
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Patent number: 9471894Abstract: A system for managing inventory items includes a portable inventory holder and an unmanned drive unit configured to move the inventory holder between locations in an inventory facility. The inventory facility includes a plurality of uniquely identifiable fiducial markers having a small set of values distributed in a pattern. The drive unit captures at least one image of a subset of the plurality of the fiducial markers. The at least one captured image is processed to determine a location of the drive unit within the facility. A path is determined along which the drive unit moves to an inventory holder and moves the inventory holder to another location. The pattern of fiducial markers can include one or more repeated instances of uniquely identifiable fiducial markers. A fiducial marker can encode information using a readable code and at least one attribute of the fiducial marker.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2015Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Andriy Palamarchuk, Jeremiah David Brazeau
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Patent number: 9469477Abstract: An inventory system includes an inventory holder and a mobile drive unit. The mobile drive unit includes sensors for detecting one or more load characteristics of the inventory holder and/or includes magnets and/or magnetic surfaces for securing the inventory holder to the mobile drive unit during lifting and/or moving.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2016Date of Patent: October 18, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Andriy Palamarchuk, Jeremiah David Brazeau
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Patent number: 9280153Abstract: An inventory system includes an inventory holder and a mobile drive unit. The mobile drive unit includes sensors for detecting one or more load characteristics of the inventory holder and/or includes magnets and/or magnetic surfaces for securing the inventory holder to the mobile drive unit during lifting and/or moving.Type: GrantFiled: September 19, 2014Date of Patent: March 8, 2016Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Andriy Palamarchuk, Jeremiah David Brazeau
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Publication number: 20150371181Abstract: A system for managing inventory items includes a portable inventory holder and an unmanned drive unit configured to move the inventory holder between locations in an inventory facility. The inventory facility includes a plurality of uniquely identifiable fiducial markers having a small set of values distributed in a pattern. The drive unit captures at least one image of a subset of the plurality of the fiducial markers. The at least one captured image is processed to determine a location of the drive unit within the facility. A path is determined along which the drive unit moves to an inventory holder and moves the inventory holder to another location. The pattern of fiducial markers can include one or more repeated instances of uniquely identifiable fiducial markers. A fiducial marker can encode information using a readable code and at least one attribute of the fiducial marker.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 31, 2015Publication date: December 24, 2015Inventors: Andriy Palamarchuk, Jeremiah David Brazeau
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Publication number: 20150353280Abstract: A system for managing inventory items includes a portable inventory holder and an unmanned drive unit configured to move the inventory holder between locations in an inventory facility. The inventory facility includes a plurality of light emitting elements. The drive unit captures an image of a subset of the light emitting elements. The captured image is processed to determine the location of the drive unit within the facility. A path is determined along which the drive unit moves to an inventory holder and moves the inventory holder to another location. The light emitting elements can be provided by optical fibers embedded in the floor of the inventory facility.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 6, 2014Publication date: December 10, 2015Inventors: Jeremiah David Brazeau, Andriy Palamarchuk
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Patent number: 9152149Abstract: A system for managing inventory items includes a portable inventory holder and an unmanned drive unit configured to move the inventory holder between locations in an inventory facility. The inventory facility includes a plurality of uniquely identifiable fiducial markers having a small set of values distributed in a pattern. The drive unit captures at least one image of a subset of the plurality of the fiducial markers. The at least one captured image is processed to determine a location of the drive unit within the facility. A path is determined along which the drive unit moves to an inventory holder and moves the inventory holder to another location. The pattern of fiducial markers can include one or more repeated instances of uniquely identifiable fiducial markers. A fiducial marker can encode information using a readable code and at least one attribute of the fiducial marker.Type: GrantFiled: June 6, 2014Date of Patent: October 6, 2015Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Andriy Palamarchuk, Jeremiah David Brazeau