Patents by Inventor Curt Avallone

Curt Avallone 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).

  • Publication number: 20240062152
    Abstract: Aspects of the disclosure include a method of fulfilling product orders, the method comprising receiving an order for a plurality of products including a first product and a second product, instructing a picker to bring at least one tote to the first product, controlling at least one light-emitting component corresponding to at least one of the first product or the at least one tote to emit light to the picker, determining that the picker has packed the first product in the at least one tote, and instructing the picker to bring the at least one tote to the second product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 16, 2023
    Publication date: February 22, 2024
    Applicant: TAKEOFF TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventor: Curt Avallone
  • Patent number: 11656020
    Abstract: In various examples of the disclosure, a climate-controlled container configured to be transported by a robot is provided, the climate-controlled container comprising a plurality of walls defining a compartment to store goods, a lid configured to seal the compartment, at least one climate-control unit configured to control a climate inside the compartment, a controller configured to control the at least one climate-control unit to maintain a temperature of the compartment within a range of temperature values, and a power interface configured to receive electrical power from at least one shelving unit to which the climate-controlled container is coupled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: TAKEOFF TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
    Inventors: Zachery LaValley, Alfredo Millan, Curt Avallone
  • Publication number: 20220026139
    Abstract: In various examples of the disclosure, a climate-controlled container configured to be transported by a robot is provided, the climate-controlled container comprising a plurality of walls defining a compartment to store goods, a lid configured to seal the compartment, at least one climate-control unit configured to control a climate inside the compartment, a controller configured to control the at least one climate-control unit to maintain a temperature of the compartment within a range of temperature values, and a power interface configured to receive electrical power from at least one shelving unit to which the climate-controlled container is coupled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 24, 2020
    Publication date: January 27, 2022
    Inventors: Zachery LaValley, Alfredo Millan, Curt Avallone