Patents by Inventor David William Guerin

David William Guerin 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).

  • Mobile drive unit having a conveyor module
    Patent number: 10889441
    Abstract: A mobile drive unit includes a pivot between the front chassis unit and the rear chassis unit, which both support a support structure that pivotally supports a payload housing. The mobile drive unit can have a sensor and control system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2021
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dragan Pajevic, Stephen T. Campbell, Peter Thomas Colantonio, David William Guerin, Jude Royston Jonas, Kevin John Trenholme
  • Mobile drive unit having a conveyor module
    Patent number: 10549916
    Abstract: A mobile drive unit includes a pivot between the front chassis unit and the rear chassis unit, which both support a support structure that pivotally supports a payload housing.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 4, 2020
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Dragan Pajevic, Stephen T. Campbell, Peter Thomas Colantonio, David William Guerin, Jude Royston Jonas, Kevin John Trenholme
  • Robotic item manipulation using magnetic coupling
    Patent number: 10471599
    Abstract: Systems and methods for determining item manipulation strategies using magnetic manipulation are described herein. For example, item information describing properties of an item may be accessed. The item information may indicate that the item includes a magnetic patch. Using this item information, a manipulation strategy for manipulating the item may be determined. The manipulation strategy may include a strategy for manipulating the item using one or more end effectors of a robotic manipulator. The manipulation strategy may be provided to the robotic manipulator for manipulation of the item by magnetically coupling an end effector of the one or more end effectors with the magnetic patch connected to the item.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 5, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventor: David William Guerin
  • MOBILE DRIVE UNIT HAVING A CONVEYOR MODULE
    Publication number: 20190291956
    Abstract: A mobile drive unit includes a pivot between the front chassis unit and the rear chassis unit, which both support a support structure that pivotally supports a payload housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 23, 2018
    Publication date: September 26, 2019
    Inventors: Dragan Pajevic, Stephen T. Campbell, Peter Thomas Colantonio, David William Guerin, Jude Royston Jonas, Kevin John Trenholme
  • Actively balanced mobile drive unit
    Patent number: 10328836
    Abstract: An inventory system includes an inventory holder and an actively balanced mobile drive unit. A control module of the mobile drive unit can receive sensing information about the inventory holder and/or the mobile drive unit and use the sensing information to control a drive module of the mobile drive unit so as to maintain the inventory holder and/or the mobile drive unit within a predetermined deviation amount from an equilibrium state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 25, 2019
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Oliver Christoph Purwin, Dragan Pajevic, David William Guerin, Robert Michael Shydo, Jr., Mark Anthony Messina, Parris S. Wellman, Kevin John Trenholme, Peter Thomas Colantonio, Peter K. Mansfield
  • ACTIVELY BALANCED MOBILE DRIVE UNIT
    Publication number: 20170083020
    Abstract: An inventory system includes an inventory holder and an actively balanced mobile drive unit. A control module of the mobile drive unit can receive sensing information about the inventory holder and/or the mobile drive unit and use the sensing information to control a drive module of the mobile drive unit so as to maintain the inventory holder and/or the mobile drive unit within a predetermined deviation amount from an equilibrium state.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2015
    Publication date: March 23, 2017
    Inventors: Oliver Christoph Purwin, Dragan Pajevic, David William Guerin, Robert Michael Shydo, JR., Mark Anthony Messina, Parris S. Wellman, Kevin John Trenholme, Peter Thomas Colantonio, Peter K. Mansfield