Patents by Inventor Fernando Zumbado

Fernando Zumbado 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).

  • Detection of overfilled containers in sortation systems
    Patent number: 11666944
    Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for detection of overfilled containers in sortation systems. In one embodiment, an example container capacity detection system for use with an item sortation machine may include a first sensor positioned to detect a remaining capacity of a first container in the item sortation system, and a controller. The controller may be configured to determine, using the first sensor, that the remaining capacity of the first container is less than or equal to a first threshold, and to send a signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 6, 2023
    Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jose Luis De La Rosa, Larry Joe Robb, Maxim P. Hoffman, Joshua Martin Middleton, Stephanie Tomasetta, Roland J. Menassa, Justin Stone, Molly Nawalinski, Fernando Zumbado, Duncan Pratt, Jon David DeFant