Patents by Inventor Michael Lingzhi Li
Michael Lingzhi Li 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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Publication number: 20240300741Abstract: Systems and methods for profiling a pallet in a warehouse can include a turntable that rotates the pallet, conveyor belts that move the pallet, and a vertical profiling structure, having cameras mounted at different locations, in a stationary position proximate to a side of the turntable. A photo booth can also be used to provide uniform lighting. A computing system can instruct a conveyor belt to automatically route the pallet onto the turntable, instruct the cameras to capture image data of the pallet as it rotates on the turntable, receive the image data, and retrieve image-based models of the pallet that were trained using images of pallets having unique identifiers. The computing system can determine, based on applying the image-based models to the image data, whether the pallet's unique identifier is identifiable, and transmit, to a warehouse management system, a notification indicating whether the unique identifier is identifiable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 12, 2024Publication date: September 12, 2024Inventors: Caitlin Voegele, Daniel Thomas Wintz, Haig Atikian, Daniël Walet, Maxwell Micali, Chloe Mawer, Ben Philipsen, Stef Raeymakers, Natalie Novitski, Michael Lingzhi Li, Elliott Gerard Wolf, Gabe Judson, Tim McMahon, Steve Hansen
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Patent number: 12049361Abstract: Systems and methods for profiling a pallet in a warehouse can include a turntable that rotates the pallet, conveyor belts that move the pallet, and a vertical profiling structure, having cameras mounted at different locations, in a stationary position proximate to a side of the turntable. A photo booth can also be used to provide uniform lighting. A computing system can instruct a conveyor belt to automatically route the pallet onto the turntable, instruct the cameras to capture image data of the pallet as it rotates on the turntable, receive the image data, and retrieve image-based models of the pallet that were trained using images of pallets having unique identifiers. The computing system can determine, based on applying the image-based models to the image data, whether the pallet's unique identifier is identifiable, and transmit, to a warehouse management system, a notification indicating whether the unique identifier is identifiable.Type: GrantFiled: April 19, 2021Date of Patent: July 30, 2024Assignee: LINEAGE LOGISTICS, LLCInventors: Caitlin Voegele, Daniel Thomas Wintz, Haig Atikian, Daniël Walet, Maxwell Micali, Chloe Mawer, Ben Philipsen, Stef Raeymakers, Natalie Novitsky, Michael Lingzhi Li, Elliott Gerard Wolf, Gabe Judson, Tim McMahon, Steve Hansen
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Patent number: 11989689Abstract: A computer-based technology is provided to optimize a warehouse space, such as warehouse racks. The technology determines a storage duration of a pallet in a warehouse, and further determines an optimal storage location for the pallet in the warehouse. For example, the technology can determine how long an inbound pallet will stay in a warehouse, and locate an optimal area of the warehouse to store the pallet. Such an optimal pallet storage area is selected to reduce labor costs in transporting the pallet in, within, and out of the warehouse and further optimize the management of multiple pallets in the warehouse as a whole. In addition, the technology can consider the size of the pallet in determining the optimal storage location in the warehouse.Type: GrantFiled: July 29, 2022Date of Patent: May 21, 2024Assignee: Lineage Logistics, LLCInventors: Daniel Thomas Wintz, Michael Lingzhi Li, Elliott Gerard Wolf, Chloe Mawer, Caitlin Voegele, Zhou Daisy Fang, Maya Ileana Choudhury, Julia Long, Sudarsan Thattai, Jeffrey Alvarez Rivera
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Publication number: 20230334421Abstract: A computer-based technology is provided to optimize a warehouse space, such as warehouse racks. The technology determines a storage duration of a pallet in a warehouse, and further determines an optimal storage location for the pallet in the warehouse. For example, the technology can determine how long an inbound pallet will stay in a warehouse, and locate an optimal area of the warehouse to store the pallet. Such an optimal pallet storage area is selected to reduce labor costs in transporting the pallet in, within, and out of the warehouse and further optimize the management of multiple pallets in the warehouse as a whole. In addition, the technology can consider the size of the pallet in determining the optimal storage location in the warehouse.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 20, 2023Publication date: October 19, 2023Inventors: Daniel Thomas Wintz, Michael Lingzhi Li, Elliott Gerard Wolf, Chloe Mawer, Caitlin Voegele, Zhou Daisy Fang, Maya Ileana Choudhury, Julia Long, Sudarsan Thattai, Jeffrey Alvarez Rivera
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Publication number: 20220366362Abstract: A computer-based technology is provided to optimize a warehouse space, such as warehouse racks. The technology determines a storage duration of a pallet in a warehouse, and further determines an optimal storage location for the pallet in the warehouse. For example, the technology can determine how long an inbound pallet will stay in a warehouse, and locate an optimal area of the warehouse to store the pallet. Such an optimal pallet storage area is selected to reduce labor costs in transporting the pallet in, within, and out of the warehouse and further optimize the management of multiple pallets in the warehouse as a whole. In addition, the technology can consider the size of the pallet in determining the optimal storage location in the warehouse.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 29, 2022Publication date: November 17, 2022Inventors: Daniel Thomas Wintz, Michael Lingzhi Li, Elliott Gerard Wolf, Chloe Mawer, Caitlin Voegele, Zhou Daisy Fang, Maya Ileana Choudhury, Julia Long, Sudarsan Thattai, Jeffrey Alvarez Rivera
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Publication number: 20220332504Abstract: Systems and methods for profiling a pallet in a warehouse can include a turntable that rotates the pallet, conveyor belts that move the pallet, and a vertical profiling structure, having cameras mounted at different locations, in a stationary position proximate to a side of the turntable. A photo booth can also be used to provide uniform lighting. A computing system can instruct a conveyor belt to automatically route the pallet onto the turntable, instruct the cameras to capture image data of the pallet as it rotates on the turntable, receive the image data, and retrieve image-based models of the pallet that were trained using images of pallets having unique identifiers. The computing system can determine, based on applying the image-based models to the image data, whether the pallet's unique identifier is identifiable, and transmit, to a warehouse management system, a notification indicating whether the unique identifier is identifiable.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 19, 2021Publication date: October 20, 2022Inventors: Caitlin Voegele, Daniel Thomas Wintz, Haig Atikian, Daniël Walet, Maxwell Micali, Chloe Mawer, Ben Philipsen, Stef Raeymakers, Natalie Novitski, Michael Lingzhi Li, Elliott Gerard Wolf, Gabe Judson, Tim McMahon, Steve Hansen
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Patent number: 11436560Abstract: A computer-based technology is provided to optimize a warehouse space, such as warehouse racks. The technology determines a storage duration of a pallet in a warehouse, and further determines an optimal storage location for the pallet in the warehouse. For example, the technology can determine how long an inbound pallet will stay in a warehouse, and locate an optimal area of the warehouse to store the pallet. Such an optimal pallet storage area is selected to reduce labor costs in transporting the pallet in, within, and out of the warehouse and further optimize the management of multiple pallets in the warehouse as a whole. In addition, the technology can consider the size of the pallet in determining the optimal storage location in the warehouse.Type: GrantFiled: October 5, 2020Date of Patent: September 6, 2022Assignee: Lineage Logistics, LLCInventors: Daniel Thomas Wintz, Michael Lingzhi Li, Elliott Gerard Wolf, Chloe Mawer, Caitlin Voegele, Zhou Daisy Fang, Maya Ileana Choudhury, Julia Long, Sudarsan Thattai, Jeffrey Alvarez Rivera
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Publication number: 20210150461Abstract: A computer-based technology is provided to optimize a warehouse space, such as warehouse racks. The technology determines a storage duration of a pallet in a warehouse, and further determines an optimal storage location for the pallet in the warehouse. For example, the technology can determine how long an inbound pallet will stay in a warehouse, and locate an optimal area of the warehouse to store the pallet. Such an optimal pallet storage area is selected to reduce labor costs in transporting the pallet in, within, and out of the warehouse and further optimize the management of multiple pallets in the warehouse as a whole. In addition, the technology can consider the size of the pallet in determining the optimal storage location in the warehouse.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 5, 2020Publication date: May 20, 2021Inventors: Daniel Thomas Wintz, Michael Lingzhi Li, Elliott Gerard Wolf, Chloe Mawer, Caitlin Voegele, Zhou Daisy Fang, Maya Ileana Choudhury, Julia Long, Sudarsan Thattai, Jeffrey Alvarez Rivera
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Patent number: 10796278Abstract: A computer-based technology is provided to optimize a warehouse space, such as warehouse racks. The technology determines a storage duration of a pallet in a warehouse, and further determines an optimal storage location for the pallet in the warehouse. For example, the technology can determine how long an inbound pallet will stay in a warehouse, and locate an optimal area of the warehouse to store the pallet. Such an optimal pallet storage area is selected to reduce labor costs in transporting the pallet in, within, and out of the warehouse and further optimize the management of multiple pallets in the warehouse as a whole. In addition, the technology can consider the size of the pallet in determining the optimal storage location in the warehouse.Type: GrantFiled: November 19, 2019Date of Patent: October 6, 2020Assignee: Lineage Logistics, LLCInventors: Daniel Thomas Wintz, Michael Lingzhi Li, Elliott Gerard Wolf, Chloe Mawer, Caitlin Voegele, Zhou Daisy Fang, Maya Ileana Choudhury, Julia Long, Sudarsan Thattai, Jeffrey Alvarez Rivera