Walmart had 50 patents in future of work during Q4 2023. Walmart Inc filed patents in Q4 2023 for an autonomous transport vehicle that can sort pickfaces on-the-fly, an order fulfillment facility with mobile robots and UAVs for final delivery, a system for automatically scheduling timeslots for pickups and deliveries using machine learning, a flexible order fulfillment management system with predefined workflows, and an autonomous transport vehicle with telescoping arms for transferring pickfaces. GlobalData’s report on Walmart gives a 360-degreee view of the company including its patenting strategy. Buy the report here.
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Walmart grant share with future of work as a theme is 46% in Q4 2023. Grant share is based on the ratio of number of grants to total number of patents.
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Application: Storage and retrieval system transport vehicle (Patent ID: US20230416024A1)
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The patent filed by Walmart Inc. describes an autonomous transport vehicle with a frame, transfer arm, drive section, and controller that allows for on-the-fly sortation of pickfaces according to a predetermined order sequence. The vehicle can pick up multiple pickfaces from one location and place them in different locations based on the predetermined sequence. The system includes a payload justification member, lift, and drive section controlled by the controller to facilitate the sorting process efficiently.
The autonomous transport vehicle's design enables the justification of pickfaces within the payload section while in transit, allowing for reordering of pickfaces according to a predetermined case out order sequence. The transfer arm can hold multiple pickfaces adjacent to each other, and the controller coordinates the movement of the payload justification member and transfer arm to achieve efficient sorting. Additionally, the method outlined in the patent involves providing a frame, lift, transfer arm, payload justification member, and drive section to transport pickfaces, with the controller ensuring the prepositioning of the payload justification member during transit for effective sortation of pickfaces.
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