ALEXANDRIA, Va., Sept. 30 -- United States Patent no. 12,745,864, issued on Sept. 29, was assigned to Amazon Technologies Inc. (Seattle).
"Modular fabric pod for changing seasons and fashion trends in robotic micro-fulfillment" was invented by Arianne Etta Spaulding (Brookline, Mass.), John Mark Waldron (Wayland, Mass.), Mary J Hester (Somerville, Mass.) and Victoria Joy Asman (Ipswich, Mass.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An inventory holder assembly can include a fabric sleeve and a simple bin. The fabric sleeve can be installed on a frame. The fabric bin can include a plurality of compartments, and engagement tabs can be disposed within a first compartment of the plurality of compartments....