US 12,030,419 B2
Automated pallet container hybrid
Michael Vincent Santora, Jr., New York, NY (US)
Assigned to LOGIC PALLET, LLC, New York, NY (US)
Appl. No. 17/783,107
Filed by LOGIC PALLET, LLC, New York, NY (US)
PCT Filed Dec. 16, 2020, PCT No. PCT/US2020/065275
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Jun. 7, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/126955, PCT Pub. Date Jun. 24, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/974,682, filed on Dec. 18, 2019.
Prior Publication US 2023/0025818 A1, Jan. 26, 2023
Int. Cl. B60P 1/64 (2006.01); B65D 19/06 (2006.01); B65D 19/42 (2006.01)
CPC B60P 1/6481 (2013.01) [B65D 19/06 (2013.01); B65D 19/42 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00716 (2013.01); B65D 2519/00781 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An intermodal container comprising:
a base having a defined number of sides, the base being configured to support products during transport, the base including wheels or casters provided on a bottom of the base to enable movement of the base on a horizontal surface, a motor integrated into the base to drive the movement of wheels or casters to move the base along the horizontal surface, and a power storage device integrated into the base to provide means for powering the motor;
a removable cover having a top and a defined number of sides matching the defined number of sides of the base, the removable cover being configured to be releasably secured to the base to define an enclosure in a use position and to be removed in a stored position; and
a controller coupled to the motor and the power storage device, the controller being configured to control the independent movement of the base, the controller further being configured to communicate with and obtain operational parameters from a master controller associated with a facility.