# Target Brands — Patents explained on PatentBrief

Target Brands has 4 landmark patents explained in plain English on PatentBrief.

- [How Warehouses Sort Items with Magnetic Levitation Shuttles](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/12077385/systems-and-methods-for-high-speed-warehouse-order-sortation) — granted 2024
  This patent describes a warehouse system that uses magnetic levitation shuttles to quickly sort individual items for customer orders, guided by a control system that directs shuttles based on item type and order needs.
- [How Warehouses Plan Pallet Stacks for Incoming Shipments](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11767169/warehousing-systems-and-methods) — granted 2023
  This patent describes an automated warehouse system that plans how to stack incoming items onto pallets to perfectly fit available storage racks, and automatically sorts out incorrect items.
- [Automated System for Emptying and Sorting Items from Shipping Containers](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/11648589/systems-and-methods-to-enhance-the-utilization-of-order-sortation-systems) — granted 2023
  This patent describes an automated system for quickly emptying items from shipping containers, like totes, by inverting them onto a conveyor belt for scanning and sorting into customer orders.
- [How Robots and Mobile Shelves Fulfill Orders in Warehouses](https://patentbrief.org/patent/us/10947045/warehousing-and-order-fulfillment-systems-and-methods) — granted 2021
  Target's patent describes an automated warehouse system where mobile robots bring shelves and shipping containers to a central robot that picks items directly into orders, all without human hands.

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