Conveyors including sensors for detecting error conditions associated with products traveling on the conveyors
US10216175B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 26, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 29, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02P90/02
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In some embodiments, methods and systems are provided that include interconnected conveyors including multiple sensors configured to detect identifying characteristics and physical characteristics of the products traveling on the conveyors. The product-associated information that is detected by the sensors is analyzed relative to predefined product-associated identifying characteristics and physical characteristics stored in a database, and an error signal is generated if the actual, sensor-obtained product identifying characteristics and/or physical characteristics, do not correspond to the predefined, database-stored product identifying characteristics and/or physical characteristics.
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