Systems and methods for providing singulation of objects for processing

US10538394B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Berkshire Grey, Inc. · US

Inventors

• Thomas Wagner · Concord, US
• Kevin Ahearn · Nebo, US
• Benjamin Cohen · Somerville, US
• Michael Dawson-Haggerty · Pittsburgh, US
• Christopher Geyer · Arlington, US
• Thomas Koletschka · Cambridge, US
• Kyle Maroney · Dodgeville, US
• Matthew T. Mason · Pittsburgh, US
• Gene Temple Price · Cambridge, US
• Joseph Romano · Arlington, US
• Daniel Smith · Pittsburgh, US
• Siddhartha Srinivasa · Seattle, US
• Prasanna Velagapudi · Pittsburgh, US
• Thomas Allen · Reading, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Nov 28, 2017
• Grant date: Jan 21, 2020
• Expiry date: Nov 28, 2037

Classification

• Technology area (CPC B): Performing Operations; Transporting
• CPC primary: B65G2203/046
• WIPO field: Handling
• WIPO sector: Mechanical engineering

Abstract

A processing system including a singulation system is disclosed. The singulation system includes a conveying system for moving objects to be sorted from a source area along a first direction, a detection system for detecting objects at the conveying system, and for selecting certain selected objects for removal from the conveying system, and a removal system for removing the certain selected objects from the conveying system for providing a singulated stream of objects.