Systems and methods for processing objects including space efficient distribution stations and automated output processing
US11126807B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
- Thomas Wagner
- Kevin Ahearn
- John Richard Amend, Jr.
- Benjamin Cohen
- Michael Dawson-Haggerty
- William Hartman Fort
- Christopher Geyer
- Victoria Hinchey
- Jennifer Eileen King
- Thomas Koletschka
- Michael Cap Koval
- Kyle Maroney
- Matthew T. Mason
- William Chu-Hyon McMahan
- Gene Temple Price
- Joseph Romano
- Daniel Smith
- Siddhartha Srinivasa
- Prasanna Velagapudi
- Thomas Allen
Key dates
| Filing date | May 5, 2020 |
| Grant date | Sep 21, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 5, 2040 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65G2203/041
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A space efficient automated processing system for processing objects is disclosed. The processing system includes an input conveyance system for moving objects from an input area in at least an input conveyance vector that includes an input conveyance horizontal direction component and an input conveyance vertical direction component, a perception system for receiving objects from the input conveyance system and for providing perception data regarding an object, a primary transport system for receiving the object from the perception system and for providing transport of the object along at least a primary transport vector including an primary transport horizontal component and a primary transport vertical component that is generally opposite the input conveyance horizontal direction component, and at least two secondary transport systems, each of which receives the object from the primary transport system and moves the object in either of reciprocal directions.
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