Apparatus, method and system for reconfiguring items
US8033426B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 25, 2009 |
| Grant date | Oct 11, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 17, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB65B69/0033
- WIPO fieldHandling
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
Apparatuses, methods, and systems for reconfiguring some or all content from one or more first containers into a second container are provided. In an example of the apparatus, the apparatus has a dispensing system having a dispenser to dispense content from one container into another, and a delivery system adapted to reconfigure the dispensed content from the one container into another container. In another example, a method includes dispensing selected contents from one container and reconfiguring the dispensed contents from the one container into another. In another example, the system includes a controller, a machine controlled by the controller, wherein the machine has a pair of container handlers, a content dispenser, and a content delivery system. The controller is adapted to control the machine using a selection criterion to operate the content dispenser to dispense selected content from one container to move with the delivery system into another container.
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