Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Parcel and article sorting system and method
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Application No.: US15984757Application Date: 2018-05-21
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Publication No.: US10248112B2Publication Date: 2019-04-02
- Inventor: Jianqiang Zhu , Juejing Xu , John C. Spain , Michael C. Futch , James M. Serstad , Richard C. Kaminska, III , Selden W. McKnight, Jr.
- Applicant: Tompkins International
- Applicant Address: US NC Raleigh
- Assignee: Tompkins International
- Current Assignee: Tompkins International
- Current Assignee Address: US NC Raleigh
- Agent Justin R. Nifong
- Priority: CN201510433995 20150722
- Main IPC: G05B19/418
- IPC: G05B19/418 ; G05D1/02 ; B07C3/18 ; B07C3/00 ; B07C3/08 ; B07C3/14 ; B65G1/04 ; B65G1/06 ; B65G1/137 ; G06Q10/08 ; B07C3/02 ; G06Q50/30

Abstract:
A system includes an article supply location, wherein the article supply location includes a plurality of articles to be sorted, first and second transport vehicles, each having a first position in which an article is stowed about the vehicle and a second position in which the article is deposited into a proximal container. And a control system. The control system is configured to receive an order for a plurality of disparate articles, determine one destination container of a plurality of destination containers to direct the transport vehicle to deposit a selected article, direct the first transport vehicle to transport a selected article to the destination container and deposit the article by manipulation of the first transport vehicle from the first position to the second position for deposit of the selected article in the destination container.
Public/Granted literature
- US20180264520A1 Parcel and Article Sorting System and Method Public/Granted day:2018-09-20
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