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- Patent Title: Systems and methods for high throughput sorting
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Application No.: US15403693Application Date: 2017-01-11
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Publication No.: US09962743B2Publication Date: 2018-05-08
- Inventor: Scott R. Bombaugh , Tuan A. Le , Charles P. McLellan , Christopher M. Stratton
- Applicant: United States Postal Service
- Applicant Address: US DC Washington
- Assignee: United States Postal Service
- Current Assignee: United States Postal Service
- Current Assignee Address: US DC Washington
- Agency: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP
- Main IPC: B07C3/08
- IPC: B07C3/08 ; B07C5/36 ; B07C3/18 ; B07C3/02 ; B07C3/00

Abstract:
A high throughput sorting device is disclosed. The device includes a first sorter and a second sorter, each of the first and second sorters having a plurality of cells each configured to support, carry, and deposit an item. The device can also include at least one shared chute extending below a portion of the first sorter and a portion of the second sorter. The at least one chute can be configured to receive an item deposited by each of the plurality of cells and transport the item to an endpoint. The device can also include a base configured to support the at least one shared chute and the first and second sorters.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170197233A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR HIGH THROUGHPUT SORTING Public/Granted day:2017-07-13
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