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公开(公告)号:US20250162814A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-22
申请号:US18945299
申请日:2024-11-12
Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Inventor: Thomas WAGNER , Fevin AHEARN , Benjamin COHEN , Michael DAWSON-HAGGERTY , Chritopher GEYER , Thomas KOLETSCHKA , Kyle MARONEY , Matthew T. MASON , Gene Temple PRICE , Joseph ROMANO , Daniet Carlton SMITH , Siddhartha SRINIVASA , Prasanna VELAGAPUDI , Thomas ALLEN
Abstract: An object processing system is disclosed for unloading objects from a trailer of a tractor trailer. The object processing system includes an engagement system including a truck entry portion for entering the trailer and for indiscriminately engaging unidentified objects within the trailer, and a conveyance system for conveying objects engaged by the engagement system toward an unloading portion of the trailer.
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公开(公告)号:US20250162813A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-22
申请号:US18933850
申请日:2024-10-31
Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Inventor: Thomas WAGNER , Kevin AHEARN , Benjamin COHEN , Michael DAWSON-HAGGERTY , Christopher GEYER , Thomas KOLETSCHKA , Kyle MARONEY , Matthew T. MASON , Gene Temple PRICE , Joseph ROMANO , Daniel Carlton SMITH , Siddhartha SRINIVASA , Prasanna VELAGAPUDI , Thomas ALLEN
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.
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公开(公告)号:US20250153944A1
公开(公告)日:2025-05-15
申请号:US18919676
申请日:2024-10-18
Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Inventor: Benjamin COHEN , Christopher GEYER , Thomas KOLETSCHKA , Jay LINK , Joshua LURZ , Matthew T. MASON , Richard MUSGRAVE , Ryan O'HERN , Gene Temple PRICE , Joseph ROMANO , Prasanna VELAGAPUDI , Thomas WAGNER , Jeremy SASLAW
Abstract: An automated packing system is disclosed for placing a plurality of objects into a shipping container. The system includes a supply bin receiving conveyor for receiving a supply bin at a supply station, a destination container location assessment system for positioning a destination container, a detection system for detecting a plurality of objects within the supply bin responsive to the position of the supply bin on the receiving conveyor as aligned by the alignment system, an object selection system for selecting a selected object from the plurality of objects to be placed into the shipping container, and a programmable motion device for grasping and acquiring the selected object from the plurality of objects at the supply station, and for placing the selected object into the shipping container in a selected orientation.
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公开(公告)号:US12269682B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-08
申请号:US17193384
申请日:2021-03-05
Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Inventor: Prasanna Velagapudi , Joseph Romano , Christopher Geyer , Guoming Alex Long , Thomas Allen , Christopher Buck
Abstract: A storage, retrieval and processing system is disclosed for processing objects. The storage, retrieval and processing system includes a plurality of bins including objects to be distributed, the plurality of bins being provided on a conveyance system, a programmable motion device that includes an end effector for grasping and moving any of the objects, the programmable motion device being capable of reaching any of the objects within at least one of the plurality of bins in an input area of the conveyance system, a perception system for providing perception data regarding a selected object that is presented to the perception system by the programmable motion device, and a routing conveyance system including a track-mounted shuttle for receiving the selected object, and for moving the selected object in each of horizontal and vertical directions toward a destination container responsive to the perception data.
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公开(公告)号:US12269681B2
公开(公告)日:2025-04-08
申请号:US17193377
申请日:2021-03-05
Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Inventor: Guoming Alex Long
Abstract: A storage, retrieval and processing system for processing objects includes: a plurality of bins including objects to be distributed, said plurality of bins being provided on an input conveyance system; a programmable motion device that includes an end effector for grasping and moving any of the objects, a perception system for providing perception data regarding a selected object that is presented to the perception system by the programmable motion device, and a routing conveyance system for receiving the selected object, and for moving the selected object in each of horizontal and vertical directions toward a selected destination container responsive to the perception data, the routing conveyance system including at least one object conveyor for urging the selected object toward the selected destination container in a third direction that is generally orthogonal to the horizontal and vertical directions.
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公开(公告)号:US12252340B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-18
申请号:US17478149
申请日:2021-09-17
Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Inventor: Thomas Wagner , Kevin Ahearn , John Richard Amend, Jr. , Benjamin Cohen , Michael Dawson-Haggerty , William Hartman Fort , Christopher Geyer , 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
IPC: B65G1/04 , B65G1/06 , B65G1/137 , B65G67/02 , B07C5/36 , B07C5/38 , B25J9/10 , B25J9/16 , B61B13/00 , B61D3/00 , B61D9/00 , B65G1/00 , B65G1/02 , B65G1/08 , B65G9/00 , B65G35/00 , B65G37/00 , B65G41/02 , B65G47/48 , B65G47/90 , B65G47/96 , B65G65/00 , B65G65/23 , G05B19/042 , G05B19/418
Abstract: An object processing system is disclosed that includes a plurality of track sections, and a plurality of remotely actuatable carriers for controlled movement along at least portions of the plurality of track sections, each of the actuatable carriers being instructed at any time to move a limited number of track section only.
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公开(公告)号:US12251829B2
公开(公告)日:2025-03-18
申请号:US18369477
申请日:2023-09-18
Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Inventor: Thomas Wagner , Kevin Ahearn , Benjamin Cohen , Michael Dawson-Haggerty , Christopher Geyer , Victoria Hinchey , Thomas Koletschka , Kyle Maroney , Matthew T. Mason , Gene Temple Price , Joseph Romano , Daniel Smith , Siddhartha Srinivasa , Prasanna Velagapudi , Thomas Allen
IPC: B25J9/00 , B25J9/16 , B65D5/42 , B65G1/137 , G05B19/418 , G06Q10/08 , G06Q10/087 , B65D5/00
Abstract: A method of processing objects using a programmable motion device is disclosed. The method includes the steps of providing an input conveyance system by which input bins of objects may be provided to a processing station that includes the programmable motion device that includes an end effector, perceiving at the processing station identifying indicia representative of an identity of a plurality of objects at an input area of the input conveyance system, grasping the an acquired object using the end effector, moving the acquired object toward an identified processing container using the programmable motion device, the identified processing container being associated with the identifying indicia and said identified processing container being provided as one of a plurality of processing containers at the processing station, and providing an output conveyance system in communication with the processing station, by which processing containers that contain processed objects may be provided.
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公开(公告)号:US20250033908A1
公开(公告)日:2025-01-30
申请号:US18919255
申请日:2024-10-17
Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Inventor: Christopher GEYER , Joseph Romano , Matthew T. Mason , Alexander Paxton , John Richard Amend , Thomas Wagner
Abstract: A system is disclosed for controlling the disgorging of objects. The system includes a container system including a container for containing objects, rotation means for rotating the container to a disgorgement angle, and movement means for moving at least a portion of the container system in a repetitious manner with a net zero distance of travel of the at least the portion of the container system such that the objects are disgorged from the container at a controlled rate of disgorgement.
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公开(公告)号:US20240428029A1
公开(公告)日:2024-12-26
申请号:US18818837
申请日:2024-08-29
Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Inventor: Thomas WAGNER , Matthew T. MASON , Christopher GEYER , John Richard AMEND, JR. , Kyle MARONEY , Joseph MORANO , Victoria HINCHEY , Jeffrey KITTREDGE , Andrew GAUTHIER , Lakshman KUMAR , Prasanna VELAGAPUDI
Abstract: An induction system is disclosed for filtering the induction of objects to a plurality of object processing systems. The induction system includes an evaluation means for evaluating at least one characteristic of an object, and routing means for routing the object in one of a plurality of directions responsive to the evaluated characteristic, at least one of the plurality of directions leading to a selected one of the plurality of object processing systems.
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公开(公告)号:US20240424667A1
公开(公告)日:2024-12-26
申请号:US18766929
申请日:2024-07-09
Applicant: Berkshire Grey Operating Company, Inc.
Inventor: Thomas WAGNER , Kevin AHEARN , John Richard AMEND, JR. , Benjamin COHEN , Michael DAWSON-HAGGERTY , William Hartman FORT , Christopher GEYER , Jennifer Eileen KING , Thomas KOLETSCHKA , Michael Cap KOVAL , Kyle MARONEY , Matthew T. MASON , William Chu-Hyon MCMAHAN , Gene Temple PRICE , Joseph ROMANO , Daniel Carlton SMITH , Siddhartha SRINIVASA , Prasanna VELAGAPUDI , Thomas ALLEN
Abstract: A storage, retrieval and processing system for processing objects is disclosed. The storage, retrieval and processing system includes a plurality of storage bins, a plurality of destination bins, and a processing programmable motion device. The plurality of storage bins provides storage of a plurality of objects, where the plurality of storage bins are in communication with a gantry retrieval conveyance system for moving selected bins to a bin processing location. The plurality of destination bins are in communication with the gantry retrieval conveyance system for moving a selected destination bin to the processing location. The processing programmable motion device is at the processing location and is in communication with the gantry retrieval conveyance system. The processing programmable motion device includes an end effector for grasping and moving a selected object out of a selected storage bin and depositing the selected object in the selected destination bin.
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